2022 UK Chinese New Year Food Gift Delivery

The Year of the Tiger is fast approaching with Chinese New Year officially falling on the 1st of February this year. Apart from the obvious red packets, gift-giving is a huge part of the festivities. Need some ideas and inspiration on what to get? Check out our Chinese New Year Food Gift delivery ideas to find that perfect gift for your loved ones and yourself!

Prefer going out instead? We have also included a few spots in London for lunar new year-themed desserts & treats – you wouldn’t want to miss out on any of them!

*header photo credits to Pan Pacific London

Halal-friendly Chinese New Year Food Gifts in London / UK

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HOKO

Are you from Hong Kong or have Hong Kongnese friends? Then HOKO would make a terrific Chinese New Year gift! In collaboration with a leading Hong Kong calligrapher, HOKO is offering a limited CNY gift set that includes a series of handwritten bespoke red banners (i.e Fai Chun) alongside their signature silky Hong Kong-style milk tea. Additionally, they have also recently launched Hong Kong Yuen Yeung (Coffee Milk Tea, i.e 鴛鴦), which is the perfect nostalgic treat and caffeine buzz.

*Pre-order by 23rd Jan for delivery between 25th-31st Jan

Crosstown Doughnuts

Since it was such a hit for last lunar new year, Crosstown Doughnut is bringing back their limited CNY Pandan Doughnut for this year! It features their signature sourdough, infused with fresh pandan leaves and filled with homemade coconut cream custard, and finished with a vibrant pandan icing and desiccated coconut. These beauties are available for purchase as a Lunar New Year six-pack package for delivery across Greater London and Cambridge from the 26th January to 28th February. You can also get them individually in-store from 26th January as well!

Biscuit Boutique

Talk about the perfect Chinese New Year food gift to impress, Biscuit Boutique has absolutely nailed it. These Chocolate Biscuits (vegan-friendly) are easily the most artistic-looking and prettiest edible gift to send to your family for celebrating the occasion. The Year of Tiger Mosaic Chocolate Bonbons features a soft Praline noisette and white chocolate ganache coated in 60% Organic dark chocolate with white chocolate topping. Not only are they delicious but the stunningly painted mosaic designs are almost too pretty to eat!

Sakurado

Sakurado is back again with their Chinese New Year bundle for the Year of Tiger. The bundle includes traditional Chinese sticky rice cakes (flavours include red bean/brown sugar/Chinese dates), lucky parcels (decorated sponge cakes), covered dark Belgium chocolate coins and nuggets, and/or you can get an assorted range of their popular mille crepe cake slices in a beautiful Chinese New Year gift tin. Check out our review on Sakurado here.

Sambal Shiok

Not specifically Chinese New Year-themed but, not only is the Sambal Shiok Cookbook Gift Bundle the perfect gift for a foodie, that red-and-gold colour also definitely aligns with the festivities! Personally, I absolutely loved the cookbook and the recipes are easy to follow and super delicious! The bundle is exclusively available on Pezu, including a signed copy of the book, a jar of Mandy’s signature laksa paste, peanut sauce, and sambal – all packaged in a Sambal Shiok tote bag.

Rice Guys

You know what would be perfect to put on the table for a Chinese New Year feast? A proper whole roast duck. And you can skip all the hard parts if you get the Cantonese Roast Duck DIY kit from Rice Guys! Of all the DIY kits that emerged through the last two years, I’ve been most impressed with Rice Guys’ roast duck. It’s seriously well-marinated, easy to prep, and it’s super succulent and juicy!

Pop Bakery

Pop Bakery makes some show-stopping cake pops and has launched this adorable Chinese New Year box set available for nationwide delivery! Each box comes in eight cake pops, made from a mix of crumbled cocoa-based cake and cream cheese icing. You can choose your box design, greeting label, decorative sticker and a personal message if you want to include one.

Old Chang Kee

Old Chang Kee has released a Chinese New Year home delivery bundle, which includes meal kits for their Curry Flower Bread, Singapore Laksa, signature curry puffs, as well as their lunar new year special Pineapple Tarts. This is great for sharing, especially the tear-and-share “flower bread” and use it to mop up that lip-smacking chicken curry!

*Orders are only open on 19th and 21st of Jan

Biscuiteers

Biscuiteers offer designs for every occasion, including this Chinese New Year letterbox biscuit. It consists of lemon biscuits, hand-iced to designs of a traditional Chinese lantern, a lucky red envelope, and a tiger for the Year of Tiger. They come in their classic hand-illustrated gift box and it slots perfectly through the letterbox. Want to add a more personalised touch? You can also include a lovely gift message when ordering.

Sambal Shiok x Rice Guys

Every lunar new year, it’s tradition that Sambal Shiok does the Yee Sang Prosperity Toss. It used to be a supper club thing at their Holloway Road shop and it’s now a delivery item since last year. Yee Sang Prospoerity Toss symbolises good luck, good health and good wealth. Each portion serves around 4 and is consisted of carrot, coriander, cucumber, daikon radish, fried wonton skin, lime,  pickled ginger, plum sauce, pomelo, prawn cracker, red cabbage, seaweed salad, sesame seeds, seasoning spices, and smoked salmon. They say the higher you toss, the more luck the new year will bring!

Whittard

Tea is highly embedded in Chinese culture and definitely makes a great Chinese New Year food gift. The popular tea brand, Whittard, has launched a Chinese New Year gift box, which includes their Chelsea Breakfast Loose Tea Caddy and a Gold Tea Scoop in a striking Chinese New Year-themed red-and-gold gift box. While it’s not the special Chinese New Year flavour blends like last year’s, it’s still a good gift option.

Other Lunar New Year Treats to try in London

Yolkin Chinatown

Yolkin always offers seasonal specials for different occasions and this, of course, include Lunar New Year. This year’s special features adorable tiger macaroon designs and mango mochi ice cream. You just know it’s a winner, as per all their other amazing offerings! Go early and get your hands on them before they sell out. Read our review on Yolkin here.

The Orchid Lounge at Pan Pacific London

This show-stopping stunner of a Chinese New Year-themed afternoon tea is served at the Orchid Lounge at the luxury hotel, Pan Pacific London. The afternoon tea menu is designed by their award-winning Executive Pastry Chef Cherish Finden, who you might recognise as the Bake Off Creme de la Creme judge. It features an exquisite selection of handcrafted Tiger Year Pastries, a Prosperity Box, dim sums, and is completed with its excellent range of teas. Each guest will also be gifted a wishing card which they can fill out and tie onto the hotel’s honourable Bonsai. Throughout January and February, cards will routinely be chosen to win prizes from hotel stays through to free afternoon teas.

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