Dragon Boat Festival Gifts: Kaohsiung Hotels Launch Creative Zongzi with Early-Bird Discounts
As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, several Kaohsiung hotels and banquet brands have launched innovative zongzi (rice dumpling) gift boxes featuring local seafood, offering early-bird discounts to capture corporate gifting and dining opportunities.
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(Central News Agency reporter Lin Qiaolian, Kaohsiung, 3rd) As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, Kaohsiung hotels and banquet brands are launching their Dragon Boat Festival zongzi gifts. Many businesses are drawing inspiration from Kaohsiung's seafood, incorporating various marine ingredients to develop innovative zongzi gift boxes and offering early-bird discounts to seize opportunities in corporate gifting and dining.
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 19th. Kaohsiung Lin Palace, Kaohsiung Nikko Hotel, and Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel have all launched zongzi gift boxes. Kaohsiung Lin Palace's flagship product is the "Sakura Shrimp and Scallop Lotus Leaf Zongzi," made with long-grain glutinous rice from Xiluo, paired with Donggang sakura shrimp, Japanese scallops, Puli button mushrooms, Taiwanese pork belly, and chicken thigh, seasoned with the chef's special sauce and wine-infused egg yolk.
To capture the gifting market, Lin Palace has also incorporated creative packaging, offering steamer baskets, tin boxes, and flat-pack versions. In addition to zongzi, Lin Palace has launched the "Premium Abalone XO Sauce Gift Set," which includes canned abalone and their signature Sakura Shrimp and Scallop XO Sauce, targeting the high-end gifting market. They also offer XO sauce gift sets under NT$1,000, providing consumers with more options.
Kaohsiung Nikko Hotel's Taoquan Chinese Restaurant has launched its annual Dragon Boat Festival gift, the "Taoquan Fragrant Zongzi Gift Bag." The chef team designed four specialty zongzi: "Dried Scallop and Oyster Zongzi," "Sichuan Pepper Beef Zongzi," "Quinoa and Yam Five-Grain Zongzi," and "Red Bean and Osmanthus Zongzi," offering seafood, spicy, health-oriented, and dessert flavors. It comes with a complimentary signature dried scallop XO sauce. Pre-orders before the 17th enjoy a 10% early-bird discount.
Furthermore, Nikko Hotel is simultaneously launching a limited edition of 100 pieces, each weighing 1 kilogram, of the "Japanese Feast Wrapped Zongzi." This combines Hong Kong-style wrapping techniques with premium Japanese seafood ingredients, including Hokkaido sashimi-grade scallops, Gento ecological shrimp, abalone, and Antarctic crab meat, taking 8 hours to make by hand.
Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel's Huanghao Chinese Restaurant offers two Dragon Boat Festival products: the "Zong Hao Qian Li Gift Box" and the "Zong Qing Shu Xiang Gift Box," catering to both meat and vegetarian needs. The "Abalone and Scallop Wrapped Zongzi" features South African abalone and Hokkaido scallops paired with char siu and Chinese sausage, presenting a rich Cantonese flavor. The vegetarian gift box focuses on red yeast rice, ginger, and sesame oil zongzi and red, green, and black bean coconut zongzi, emphasizing health and a refreshing taste. (Editor: Huang Mingxi) 1150603
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 19th. Kaohsiung Lin Palace, Kaohsiung Nikko Hotel, and Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel have all launched zongzi gift boxes. Kaohsiung Lin Palace's flagship product is the "Sakura Shrimp and Scallop Lotus Leaf Zongzi," made with long-grain glutinous rice from Xiluo, paired with Donggang sakura shrimp, Japanese scallops, Puli button mushrooms, Taiwanese pork belly, and chicken thigh, seasoned with the chef's special sauce and wine-infused egg yolk.
To capture the gifting market, Lin Palace has also incorporated creative packaging, offering steamer baskets, tin boxes, and flat-pack versions. In addition to zongzi, Lin Palace has launched the "Premium Abalone XO Sauce Gift Set," which includes canned abalone and their signature Sakura Shrimp and Scallop XO Sauce, targeting the high-end gifting market. They also offer XO sauce gift sets under NT$1,000, providing consumers with more options.
Kaohsiung Nikko Hotel's Taoquan Chinese Restaurant has launched its annual Dragon Boat Festival gift, the "Taoquan Fragrant Zongzi Gift Bag." The chef team designed four specialty zongzi: "Dried Scallop and Oyster Zongzi," "Sichuan Pepper Beef Zongzi," "Quinoa and Yam Five-Grain Zongzi," and "Red Bean and Osmanthus Zongzi," offering seafood, spicy, health-oriented, and dessert flavors. It comes with a complimentary signature dried scallop XO sauce. Pre-orders before the 17th enjoy a 10% early-bird discount.
Furthermore, Nikko Hotel is simultaneously launching a limited edition of 100 pieces, each weighing 1 kilogram, of the "Japanese Feast Wrapped Zongzi." This combines Hong Kong-style wrapping techniques with premium Japanese seafood ingredients, including Hokkaido sashimi-grade scallops, Gento ecological shrimp, abalone, and Antarctic crab meat, taking 8 hours to make by hand.
Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel's Huanghao Chinese Restaurant offers two Dragon Boat Festival products: the "Zong Hao Qian Li Gift Box" and the "Zong Qing Shu Xiang Gift Box," catering to both meat and vegetarian needs. The "Abalone and Scallop Wrapped Zongzi" features South African abalone and Hokkaido scallops paired with char siu and Chinese sausage, presenting a rich Cantonese flavor. The vegetarian gift box focuses on red yeast rice, ginger, and sesame oil zongzi and red, green, and black bean coconut zongzi, emphasizing health and a refreshing taste. (Editor: Huang Mingxi) 1150603