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Join Us for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 at Chung Ying
Get ready for a fun-filled day at the Birmingham Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 on Sunday 15th September!
Chung Ying Cantonese Restaurant is excited to invite you and your family to celebrate this special event with us.
What’s the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a time when families gather to celebrate the full moon, share tasty mooncakes, and enjoy lots of fun activities. It’s one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, and it’s all about family, togetherness, and traditions.
Up for some fun?
By Eleanor Wong
Cheung Fun !
A fantastic addition to your steamed dim sum table is the popular and delicious Cheung fun; rice noodle roll. Large rice noodle wrapped around a huge variety of fillings and dipped into spicy, sweet or sour sauces, depending on your tastes or where you are in the world.
This simple but tasty dish originated in the Guangdong Province of Southern China but has since travelled and been adapted by many countries, who have made it their own. In Maylasia you’ll often find your ‘chee cheung fun’; called so due to its appearance to a pig intestine, served with shrimp paste. In Maylasia and Singapore it’s regularly eaten as part of the breakfast meal.
Something steamy perhaps?
By Eleanor Wong
Steamed Dim Sum
If you grew up like I did, where the Chinese food you ate was great, but very much catered for a ‘western palate’; focusing on the fried element in their starter menu, then you may not be aware of the great number of soft, juicy steamed dim sum out there waiting to be devoured!
“I love Chinese food”….a statement I have said so many times growing up. When in fact my limited experience and the limited choices I made (spring rolls, sweet and sour chicken, egg fried rice) meant that I had not even begun to sample the vast array of flavours and textures this cuisine has to offer.
Dim sum or small snacks are traditionally most commonly eaten at lunch time. Lots of little plates or baskets of yummy dumplings, rolls and small plates are served to the table and everyone digs in for a try of everything. In one sitting your palate gets to experience salty, sweet, spicy, sour deliciousness from a variety of different dishes.
Lunar New Year Celebrations in Birmingham, UK - Bring on the Dragon!
It’s an exciting time of year right now for anybody who celebrates the Lunar Calander, as we gear up to welcome the year of the Dragon. Saturday 10th February 2024 marks the first day of the new year.
All over the world communities are deep into preparations to welcome in the New Year. Lanterns will be hung and family and cultural traditions will be followed and enjoyed. New clothes will be bought, houses will be spotlessly cleaned and new haircuts will be had.
In lots of countries family members will make their way back to the family home for around a fortnight of celebrations; referred to as spring festival. Streets, shops and restaurants will be vibrant with colour and celebration.
Where to eat Vegan and Gluten Free food in Birmingham
Advancement in medical research has meant that we all have a heightened awareness of our digestion health and know our digestive system can be affected so heavily by what we put into it. As this is something we can control, we find more and more people reaching for the meat free, gluten free and dairy free menus when out and about.
A growing area of interest in recent years is how certain types of food can adversely affect our health and how they affect people differently. For example, you can now readily take tests which tell you what foods you may be allergic to. People who have had chronic conditions have found themselves easing years of suffering just by cutting out certain types of food.
Best Vegan Restaurant in Birmingham Chung Ying Cantonese Restaurant
Have you tried our Vegan food menu at Chung Ying Cantonese Restaurant, Birmingham China Town? We offer over 90 Vegan dishes.
Veganism has taken the world by storm, fast becoming a lifestyle that is preferred by many as a way to do their bit for animals, the environment and their health. Whilst many might think veganism is a new trend, its popularity spans centuries and has been at the basis of many ancient civilisations. Chinese cuisine includes every day vegan staples such as tofu, soy, vegetables, seitan, rice and egg-free noodles, making it a go-to for many vegans.
We are proud to offer an extensive selection of vegan dishes, designed by our highly acclaimed chefs.
‘’Excellent service and food - this place has got better! The service was excellent and we had food that was totally vegan which tasted great! The vegan share platter, chung fun with spring onions, vegan duck and pack cakes and vegan chicken were all amazing! We have been coming here for years to eat dim sum but it was the first time we had tried the vegan menu and we didn’t miss the meat at all! We look forward to booking our next visit soon!’’
Some of our latest dishes include:
Salt & Chilli Vegan Chicken Wings
Crispy Chilli Vegan Beef
Vegan Lamb in Cumin
Vegan Dry Beef Ho Fun
Vegan Yeung Chow Fried Rice
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