With Dragon Boat Festival around the corner, hotels throughout Taipei City are busy whipping up rice dumplings (粽子), a traditional delicacy made of glutinous rice and various fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves. The Grand Formosa Regent Taipei (台北晶華酒店) presents its take on this dish with two gift sets: Formosa Rice Dumpling Set (NT$720) and Taiwanese Food Court Imperial Rice Dumpling Set (NT$550).
The Formosa Rice Dumpling Set includes five dumplings: Chinese style with pork, chicken, abalone and Japanese scallops; low-calorie vegetarian; Aboriginal-inspired dumplings with fried red onions; shredded chicken and pumpkin; azuki bean paste and organic purple rice; and three-flavored shrimp.
The Taiwanese Food Court Imperial Rice Dumpling Set includes 12 dumplings, four of each in the following flavors: salty mung bean with pork and rice; 10-grain dumpling with pork, egg and mushrooms; and a traditional-flavored dumpling with pork, mushrooms and peanuts.
Any of the above rice dumplings can also be ordered individually with prices ranging from NT$120 to NT$280. There is a 10 percent discount on orders placed before June 10.
To place an order, call the Grand Formosa Regent Taipei at (02) 2523-8000 X3157.
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