Pure Cypress Hotpot @ Long Yuan Chinese Restaurant
The temperature dropped again on Saturday, and hotpot is definitely the most suitable food. If you like hotpot but are afraid of the heat, I recommend you to try steamed hotpot.
This evening, I went to Long Yuan Chinese Restaurant in Holiday Inn Golden Mile with my good friend and enjoyed the delicious seafood cypress steam hotpot.
As soon as you sit down, the waiter will bring you appetizers, hot pot sauce and porridge base ingredients. Even if you eat steamed hot pot, you don’t have to worry about the taste being monotonous.
This seafood cypress steam hotpot deluxe set meal for two people costs $1,768. It contains ten different types of fresh seafood, three types of fresh vegetables and porridge base, which is definitely a feast for me as a seafood lover.
As the name suggests, cypress hotpot uses special wooden boxes to steam and cook fresh ingredients. This way of eating can preserve the original flavor of the ingredients and most importantly, it will not cause sore throat, which is very suitable for me who is afraid of heat.
The time for steaming ingredients in this hot pot must be very accurate, so the waiter will bring a cooking timer! Then you don't have to worry about the hot pot ingredients being over-steamed.
The waitress will first put the fresh and lively sea shrimps into a wooden box and steam them for a few minutes before serving.
The steamed shrimps have a bright color, and the meat is chewy and fresh with a rich flavor.
Then we tasted the Boston lobster which we appreciated most that night. It had a very plump body and crystal clear skin which was very tempting.
At this moment, my fat housewife-cooking cells suddenly came out! Steamed together with the fragrant golden and silver garlic from the four sauces, the pink lobster meat is tender, fresh and delicious, and the garlic flavor makes it extremely delicious.
Next, let’s try the equally delicious mantis shrimp from Malaysia! My friend doesn't like to eat mantis shrimp so I am so happy that I can have one all to myself.
I was so happy that the one I was given came without rice, because I prefer the meat of mantis shrimp rather than the roe. The shrimp meat is thick and tender, very sweet and chewy, and it is super satisfying.
The rich-flavored red flower crab is my favorite species in the crab family. The white crab meat always fascinates me, and most importantly, it is fresh and not watery, which makes people linger in the aftertaste.
Next we are going to taste these two razor clams! The plump, sweet and juicy razor clams are paired with a spicy and sour sauce with a hint of Thai flavor, which greatly enhances the flavor and is a very suitable combination.
We got two of each scallop and abalone! The abalone has a smoky and chewy texture, while the scallops are soft, smooth and sweet. The two are so delicious that it is hard to tell which one is better, so we decided to draw.
The alpine baby cabbage only gives us a place far away! After being steamed, it tastes very sweet and is even better than boiled vegetables.
Endless delicious seafood including conch and clams! Both of these shellfish are very fresh and sweet, and they complement each other very well.
The meat of the flower snail is very elastic and chewy, and its unique rich and fresh aroma really fascinates me.
The sliced grouper is translucent in color and becomes snow-white and attractive after being steamed. It is best to simply taste it with chili soy sauce.
Finally, we put two of the vegetables, pumpkin and sweet corn, into the essence of seafood soup, and in a short time, we had cooked the smooth seafood porridge.
The golden seafood porridge tastes so delicious just eaten plain! It can also be enjoyed with pickled mustard tuber, crispy snacks and fried peanuts. The delicious flavor lingers in your mouth.
The Seafood Cypress Steam Hotpot Set Meal can be enjoyed exclusively at a 10% discount when ordered on the hotel’s official website. For details, please click here. The offer period is from now until January 28, 2024.