Family gatherings and gift-giving are part and parcel of any true Lunar New Year celebration, and these Chinese New Year hampers are sure to elevate festivities even further. Be it delicious wines, decadent sweets or rich Chinese rice puddings, these gift baskets offer epicureans with an array of auspicious delicacies. Below are four of the hottest holiday hampers to tempt your taste buds with…
The Peninsula
The Peninsula Hotel’s ever-popular Chinese New Year hampers celebrate the incoming Year of the Ox with the ‘lucky knot’ – a symbol of prosperity and good luck – which decorates the gift box replete with several new assortments of seasonal goodies such as a candy box filled with handmade treats, a Travel Tea Set, and delectable festive puddings with a unique aromatic citron and ginger flavours.
Price: HK$2,988
Contact: +852 2696 6969
Grand Hyatt
Turning over a new leaf this Spring Festival is the Grand Hyatt, with its Chinese New Year hampers consisting of sweet yet healthy interpretations of its traditional assortment of delicious nibbles. Inside the gift basket are such offerings as vintage wines, deluxe dried seafood, homemade XO chili sauce, South African abalones, handmade sweets and more. The highlight, though, may likely be the coconut rice pudding, made from refined black cane sugar to encourage healthier eating habits.
Price: HK$3,888
Contact: +852 2584 7744
Mandarin Oriental
Beloved traditions are a warm reminder of home, which is what makes the luxurious Mandarin Oriental’s annual Lunar New Year gift baskets a city-wide favourite. This year, its Gourmet Chinese Hamper overflows with premium wines, traditional glutinous rice cakes, a rich assortment of chocolates, and other sweets, as well as savoury items including a signature homemade XO sauce, Chinese preserved sausage, fish maw, and dried mushrooms.
Price: HK$3,988
Contact: +852 2903 1624
Four Seasons
Rounding out our list of luxurious festive gift boxes are the Four Seasons Hotel’s Lung Keen Hing Chinese New Year hampers, all brimming with a selection of premium epicurean treats and sumptuous ingredients to usher in good luck, prosperity and health in the Year of the Ox. A star turn here is the Deluxe Hamper, which includes the three Michelin-starred restaurant’s famed XO sauce and tea, as well as South-African abalone, fois gras, superior dried moss, and premium dried Goji berries from Qinghai, to name a few.
Price: HK$3,988
Contact: +852 3196 8708