This week we have welcomed in the Chinese New Year! Here at Vanilla in Allseasons we love any opportunity for a celebration & a chance to create a feast. If you don’t have any plans this weekend then why not create a wonderful Chinese dish in honour of seeing in the new year. Whether you’d prefer to have a quiet night in with friends, family & loved ones, or you’re going to throw a fabulous dinner party there are many flavourful dishes to choose from. If a dinner party is more your style then you could challenge yourself by creating several dishes with different meats, spices and textures to please all of your guests. A great addition to any dinner party is whole fish, this recipe below from Today.com gives you everything you need to serve this wonderful fish.

Whole Fish: Sweet chile sauce 1 two-inch knob of ginger 3 garlic cloves 1/2 cup rice vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup sambal oelek Chili paste Next, 'steam whole fish until just barely cooked through and then deep fry in a skillet filled with at least 3 cups of oil until the fish is crispy. Remove from oil and place on lettuce leaves and top with sweet chile sauce.'

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Follow the link to this article for some of the best Chinese dishes around. However, here at Vanilla In Allseasons we have picked out some of our favourite Eastern dishes from our very own menus. Our oriental dishes include: Lamb kofta with a cucumber and mint yoghurt Thai fishcakes with a plum sauce. Tiger prawns with thin noodle salad Green thai chicken curry with sticky rice The choice to include spicy oriental food in your Wedding menu may not be typically traditional however, it sparks interest and will be a memorable aspect of your day.

Find our menus here. Contact us here for the Wedding menu that's just right for you, remember that we love to create bespoke options for our couples & can’t wait to discuss your ideas!