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The Shanghai Club has a special spread to celebrate Chinese New Year
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FESTIVE CUISINE At the Shanghai Club
The Shanghai Club at Chola Sheraton is holding a Chinese food festival till February 24. The festival has been organised to celebrate the Spring Festival also called the Chinese New Year (February 18). This is the “Year of the Rat” accord
ing to the Chinese calendar.
There are a lot of colourful stories associated with the festival. Legend has it that Nian, a ferocious beast devours people on New Year’s Eve. Therefore to keep Nian away, red paper couplets are pasted on doors, torches are lit and firecrackers are bursted throughout the night.
As in all such festivals, food plays an important role throughout the Lunar New Year Festival and dinners tend to be especially lavish.
Many of the dishes made at this time are served because they are regarded as symbols of good luck.
For instance, fish balls (yu wan) and meat balls (rou wan) represent reunion.
Executive Chef Paul Noronha along with Chinese cuisine expert Chef Guozheng has culled out a special a la carte dinner menu for the food festival.
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