No Chinese New Year item brings the family closer than a pot of Poon Choi, a dish that symbolizes unity, family, and good fortune for the new year.
Poon choi has its roots in the late Song Dynasty, where the dish is an indispensable part of Chinese New Year festivities.
Legend has it that poon choi was created as a means for the young Song emperor to feed his half-starved troops, having fled from Mongol invaders to the Guangdong province.
The people put all the produce they could muster into one big bucket, and that was how the dish was said to have originated.
From its clandestine origins, poon choi today has become a premium and sumptuous dish using abalone, scallops, king prawns, sea cucumber, chicken, roast meat and more.
The ingredients are arranged in layers, and the variety represents wealth and prosperity. The dish is rooted in paying tribute to ancestry, community, and new beginnings.
Treasure Kitchen's abalone poon choi (takeaway) priced at $398 for a regular and $568 for a large, you can get it for $328 and $499 respectively before 15 February 2026 with your ChowLuckCard.
Order now and pick up anytime until 3 Mar, the 15th day of the lunar new year. Ph: 09 5251288 or Mob 021 593168.
TREASURE KITCHEN 530 Great South Road, Greenlane
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