On Friday, February 12, the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival begins, the most important celebration of Chinese culture and also of other Asian countries such as Singapore and South Korea, whose citizens - wherever they are - celebrate the date with acts of all kinds and family banquets.
In Madrid, the 4719 of the Chinese calendar arrives marked by the Covid and, although a large part of the organized activities will be virtual (see the programming on the official website of Tourism of the city of Madrid), we can enjoy it live and direct of its great and varied cuisine.
Thus, to welcome the Year of the Ox -which represents work and effort- recognized restaurants in the capital offer their particular gastronomic tribute to this millenary tradition with menus and special proposals.
DON LAY
Dim sum from Don Lay.
Nieves Ye's restaurant is a benchmark for Cantonese cuisine in the capital and one of the favorites of the Chinese community in Madrid.
After a four-year break, in 2019 the brand arrived in the Salamanca district, where it maintains the essence with which it was born in the Paseo de Extremadura in 2004. And that same essence and best wishes are transferred to its festive proposal for the Year of the Ox: a selection of off-the-menu dishes and a cocktail, prepared for the occasion.
There they go: three dim sums (hakao with mushrooms and truffled white prawn and trompe l'oeil with mushrooms and Iberian pork
Winter landscape
) and two main ones, steamed wild scorpion loin with spine tempura and lacquered, smoked and spiced suckling lamb Mongolian style.
As a finishing touch, crunchy spheres of chocolate infused with cinnamon to
attract
good luck.
These dishes will be available from February 11 to 25.
Average price: 45-55 euros.
Address: Castelló, 117. Telf .: 91 091 63 19.
I am Kitchen
Pig's ear, from the Soy Kitchen menu.
The restless and traveler Julio Zhang and his traditional Chinese signature cuisine are also joining the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Thus, it has prepared a special menu that will be served in its Chamberí dining room from February 11 to 25.
The proposal, with classic July dishes and new ones, consists of seven passes: eel, heart of pack choi and beans;
jiaozi;
flaked sea bass with enoki and cordyceps;
piglet ear;
rice dim sum with Sichuan peanuts and chao fan ori pork;
duck and
Chinese New Year
dessert
.
Price: 70 euros.
Address: Zurbano, 59. Telf .: 91 319 25 51.
Hong Kong 70
Hong Kong 70 tasting menu.
Paloma Fang's dining room dresses up throughout the month of February to celebrate the Year of the Ox with a special decoration and an ad hoc menu.
The proposal incorporates dishes rooted in tradition and loaded with symbolism, such as dim sum (wealth), fish (prosperity) and rice cake (growth).
Starters such as the Chinese steamed dumpling stuffed with meat and four dim sum (crab with prawns and flying fish roe, pork meat, duck with foie and prawns) and five main ones (Peking duck in two) come to the table. style - crispy duck skin with caviar and the traditional Peking duck - squirrel fish, caramelized pork dip and sautéed Chinese cauliflower with a spicy touch).
As a closing, rice cake stuffed with red bean, a classic at weddings and family gatherings.
Price: 32.80 euros per person, minimum two people.
Address: Toledo, 28. Telf .: 91 059 83 78.
Lafu House
Chicken casserole with Cantonese sauce, from Casa Lafu.
It is one of the most famous houses to enjoy in the capital of Chinese cuisine, especially Sichuan and Shanghai.
Located next to Gran Vía, its special menu exudes tradition.
Thus, they open their mouths with a starter of lacquered Iberian pork and seasoned edamame and continue with three dim sum (
Shanghai
and Cantonese jiaozi of prawns and of Iberian pork and mushrooms);
eight main, to choose one, and a dessert.
Among the main dishes you can not miss classics such as Sichuan-style beef with spicy sauce, chicken casserole with Cantonese sauce, Peking duck (minimum two people), sea bass chrysanthemums or steamed sea bass loins with minced garlic, or of course typical side dishes such as rice noodles sautéed with veal or duck meat or the house fried rice.
This menu is served from February 11 to 26.
Price: 30 euros.
Address: Flor Baja, 1. Telf .: 91 548 70 96.
Hutong
Hutong Beijing style lacquered duck.
Although it is the year of the Ox, in this restaurant in the Salamanca district the star is still the duck, specifically, the Peking-style lacquered duck, whose elaboration involves 18 steps and 24 hours of maceration and is roasted in a unique oven with fire of firewood.
The 'Happy New Year' tasting menu includes some of the most representative dishes of the house, such as marinated aubergines, their dim sum and the low-temperature rib of beef with pepper sauce, gong bao prawns or sweet sour sea bass.
There is no shortage of beef noodles or fried rice with pork belly.
Price: 38 euros.
Address: Lagasca, 81. Telf .: 91 578 95 42.
CHINA CROWN
The China Crown imperial pot.
For many it is the temple of traditional Chinese cuisine in Madrid.
Its proposal to welcome the New Year is its exclusive 'Hot Pot menu', an authentic ritual in which a hot pot is placed in the center of the table so that diners can cook their imperial soup on the spot.
It is a dish that is made with about twenty ingredients and has a main base of beef, oxtail, ginseng and lemon grass.
The pot used in this recipe has its origin in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, more than 4,000 years ago.
The menu, which will be available throughout February, also includes three entrees - imperial rolls stuffed with shiitake and vegetables;
Ha Kao of prawns and ginger and Xiao Long Bao of squid ink with pork and truffle- and a dessert of artisan vanilla ice cream with caramelized walnuts and Sichuan pepper.
Price: 75 euros / person (minimum 4 people).
Address: Don Ramón de la Cruz, 6. Phone:: 91 152 15 72.
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