Festive Feasts: Restaurants gear up for Lunar New Year Eve catering

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With the Spring Festival less than a month away, the catering market is heating up. In the southwestern province of Yunnan, many restaurants are signing up with online food ordering platforms.

In the city of Kunming, capital city of Yunnan province, the Xin Ren Ren Seafood Restaurant has been a notable brand name for over two decades. Entering January, the establishment has unveiled its delivery or takeout service, targeting the family feasts on the Lunar New Year Eve in mid February.

While serving the local cuisine tradition, the restaurant also tried to fold in some new flavors. Its menu has incorporated the abalone consommé typical of Cantonese cooking. Besides, lobsters, crabs, and mussels feature prominently on its packaged offering.

According to the manager of the restaurant's headquarters, an increasing number of customers are choosing to order the festival dinner weeks ahead.

Also joining the fray are a number of hotpot restaurants, which have been perennially popular throughout the year. Apart from offering sit-down dinners, they also provide delivery and takeout arrangements. The meat and vegetables are all carved and sliced and packaged neatly. Together with condiments, they can be delivered with ease.

At major online shopping platforms, a search of the keyword semi-prepared festival dinner can render up hundreds of results. They range in price from less than a hundred yuan to over three thousand yuan.

Recently, Kunming has launched an effort to build the national food safety model city. Local food and drug authorities have been conducting spot checks regularly to ensure the hygiene of the Lunar New Year Eve offerings. CGTN.