December 7, 2024, China Times, Wu Liling
The "Everything as You Wish" package includes a deluxe Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (with earthenware pot), and the Shui-Fa Radish Cake and Sweet Rice Dumplings with Fermented Rice. (Provided by Dian Shui Lou)
The Deluxe Longevity Feast menu includes: Three Delicacies Platter, Braised Pork Ribs with Scallions, Liver and Cured Sausage Gift Box, Shandong Shredded Roasted Chicken, Stir-fried Crab with Rice Cakes, Chopped Chili Turquoise Grouper, First-Class Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Soup, Steamed Turnip Cake, and Hualien Shoufeng Black Glutinous Rice Cake. Order the exquisite set and receive a complimentary Din Shui Fung insulated bag. (Provided by Din Shui Fung)
The "Smoked Pomfret" in the "Year of Abundance" set menu symbolizes abundance year after year. (Provided by Dian Shui Lou)
Dianshuilou's Fermented Rice Sweet Balls Cake is included in the "Everything Goes Smoothly" set meal. (Provided by Dianshuilou)
Modern people value convenience, and a quick, effortless way to prepare reunion feasts is a new trend. Top restaurants and hotels are targeting the reunion season by offering takeout Lunar New Year's Eve dinners and gifts, allowing consumers to easily enjoy star-quality delicacies during the Lunar New Year.
During the Chinese New Year period, you can pick up meals daily from the top-tier restaurant, Dian Shui Lou. The chef personally oversees the preparation, adhering to traditional methods to offer a rich array of bundled dishes and popular individual items. Meals are available for pickup every day during the New Year, making it convenient for family reunions and gatherings with friends and relatives. The perennial bestseller, the "Prosperity and Longevity" 8-person set menu, includes a platter of popular dishes like Shaoxing Drunken Chicken, Five-Spice Anchovies, and Stir-fried Shrimps, along with signature items such as Emperor's Treasure Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Braised Pork Ribs with Scallions, and Shandong Shredded Chicken. It also features dishes symbolizing progress, abundance, and good fortune: Stir-fried Crab with Rice Cakes, Diced Chili Grouper, Dian Shui's Signature Radish Cake, and Hualien Shoufeng Township Black Glutinous Rice Cake. The original price is NT$13,140, with a special offer of NT$11,800. Ordering the "Prosperity and Longevity" set menu includes a complimentary Dian Shui Lou insulated bag.
The "Abundant Year" set meal includes Shandong Hand-Torn Roast Chicken, Poached Roast Pork Belly, and Smoked Pomfret. The "Step-by-Step Advancement" set meal features Clay Pot Fire-Toned Chicken Soup, Taro Cake, and Yilan Kumquat Cake. The "All Wishes Come True" set meal includes Deluxe Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Poached Turnip Cake with Prosperity, and Fermented Rice Sweet Balls Cake.
The soup has an alluring golden color, and the soup offerings at Dian Shui Lou are also outstanding, including the classic "Imperial Shark's Fin Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," which uses over 20 premium ingredients. It is then sealed and steamed for about 2.5 hours with mother hen soup. The clear and refreshing broth of the premium Buddha Jumps Over the Wall highlights the original sweet and fresh flavors of the ingredients, and the broth, which blends the flavors of the ingredients, is rich and layered. The casserole and fire-infused chicken soup requires two chickens to complete: one is a visible corn chicken, and the other is a mother hen used for the stock. It takes about 16 hours to produce the stunning golden broth. Other options include century-old black-bone chicken soup with peeled chili and black garlic rib soup.
