SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR
CELEBRATES RICE DUMPLING FESTIVAL AT SHANG PALACE
YUMMY IS ALL I VAN SAY WHICH SAYS A LOT!
An advance treat for those who will celebrate
the Rice Dumpling or Zhong Festival awaits at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur’s Shang
Palace from 11 May to 2 June 2014. Four
varieties of rice dumplings with different fillings and flavours will be
available for guests to enjoy as the countdown to the actual festival on 2 June
2014 begins.
Every year, the Rice Dumpling Festival is celebrated to honour Qu
Yuan, a famous scholar-poet and a minister of his home state, Chu in ancient
China, who lived from 340-278 BC. In 278 B.C., when Qu Yuan’s home state
had been invaded, he committed suicide by drowning himself in the river. The people rushed to the river to
rescue their beloved minister, but it was too late. People pay respect by throwing steamed rice
wrapped in reed leaf into the river to feed Qu Yuan in the afterlife and to
keep the fish from consuming his body.
Shang Palace Chinese Executive Chef Tan Kim Weng has put his
personal touch on these delicious handmade dumplings. Hong Kong Rice Dumpling with Sun-Dried Scallops
and Chinese Ham is priced at RM48++, Cantonese Rice Dumpling with Abalone and
XO Sauce is at RM58++, Traditional Meat Rice Dumpling is at RM22++ and Sweet Rice
Dumpling with Lotus Seed Paste is at RM13++.
The fillings would usually be of meat, beans, salted egg, chestnut
and mushrooms in various combinations with glutinous rice for the savoury
dumplings, and red bean or lotus seed paste for the sweet variety. These
dumplings could be in a triangular shape or a rectangular or “pillow” shape,
fashioned with bamboo leaves. These would be boiled for several hours to cook
them.
For enquiries and
reservations, please contact Restaurant Reservations on (6003)0207413900 or email restaurantreservations.slkl@shangri-la.com.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or
manages more than 80 hotels under the Shangri-La brand with a room inventory of
over 34,000. Shangri‑La hotels are
five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and
services. Shangri-La hotels are located
in Australia, Canada, mainland China, Fiji, France, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sultanate of
Oman, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The group has a substantial development
pipeline with upcoming projects in mainland China, India, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. For more information and reservations, please
contact a travel professional or access the website at www.shangri-la.com.
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Delight in four varieties of rice dumpling at Shang Palace.
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