With Chinese New Year 2022 approaching quickly, only one thing can happen: more eating! A deep dish of pen cai (also written ‘peng cai’) is one such celebratory and opulent Chinese New Year food.
While most families prepare their own, there are a range of pen cai delivery and takeaway alternatives if you don’t want to go through the trouble of preparing and cooking it yourself. Here’s a list of the pencai you can choose from to eat with your family or friends this year!
- RE&S
Treat yourself to the Japanese Treasure Pot (S$199 for 4-5 people), which includes entire abalone, Hokkaido sashimi-grade scallops, snow crab leg meat, prawn, homemade Japanese chashu, homemade chicken roulade with cabbage and spinach, kamaboko fish cake, and shiitake mushroom.
The excellent stock is simmered for hours with fresh ingredients to provide a mild and cozy, yet slurp-worthy flavor, and the one-pot meal is finished with gold leaves for a touch of elegance. The Japanese Treasure Pot is only available online with an advance order of three days through Ichiban Boshi, Ichiban Sushi, and Kuriya Japanese Market‘s seasonal e-stores.
- White Restaurant
Korean dried oysters, Tian Bai mushrooms, fatt choy, fish maw, abalone, prawns, sea cucumber, pig knuckles, duck wings, and duck web are just some of the ingredients precisely cooked in the Treasure Pot Pen Cai for a pot that bursts with flavours. Delicately simmered for many hours bring the party home with the White Restaurant’s Double Happiness Takeaway Bundle for double the fun.
Consisting of the Treasure Pot Pen Cai and Fortune Abalone Yusheng for $268, (U.P. $281.80) toss, stew, and share the good fortune for the year ahead. The bundle will also include a limited-edition Fortune Cat Pot and a thermal bag, both worth $48. Call your preferred outlet to pre-order the takeaway bundle now!
- Tien Court
Tien Court’s new Kung Fu Pot packs a punch with amazing handcrafted dishes available for dine-in ($268++) and takeout ($268 Nett with claypot; $218 Nett in vacuum-sealed pack alone). Each generous claypot is a labor of love that brims with handmade sotong balls, individually wrapped cabbage bundles loaded with morsels of crab meat, scallops, and carrot, fish maw with prawn paste, and deep-fried prawns this year.
Enabling greater versatility and convenience, the Kung Fu Pot Pen Cai in vacuum-sealed packs can be stored in the freezer for up to a month and are ready-to-cook in a jiffy! Otherwise, opt for their Teochew Golden Fortune Pot (M; 6 pax at $268 or L; 10 pax at $368, vacuum sealed M; 6 pax at $218 or L: 10 pax at $318). Order now at
- Paradise Teochew & Taste Paradise
At Paradise Teochew and Taste Paradise, treasured reunions are celebrated in magnificent style with festive delights. The 10-head Abalone Treasure Pot (S$338 for 5 pax dine-in and takeaway; S$598 for 10 pax dine-in and takeaway) is a spectacular display of delectable delicacies simmered in our exclusive housemade sauce.
Choose between a Teochew-style 10-head abalone treasure pot from Paradise Teochew, which includes 10-head abalones as well as Teochew specialties like braised duck, prawn rolls, crispy pig skin, and waxed sausages; or a Cantonese-style 10-head abalone treasure pot from Taste Paradise, which includes 10-head abalones, pork trotter, fish maw, sea cucumber. Check out the Full Chinese New Year Menus here!
- YUN NANS
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the blazing Yun Nans Prosperity Treasure Hotpot. Roast pig belly, Yunnan wild golden fungus, sea cucumber, abalone, scallops, prawns, mushrooms, fish maw, cordyceps flowers, yam, and Chinese cabbage are among the ingredients floating in the hot pot.
It is available for dine-in, takeaway and delivery at S$298++ (Regular portion serves 4-6 pax); and S$458 (Large portion serves 8-10 pax) from 18 January to 15 February 2022. Check out their CNY offerings here!
- The Hainan Story
The Imperial King of Hainanese Abundance Menu consists of five regal dishes that are neatly packed for simple cooking and heating so that your reunion meals can be served sizzling hot and fresh right from the kitchen whenever you want them.
Headlining the menu is the Abundance Pen Cai with White Braised Duck. The dish gets a Hainanese twist with white braised Jiaji-style duck as the key ingredient instead of the typical chicken. Available as part of the set, made for 6-8 persons, it is priced at $488 for delivery and self-pickup. Place your orders at !
- The Capitol Kempiniski Hotel
The Capitol Kempinski’s signature “Pen Cai” is among the handcrafted and limited-edition takeout delicacies available. This lavish spread is ideal for 5 people, and comes packed with Abalone 10 head, sea cucumber, fried fish maw, oysters, black moss, flower Mushrooms, roasted duck, pork knuckles, cabbage, lotus root, yam, bean cake, black fungus, dried scallops and succulent prawns. This is a limited stock offer only so purchase it online now at shop-capitolkempinski.com.
- Soup Restaurant
Enjoy a Wellness Collagen Treasure Pot with Abalone (from $308) for skin nourishment in this one-of-a-kind offering! With a mouthwatering collagen-rich pumpkin soup, a variety of sumptuous ingredients such as 10-head abalone, fresh tiger prawns, fish maw, premium sea cucumber, fresh scallops, shiitake mushrooms, roast pork, and more are immersed.
Check out the full CNY menus available at https://order.souprestaurant.com.sg/en_SG/ to order it for the festive season!
- JUMBO Seafood
JUMBO Seafood’s Festive Pen Cai ($288 for 6 pax, $368 for 8 pax) adds to the fun with items like 10-head abalone, fish maw, conpoy, scallop, live prawns, shiitake mushrooms, pig’s tendon, roasted duck, steamed chicken, enoki mushrooms, Tianjin cabbage, beancurd stick, and ‘fatt’ choy meticulously simmered in lard for unrivalled savouriness, represent more prosperity and auspiciousness in a pot. The Festive Pen Cai will be available from 24 January to 15 February and requires a 1-day prior purchase. Check out their list of outlets and call to enquire!
- Zui Teochew Cuisine
At Zui Teochew Cusine, there’s a Teochew Festive ‘Pen Cai’ 潮式贺年盆菜 ($288 for 6 pax, $368 for 8 pax) with exquisite delicacies like abalone, sea cucumber, dried oyster, dried scallop, braised pork belly, and pig tendon for a true Teochew celebration. Fish maw, Hon Shimeji mushroom, Chinese mushroom, prawns, scallops, and roast duck all contribute to the pot of flavor and rounds out the list. The Festive Pen Cai is available from 24 January to 15 February and requires a 1-day prior purchase so contact them at +65 6788 3637 to find out more!
- No Signboard Seafood
With any CNY Festive Takeaway Set bought, No Signboard’s Bountiful Treasure Pot will be available at just $228+ (U.P.$258). Each claypot contains 12-Head Abalone, Sea Cucumber, Fresh Prawns, Scallops, Mushrooms, Dried Scallops, Dried Oysters, Beancurd, and Vegetables, among other delicacies. Exclusive available from 14 January to 15 February 2022, check out Nosignboard Seafood 2022 CNY Festive Takeaway offerings here and contact 6336 9959 (Esplanade Mall) for takeaway.
- Kam’s Roast
Kam’s Roast Prosperity Treasure Pot (4-6 pax: $268 UP: $298>, 6-8 pax: $398 UP: $438>, $10 discount w/o pot) is a cooperation between two large restaurant names: Kam’s Roast and Teochew restaurant Huat Kee.
With Huat Kee’s seafood specialities, including fried and dried fish maws and Australian abalone that are served with Kam’s Roast’s famed crispy roast pork, they are all combined in a rich, flavorful soup with just the proper amount of saltiness.
Available in limited numbers and only for takeaway, orders need to be placed 3 days in advance before collection. Pre-orders can be made now in person at the restaurant or online at or https://kamsroast.com.sg/ so check them out for more information.
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Get your tummies ready for the festive pen cai in Singapore! Chinese New Year is one of the most enjoyable holidays, and it should be as stress-free as possible. Spend time with your family and friends instead of spending hours in the kitchen preparing meals this year!
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