Happy birthday everyone! “Now, wait a minute,” you’re probably saying out loud to yourself as you read this, in between sips from your hot chocolate, “That doesn’t make any sense.” Well, it’s the seventh day of the Chinese New Year today. Traditionally, this day is known as ren ri (人日),...
For those romantically – and gastronomically (hey, that’s why you’re here right?) – inclined, the February specials at café chain, tcc the connoisseur concerto may be just the thing to satiate your wants. Shareable for two, the popular tcc high tea made its début this time last year with a...
Dear readers, a very happy Chinese New Year! I wish you a great year of happiness, good health and prosperity ahead. If you are in the mood to feast (aren’t we always!), here is a range of Chinese New Year goodies you can have with your family, ranging from bak...
Red House Seafood Restaurant offered 3 sets of Prosperity Salmon Yusheng as the prizes in a recent Sparklette giveaway. Over 70 of you participated. Read on to find out who are the 3 lucky winners that would be enjoying these very sumptuous festive goodies from Red House this Chinese New...
I love Chinese New Year. What’s not to like? It’s that time of the year when relatives – some even travel across the world – get together for a meal. There are good food like bak kwa (pork jerky), fun festivities such as the tossing of yusheng (raw fish salad)...
…not Lim Chee Guan, Bee Cheng Hiang, Fragrance or even Kim Hock Guan. Year after year, only one bak kwa (pork jerky) maker gets business from my family – Kim Hwa Guan (金华源). We swear by the Kim Hwa Guan bak kwa and find theirs to be the tastiest in...
Update: Contest has ended. The winners have been announced. Find out who won. Are you looking to start your Chinese New Year reunion dinner this year with a round of yusheng (raw fish salad)? In this giveaway, three lucky Sparklette readers will each get a set of the sumptuous Prosperity...
With outlets at Robertson Quay and East Coast Park, you can enjoy waterfront dining at the Red House Seafood Restaurant. The restaurant’s catchy name is derived from its original location in a striking red colonial bungalow formerly located at Upper East Coast Road where it was established in 1976. For...
Today, you are going to feast your eyes on some of the prettiest and cutest cakes you can find in Singapore this Chinese New Year. Metrocakes, the online bakery shop with a physical store at Kampong Glam has baked up a storm this Spring Festival. Previously, you have already seen...
In the Chinese tradition, there is a seven-coloured dish that is to be eaten on the seventh day of Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. In Singapore, this dish is presented as a colourful salad with raw fish slices called yusheng. Due to the...
