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AUSPICIOUS DIM SUM
Corporate clients on their rounds of
thankyou lunches shouldnotmissout on
the renowned dim sum at the May
Mắn
Chinese Restaurant. The extravagant
dim sum dishes come in small portions
including Shrimp dumplings, Deep-fried
chicken spring rolls or Deep-fried sesa-
me and peanut pastries.
Shark’s fin dumplings in superior
broth is the perfect start to a meal as
the dish promises you will have a great
year with much wealth. One of the
crowd’s favorite, shrimp dumpling – a
dimsum staple is well loved for its as-
sociation with wealth, happiness and
good fortune. This is because the shape
of the dim sum is shaped like the old
coin and the pronoun of the shrimp
sound like “Haa”, the laughter.
The Golden mushroom and shrimp
dumpling is another popular treat which
is also said to bring luck. Meanwhile,
the deep-fried sesame and peanut pas-
try is an indication of good health, con-
tinuous growth and good fortune.
Besides the significant meanings of
the ingredients, colour is often sym-
bolic during this time and foods that
are red, orange, green or gold are con-
sidered particularly auspicious. This is
one of the reasons that dim sum is the
popular dining treat. For instance, red
is a very good colour during New Year;
corresponding with fire, it symbolizes
good luck and good fortune. Therefore,
Red bean cake is loved for its associa-
tion with happiness. Or another classic,
Deep-fried chicken spring rolls are as-
sociated with wealth as they look like
gold bars.
May Mắn Chinese Cuisine
Fortuna Hotel Hanoi
(6B Lang Ha, Ba Dinh, Hanoi)
fortuna.vn
FINE DINING
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Step 1:
Squeezing lime over the raw
fish slices
Saying:
Wishing you good fortune
and good luck
Step 2:
Fish, symbolising abun-
dance or excess through the year, is
added on the plate
Saying:
Wishing you abundance
every year
Step 3:
Pouring the peanut oil over
the plate, circling the ingredients to
increase all profits 10,000 times and
encouraging money to flow in from all
directions.
Saying:
Wishing you all the best;
may all things go smoothly
Step 4:
Pouring sweet plum sauce
over the plate
Saying:
Wishing you sweetness in life
Step 5:
Sprinkling the five spice
powder and pepper in the hope of at-
tracting more money and valuables.
Saying:
Wishing you double hap-
pinese & good health
Step 6:
Scattering the crackers with
wishes that literally mean the whole
floor would be filled with gold.
Saying:
Wishing you prosperity &
wealth
Step 7:
Mixing up & tossing for
prosperity, wealth & good health
Saying:
Lo Hei ! Lo Hei ! Lo Hei ! Lo
Hei ! Lo Hei ! Lo Hei ! Lo Hei !
YU SHENG SERVING AND TOSSING
On the table it is customary for
diners to wish each other