A Chinese holiday wouldn't be complete without dinner at NKS Banquet Hall with my mom and her bestie:
Thick-cut char siu (BBQ pork)
Stir-fried sirloin beef with broccoli and candied walnuts
Stir-fried gai lan (Chinese broccoli) with garlic
Steamed tilapia with soy sauce, ginger, and scallions
Crispy skin free-range chicken with shrimp chips
Longevity buns
A complete meal of land, sea, and sky! (Okay, chickens don't really fly but it's still a bird, and IT'S SYMBOLIC, OKAY?) Got all of our favourites — including, yes, the best char siu I've ever had in my life — along with the traditional steamed fish in soy sauce and scallions (for prosperity, of course). Finished off with some piping hot longevity buns that the staff gifted us since my mom was born on Chinese New Year in the lunisolar calendar (yes, she is the only person I know that gets to celebrate two birthdays just because of this). Anyway, if you're wondering how the hell the three of us could eat all of this food — we didn't. There was enough food for two more dinners. And, obviously, since I am way too lazy to cook and they take pity on me, I got to take home of all the glorious leftovers!
Happy Year of the Horse!
NKS Banquet Hall
New Kennedy Square
8360 Kennedy Rd., Unit B06
Markham, ON L3R 9W5
(905) 948-8668
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