Celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Dragon at the noodle house!

We have crafted a special menu for the occasion, incorporating dumplings, fish, mandarins and Mapo tofu – all lucky and traditional items associated with seeing in the Chinese New Year. A total of 10 dishes will be on our special menu which will be available starting 15 January. A perfect excuse to pop in for a quick lunch or bring the whole family for a festive dinner!

APPETIZERS

Crab topped shrimp dumplings

Steamed prawn and chive dumplings topped with succulent crab meat and served with ginger soy dressing.

Hot and sour soup

Shredded chicken and vegetables served in a hot and sour broth finished with egg whites.

DESSERTS

Sticky plum doughnuts

Sugar coated crispy doughnuts with mouth watering sweet plum jam centres.

Asian fruit sorbets

A selection of refreshing Asian fruit sorbets and fresh mint.

Click here to see availability of Chinese New Year menu in your nearest noodle house restaurants.

Some menu items may not be available in your location.

SPECIALITIES

Roasted duck and mandarin salad

Crispy duck slices served with juicy mandarin segments,shredded vegetables and rice wine dressing.

7 Vegetable noodles with roasted chilli dressing

Wok fried Asian vegetables served with chow mein noodles, and finished wit a roasted chilli and shallot dressing.

Mapo tofu and minced beef with steamed rice

Wok fried prime minced beef with cubes of fresh tofu, soy sauce and fresh chilli.

Crispy chicken and plum sauce

Wok fried crispy chicken pieces coated in sweet and sticky plum sauce.

Roasted duck and peppers with black beans

Crispy skin duck breast wok fried with sweet capsicum peppers and finished with an oriental soy and black bean sauce.

Steamed snapper with XO sauce

Succulent, steamed red snapper fillet infused with aromatic ginger, served with XO sauce and steamed jasmine rice.

A Southeast Asian celebration, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. Beginning on the first day of the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar, the celebrations end with the Lantern Festival on the 15th day. 2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon. Occupying the 5th position in the Chinese Zodiac, the Dragon is the mightiest of the signs and signifies luck.

Within China it is the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans their house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck in the new year. Brooms and dust pans are put away on the first day so that the newly arrived good luck cannot be swept away and windows and doors are decorated with red colour paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of "happiness", "wealth", and "longevity". Red is the emblem of joy, and also symbolizes virtue, truth and sincerity. The sound of the Mandarin word for red is “hong” and also means “prosperous.” Therefore, red is an auspicious colour and has an auspicious sound.

On Chinese New Year’s Eve migrant workers in China, as well as overseas Chinese around the world, travel home to have reunion dinners with their families. The family will end the night with firecrackers, frightening away the a mythical beast called the Nian. Early the next morning, children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year, and receive money in red paper envelopes. The Chinese New Year tradition is to reconcile, forget all grudges and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone.

Source: **http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year