Would you pay HK$6,888 for this auspicious Lunar New Year abalone dish?

Feb 8 , 2019

Man Wah, the Cantonese restaurants at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, is serving up city’s most expensive dish –made with abalone – this Lunar New Year.

The city has its share of outrageously expensive festive fare, but Mandarin Oriental’s Cantonese restaurant Man Wah ranks at the top with this Yoshihama abalone dish

With auspicious delicacies on the menu for Lunar New Year, we all dig a little deeper into our pockets to enjoy menu items such as abalone, in hope to gain prosperity, or bird’s nest, for a longer, more youthful life, but how much are you willing to pay for your lucky lunches and dinners?

The New Zealand Herald recently asked if Huami Chinese Restaurant at SkyCity in Auckland had the most expensive festive menu in their country – NZ$18,000 (HK$97,632) for six people or HK$16,272 a head.

Granted, the menu is not solely traditional – they are serving a sashimi platter and Wagyu beef alongside traditional favourites such as abalone and dry scallops with fish maw and morel.

And they are offering pairings with premium wines such as 2009 Louis Roederer “Cristal” champagne, which absorbs much of the cost.

Yan Toh Heen at the InterContinental Hong Kong offers braised whole abalone, sea cucumber and sun-dried oysters, served in a casserole, for HK$988 per person.

Hong Kong has its share of outrageously expensive festive dishes, some of which cost more than a month’s grocery bill. And topping that list is abalone.

If you are dining at Yan Toh Heen, the Cantonese restaurant at the InterContinental Hong Kong, try its traditional dish of braised whole abalone with sea cucumber and sun-dried oysters, served in a casserole, and costing HK$988 per person.