Yan Toh Heen, InterContinental Hong Kong's 2-Michelin star Cantonese restaurant, is celebrating the Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat) Festival on Saturday, June 20 with homemade Rice Dumplings, which are available to order now through June 12.

Yan Toh Heen Executive Chef Lau Yiu Fai has created a new selection of superior sweetened rice dumplings for this year's Festival that includes a delicious Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Chinese Dates, Chestnuts and Red Beans, a Black Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Sarcodon Aspratus and Apple and a third glutinous rice dumpling with Figs and Lotus Seed Paste. Also available are Yan Toh Heen's signature Whole Abalone Glutinous Rice Dumplings and gourmet Wagyu Beef Cheek and Porcini Glutinous Rice Dumplings.

On June 13, Chef Lau will be conducting a “Cooking with the Culinary Stars” Festival Class showcasing how to make Yan Toh Heen's new selection of Superior Sweetened Rice Dumplings.

New Superior Sweetened Glutinous Rice Dumpling Selection: HK$198

3 mini dumplings including:

- Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Chinese Dates, Chestnuts and Red Beans

- Black Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Sarcodon Aspratus and Apple

- Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Figs and Lotus Seed Paste

Whole Abalone Glutinous Rice Dumpling:  HK$318 per piece

The Whole Abalone Glutinous Rice Dumpling is Yan Toh Heen's signature dumpling using Chef Lau Yiu Fai's traditional Cantonese recipe, with savoury ingredients such as lotus seeds, black mushrooms, salty egg yolk and pork, in addition to top quality Abalone.

Wagyu Beef Cheek and Porcini Glutinous Rice Dumpling: HK$288 per piece

The Wagyu Beef Cheek and Porcini Glutinous Rice Dumplings feature Australian Wagyu and Porcini from Yunnan Provence in China.  Yan Toh Heen's Chef Lau Yiu Fai poaches the beef for 5-6 hours to make it extremely tender. The beef and porcini are then mixed with the glutinous rice and wrapped in the lotus leaf to seal in the rich beef and mushroom flavours.

Enjoy the following discount for orders of 10 pieces:

• 10% discount for purchase of 10 to 25 pieces
• 15% discount for the purchase of 26 to 50 pieces
• 20% discount for the purchase of over 50 pieces
• 20% discount for ICHK Dining Club members.

(The ICHK Dining Club member discount cannot be combined with the bulk order discount)

The rice dumplings can be collected at Yan Toh Heen between daily from June 12-19, 2015. 

Orders can be made by contacting our Restaurant Reservations Centre at Tel: 2313-2323 or e-mail: fb.hongkong@ihg.com

Why not learn to make your own Rice Dumplings?

Yan Toh Heen Executive Chef Lau Yiu Fai teaches how to make our new selection of Superior Sweetened Glutinous Rice Dumplings

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2015

Time: 11:45am - 1:45pm

Venue:  Yan Toh Heen Private Room

Price:    HK$1,488 + 10% service charge per person

Programme: Enjoy a late breakfast featuring Yan Toh Heen's signature dim sum and freshly brewed tea.

Chef Lau Yiu Fai will introduce the ingredients and then demonstrate how to make Yan Toh Heen's new selection of Superior Sweetened Glutinous Rice Dumplings which include Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Chinese Dates, Chestnuts and Red Beans; Black Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Sarcodon Aspratus and Apple and Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Figs and Lotus Seed Paste.

Then you'll have a chance to make your own rice dumplings. Finally, taste Yan Toh Heen's special Whole Abalone Glutinous Rice Dumplings and Wagyu Beef Cheek with Porcini Dumplings.

Souvenirs: One Whole Abalone Glutinous Rice Dumpling, one bottle of Yan Toh Heen homemade XO chili sauce and a cooking class apron.

For further information and reservations, kindly contact Yan Toh Heen via our Restaurant Reservations Centre at 2313 2323 or e-mail: fb.hongkong@ihg.com

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For restaurant reservations and further information, please call InterContinental Hong Kong at Tel: 2313 2323.

Fax: 2739-4546 / E-mail: hongkong@ihg.com

Website: www.hongkong-ic.intercontinental.com

InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

For further press information, please contact:

Carole L Klein, Director of PR & Communications

InterContinental Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 2313-2335 / Fax: (852) 2721 5964 

E-mail: carole.klein@ihg.com