13 high-class menus to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Madrid

On Sunday, January 22, the year 4721 begins. In China and also in the countries that welcome millions of Chinese who celebrate the

including gastronomic ones.

In Madrid, for example, China Taste takes place, a culinary conference promoted by the Cultural Center of China, with the support of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China and the Madrid Community and City Council.

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, this event returns,

.

And in this sixth edition, as in the previous ones, the objective is to bring the richness of its different cuisines and

For this, they have the participation of 13 leading restaurants of authentic Chinese cuisine, which offer

Crispy lobster cannelloni, in China Crown.

For example,

, flagship of the restaurant group of the same name and dining room that several decades ago changed the idea we had of Chinese cuisine (Don Ramón de la Cruz, 6).

María Li and Felipe Bao are committed to a gala and haute cuisine proposal -available throughout the month of February-, whose star is

and served in two passes: skin crispy duck with beluga caviar and traditional lacquered duck with their crepes.

But first, wonton and foie soup;

bridal veil mushroom dim sum, with black truffle;

king scallop cannelloni and its mojama;

and crunchy lobster cannelloni with sweet and sour and slightly spicy béchamel sauce.

The mochis, with lychee and praline and biscuit, put the finishing touch (90 euros).

Lacquered duck, at Le Petit Dim Sum.

In addition, other places belonging to the Bao brothers participate in this route, such as

(Alcalá, 12) and

(Infanta Mercedes, 62) and

(Paseo San Millán de la Cogolla, 5).

On the menu of the former, there is no shortage of oriental dumplings in which this space located in Galería Canalejas (Hong Kong dim sum tower) specializes, as well as rolls,

or lacquered duck (45 euros).

Shanghai Mama's go for crispy prawns and rolls for starters;

four dishes to share (lacquered duck magret in orange sauce,

) and dim sum (secret xiaolongbao with black truffle, Sichuan wonton and prawn ha kao (45 euros).

In

-a true pioneer in Madrid (Tudescos, 5), renovated from top to bottom in 2018- they have designed a special proposal for China Taste with a starter,

, sweet and sour sea bass in the style New Year and matcha tea flavored cheesecake (39 euros).

Mongolian style leg of lamb, on The Bund.

And from an updated classic to a representative of signature

:

(Zurbano, 59), by Julio Zhang.

The restless Chinese chef based in Madrid has designed an

offer that starts with razor clams in leek oil baked with caviar, slow-cooked scallops,

.

They are followed by xiaolongbao with red prawn sauce, fish in sweet and sour sauce and low-temperature grilled Asturian beef.

As a sweet end, the ice cream with grated coconut mousse, cheese, apple and mustard (80 euros).

The three restaurants of

, are an obligatory stop at the Year of the Rabbit celebrations.

(Arturo Baldasano, 22), this cozy dining room whose decoration takes us to the emblematic colonial neighborhood of Shanghai with the same name, offers a delicate proposal.

After a couple of starters, two dim sums arrive (Shanghain xiaolongbao and beef jiaozi) and the seafood soup.

They follow a first course to choose between four (for example, the

), a second course to also choose between four (a good option is to share -for three or four diners- the

and dessert (55 euros).

Dim sum, in Kököchin.

Essential on the menu at

(Flor Baja, 1) are the xiaolongbaos.

These precede the main course, a choice of six (

), which they accompany with fried noodles with prawns, golden fried rice with chicken or stir-fried rice pasta with beef (32 euros ).

The Mandarin Gestión Group closes its participation with

(Hotel Aravaca Village, Camino de la Zarzuela, 21).

As a main course of the proposal there are five options to choose one:

breaded sea bass fillet with oyster sauce, sautéed beef tenderloin with snow peas or battered prawn with pineapple sauce (45 euros). .

Beef curry soup covered in puff pastry, in Hutong.

The star of

's New Year's menu -opened at the end of 2020 in the Salamanca neighborhood (Lagasca, 81)- is the lacquered duck, the house speciality, preceded by pork xiaolongbao, beef xiumai and three starters: duck foie, Shanghai-style smoked sea bass and

58 euros, minimum two people).

It hasn't been open in the capital for long, but

(Sor Ángela de la Cruz, 22) has already made a name for itself in the capital's showcase.

For this occasion, he offers a proposal with three starters (veal shank marinated with spices, free-range chicken bathed in ginger and

);

a first that symbolizes fortune (dumplings stuffed with pork and chives) and a second, a

.

The dessert, rice ball with black sesame, represents the union of the family and the wish of a round year (45 euros).

Tempurized sea bass, in Mítiko.

This iconic dessert is also the finishing touch to the menu with which

-located opposite the Chamartín Station (Agustín de Foxá, 27)- receives the Year of the Rabbit.

But first, dim sum, fish soup, grilled meat and vegetable jiaozi,

(28 euros).

We close in Usera, at

(Olvido, 92), a restaurant specializing in Chinese dumplings and

that feature on its China Taste menu.

For example, roast duck dim sum with boletus, Cantonese rice and duck, gold trotters or

cake (55 euros).

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