Chinese New Year
WINE & DINE Clark Freeport February 5-6 2011 Set Dinner Menu at Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar
Chinese New Year at yats restaurant – wine bar & lounge
February 5th & 6th 2011
A little history
Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival is the most important traditional chinese holiday The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day. Chinese New Year’s Eve, a day where Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known as chú xī (除夕). It literally means “Year-pass Eve”.
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Ancient Chinese New Year is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the most.
Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong,[2] Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,[3] Taiwan, Vietnam, and also in Chinatowns elsewhere. Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction.
Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese New Year vary widely. People will pour out their money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It is also the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity”. On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper is a feast with families. Food will include such items as pigs, ducks, chicken and sweet delicacies. The family will end the night with firecrackers. 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 a great way to reconcile; forgetting all grudges, and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone.
The menu – 2,500 per head
Pigeon salad with arugula leaves, roasted red beets & port vinaigrette
French onion soup with gruyere & cheddar cheese’s
Pan fried duck liver on roasted pear chutney with truffled rock salt & savory almond tuille
Lychee sorbet with anise
A selection of salmon, sea bass & king prawn cooked with aromatic fresh herbs accompanied by lemon grass riz pilaf & lightly simmered ratatouille
Or
Us Roasted beef with a light ginger & black pepper corn sauce finished with purple basil & accompanied by fondant potatoes & Kenyan beans
Chocolate & Armagnac soufflé
Prepared by Chef Philip John Golding & culinary Team
Reservations and Inquiries
Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar
Restaurant@Yats-International.com
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa, Clark Freeport, Pampanga, Philippines 2023
(045) 599-5600 0922-870-5178 0917-520-4401 (632) 584-4085 Bastiaan
www.YatsRestaurant.com
Yats Wine Cellars
Wine@Yats-International.com
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay
www.YatsWineCellars.com
Getting there
How to get to this fine-dining restaurant in Clark Philippines? Once you get to Clark Freeport, go straight until you hit Mimosa. After you enter Mimosa, stay on the left on Mimosa Drive, go past the Holiday Inn and Yats Restaurant (green top, independent 1-storey structure) is on your left. Just past the Yats Restaurant is the London Pub.
