Over the weekend, the nation celebrated Chinese New Year with much fervour. After two years of restrictions, it has been a time to rejoice in many pending joyous moments.
Ping Pong is a contemporary and lively collection of restaurants serving carefully handmade dim sums, which literally means ‘touch the heart’.
An ideal choice for a quick, light lunch or a fun night out, the restaurant is spread across 7 locations in London. It is celebrating Chinese New Year from 1 February for the whole month, making it also a possible choice for enjoying Valentine’s Day out with your loved ones.
Their Dim Sum Master Ruby Wu has created a wonderful array of new dim sums added to the already extensive menu. One of the new dishes include Tiger Paw Vegan Dumpling - a vibrant orange dumpling reminiscent of a tiger - sauteed root vegetable, shiitake mushroom, bean curd and Chinese leaves wrapped in gluten-free golden turmeric pastry- my favourite.
For those with a sweet tooth, there is a delicious new fluffy Custard Tiger Bun - steamed Cantonese bun filled with creamy custard, along with seasonal sorbets or chocolate fondants.
There are 4 set menus available catering to all kinds of diets from regular to vegan to gluten-free. All priced at £23.95. There is an ala-carte menu as well, that serves those who don’t want to be confined by a set meal. Martini lovers can try the Tiger Eye martini, which pays homage to this year’s majestic zodiac animal and its fierce personality. Though the set menus may appear small, the food is distinctive in taste, texture, quality and quite filling.
Chandni, who opted for the Tiger Set Menu during her visit to the Covent Garden branch said, “The tiger set (non-veg) menu had a variety of dumplings with spring rolls, that were full of flavours. A warm custard tiger bun was the perfect dessert to end this for me.”
Ajay, who chose the Tiger set menu, but the vegetarian option on his recent visit said, “I loved the vegetable sticky rice and their har gau- simply exquisite.”
Gong Hei Fat Choi everyone!
