Must-Have New Year Dishes for Reunion Dinner on New Year’s Eve | Premium Hotel Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Special Selection

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The Spring Festival is just around the corner, and on New Year’s Eve, families traditionally gather at home for a reunion dinner. In recent years, takeout New Year dishes have become increasingly popular. During this time, hotels begin to offer a variety of takeout New Year dishes. Among them, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, a dish symbolizing family unity, is a common item on New Year menus and a must-have for many families during the holiday. ETtoday Eastday News has compiled a list of seven five-star hotels that offer takeout Buddha Jumps Over the Wall New Year dishes for your reference.


▲ Mandarin Oriental's Premium Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. (Photo / Provided by Mandarin Oriental)

Mandarin Oriental Premium Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (NT$11,800)
The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall meticulously prepared by Chef Kwong Kai-ming of Mandarin Oriental features premium cured pork belly, pork ribs, and various dried delicacies such as abalone, sea cucumber, sea snail, fish maw, Japanese scallops, and tendons, which require soaking. These ingredients are first processed over three days before being combined with a broth simmered for eight hours using old chicken, chicken feet, and aged tangerine peel. The mixture is then steamed in a jar for two hours. The resulting soup is rich and clear.

Junpin Net Abalone Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (NT$12,800)
The “Junpin Net Abalone Buddha Jumps Over the Wall” is made with top-tier fresh ingredients, embodying the essence of mountain and sea delicacies. Chef Chen Weiqiang carefully selects rare, 10-tael large net abalones and even includes 8-tael shark fins. The sweet and juicy elements, along with high-quality ingredients like Hokkaido scallops, tendons, pork ribs, and chicken thighs, are blended and stewed together with a broth carefully brewed for six hours using old hens and lean meat, resulting in a rich and sweet broth.


▲ Regent Royal Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Gift Box. (Photo / Provided by Regent)

Regent Royal Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Gift Box (NT$3,800)
The Regent Royal Buddha Jumps Over the Wall includes beautifying treasures such as fish maw, rich in collagen, calcium, and phosphorus, as well as sea cucumber, known for its low cholesterol, low calories, and high nutritional value. The chef first cuts and coats selected chicken and pork tenderloin in flour, fries them until golden, and sets them aside. Then, crispy bamboo shoots, scallops, shark fins, fish maw, sea cucumber, red dates, bamboo fungus, and tendons are slow-cooked with pork bone broth in a jar for three hours.


▲ L’Angle Ferry’s Phoenix Welcomes the New Year – Gold and Silver-Filled Jar. (Photo / Provided by Asia Pacific Hotels)

L’Angle Ferry Phoenix Welcomes the New Year – Gold and Silver-Filled Jar (NT$4,680)
L’Angle Ferry, under the L’Angle Hospitality Group, has introduced a limited edition of 80 jars of “Phoenix Welcomes the New Year – Gold and Silver-Filled Jar” Buddha Jumps Over the Wall this year, featuring fish maw, black sea cucumber, and scallops to create an elegant and aromatic Hangzhou-style flavor.


▲ Victoria Premium Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. (Photo / Provided by Victoria Hotel)

Victoria Premium Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (NT$3,800)
Made with scallops, chestnuts, abalone, mushrooms, fish skin, tendons, pig stomach, pig trotters, and pork ribs, the dish boasts a delicious and savory broth.


▲ Taipei Caesar Park Hotel Dynasty Clay Pot Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. (Photo / Provided by Taipei Caesar Park Hotel)

Taipei Caesar Park Hotel Dynasty Clay Pot Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (NT$10,000)
First introduced on the takeout New Year menu, the Dynasty Clay Pot Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is priced at NT$10,000 per pot, with only 20 pots available. It uses premium ingredients such as South African abalone, medium fin rays, and American ginseng. Personally prepared and cooked by the chef, the dish is layered carefully and slow-cooked over a low flame to achieve a rich yet not greasy broth.

Taipei Garden Hotel First-Class Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (NT$3,888)
All ingredients, including small abalone, scallops, pork ribs, ginkgo nuts, chestnuts, fish skin, dried shrimp, white croaker, tendons, crispy bamboo shoots, shark fins, taro, and mushrooms, are processed and seasoned with Shaoxing wine broth, then steamed in a bamboo steamer for three hours. The specially prepared broth is simmered in the jar for several hours, fully infusing the essence of the ingredients into the soup.