Grand Lisboa’s Michelin three-starred Chinese restaurant – The 8 – presents savoury and sweet rice dumplings in a stylish tote bag

[Macau, For Immediate Release] – For the first time, Grand Lisboa Hotel’s Michelin three-starred Chinese restaurant – The 8 – is preparing premium glutinous rice dumplings in honour of one of Macau’s most vibrant annual events, the Dragon Boat Festival. Guests may select from a variety of savoury and sweet Premium Glutinous Rice Dumplings to take home or give away as gifts in a stylish, isothermic tote bag, compliments of the hotel. In celebration of the Dragon Boat season, Grand Lisboa is also offering a 15% discount to guests who wish to purchase the premium rice dumplings with their Electronic Consumption Cards, on mobile platforms or using cash between now and 14 June.

Premium Glutinous Rice Dumplings

Dim Sum Head Chef Yah Wah Fai and his team at The 8 are handcrafting three varieties of glutinous rice dumplings for guests to enjoy in June. The Premium Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Abalone, Shark’s Fin and Conpoy is a beautiful blend of flavours and textures. Filled with luxurious ingredients, the premium rice dumpling also features sea cucumber, fish maw, Jinhua ham, conpoy and more. For even more intense flavours and aromas, The 8 is also creating the Savoury Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Salted Meat, Egg Yolk and Black Truffle. The distinctive black truffle is at the heart of this rice dumpling. On a sweeter note, the chefs are preparing Sweet Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Red Bean Paste, which may be purchased in pairs.

A Cool, Stylish Tote Bag

To keep the rice dumplings cold during the hot Dragon Boat season, Grand Lisboa has designed a stylish and convenient isothermic tote bag. The crème-coloured tote, which features pebbled leather on the outside, is fully insulated to keep the rice dumplings chilled inside for two hours. Guests will receive this designer tote bag as a complimentary gift with each purchase of one Premium Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Abalone, Shark’s Fin and Conpoy; one Savoury Glutinous Rice Dumpling with Salted Meat, Egg Yolk and Black Truffle and two Sweet Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Red Bean Paste. These offerings are priced at MOP420, MOP220 and MOP180, respectively.

In addition to the rice dumplings, guests are welcome to select from an array of classic, homemade Grand Lisboa culinary delights such as The 8 Premium X.O. Mushroom Sauce; The 8 Homemade Black Pepper Cashew Nuts; the Grand Lisboa Classic Homemade Sauce Gift Set and much more to give as gifts to friends and family.

The Premium Glutinous Rice Dumplings and homemade culinary delights from Grand Lisboa are on sale now at the Lobby Hamper House, and redemptions may be made between 1 to 14 June, 2021. For more details, please call +853 8803 7797.

About Grand Lisboa Hotel

Soaring above the heart of Macau, the Forbes Five-Star Grand Lisboa Hotel is an iconic architectural feat inspired by Macau’s lotus symbol and designed to reflect the city’s history and heritage. Grand Lisboa ranks among an elite few hotels – globally – to earn the coveted quadruple Forbes Five-Star distinction for the hotel, The Spa at Grand Lisboa, Robuchon au Dôme and The 8. The hotel offers more than 400 beautifully appointed rooms and suites, featuring plush interiors and unrivalled views. Grand Lisboa also boasts award-winning dining with the Michelin three-starred Robuchon au Dôme atop the hotel; The Eight, also a three-starred Michelin restaurant, serving exceptional Cantonese cuisine; The Kitchen, a Michelin one-starred steakhouse and Casa Don Alfonso, an authentically Italian restaurant from Southern Italy. In addition to offering outstanding cuisine, the hotel offers an extensive wine collection of more than 17,000 labels, most of which are rated over 91 by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. The hotel is also the first establishment in China to receive the “Grand Award” honour from Wine Spectator magazine. Guests are also invited to indulge in luxuriously relaxing spa treatments at The Spa at Grand Lisboa, which spans 10,000 square feet and features 11 private treatment rooms. The spa also houses Le Salon, where guests are well looked after by professional hair stylists.

For more information, please visit: http://www.grandlisboahotels.com/

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Ada Chio de la Cruz
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Grand Lisboa Macau
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Grace Tong
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Grand Lisboa Hotel
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Odelia Kuok
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Grand Lisboa Hotel
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