A single champagne mushroom costs NT$1,500！Luxury golden zongzi from five-star hotels launch for the Dragon Boat Festival

Reported by Hsiao Wan-ning / Taipei | Photos provided by the businesses

Zongzi are a must during the Dragon Boat Festival, but traditional meat-filled zongzi are no longer enough to impress. Some businesses are now offering premium seafood ingredients such as abalone, scallops, Jinhua ham, fish maw, and even champagne mushrooms, creating a completely unique taste experience for Dragon Boat Festival zongzi. EastNews Travel Cloud has compiled a list of luxury golden zongzi launched by four five-star hotels, targeting the top tier of the consumer market.

%Nan Gu Na cone... package? Includes 50 grams and combines premium ingredients such as abalone, scallops, fish maw, and champagne mushrooms.

Taipei Ambassador - Champagne Mushroom Premium Abalone Zongzi　NT$1,500 per piece

The “Champagne Mushroom Premium Abalone Zongzi,” filled with premium champagne mushrooms and abalone, weighs 650 grams per piece and is made with high-quality ingredients such as abalone, scallops, fish maw, and champagne mushrooms.

▲ The Cantonese-style abalone glutinous rice zongzi is stuffed with roast duck, char siu, along with a rich variety of fillings including abalone, scallops, Jinhua ham, liver sausage, Chinese sausage, chestnuts, egg yolk, shiitake mushrooms, and lotus seeds.

Taipei Sheraton - Cantonese-style Abalone Glutinous Rice Zongzi　NT$580 per piece

The “Cantonese-style Abalone Glutinous Rice Zongzi” uses high-quality long-grain glutinous rice and mung beans soaked for one hour, then stuffed with roast duck, char siu, along with a rich variety of fillings including abalone, scallops, Jinhua ham, liver sausage, Chinese sausage, chestnuts, egg yolk, shiitake mushrooms, and lotus seeds. Wrapped in lotus leaves and steamed, the fragrance of the leaves permeates the rice and mung beans, blending the soft and moist texture with the uniquely savory flavors of abalone, Jinhua ham, Cantonese-style roast duck, and char siu. It’s a classic zongzi style that sells well every year.

▲ The abalone zongzi (left) is crafted with top-quality local ingredients to create a premium zongzi delicacy. The abalone Chaozhou-style zongzi (right) combines premium 15-head Australian abalone with Japanese scallops, pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, and other hearty ingredients.

Taipei Silks Club - Abalone Zongzi　NT$400 per piece

The “Abalone Zongzi” this year is crafted by the chef using premium local ingredients to create a zongzi delicacy. It includes plump fresh abalone from the Taiwan Strait, organic black pork from Pingtung, Duanmu shiitake mushrooms from Hsinchu, silky lotus seeds from Baihe in Tainan, and salted egg yolks from Pingtung, among other rich ingredients, resulting in a golden gift zongzi weighing nearly 300 grams.

Les Suites at Mandarin Oriental - Abalone Chaozhou-style Zongzi　NT$480 per piece

The “Abalone Chaozhou-style Zongzi” uses 24-hour slow-simmered premium 15-head Australian abalone, combined with Japanese scallops, pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, and other hearty ingredients, all wrapped in a treasure-box-style glutinous rice zongzi layered with lotus and bamboo leaves, elegantly interpreting classic flavors.