CNY 2020: Five Sen5es, The Westin Kuala Lumpur

Welcome the Year of the Rat with family and friends at Five Sen5es, The Westin Kuala Lumpur's Chinese restaurant. From 6 January until 16 February 2020, Five Sen5es will be presenting 3 exquisite set menus, a selection of fresh Yee Sang and festive a la carte items specially curated by Chinese Chef Ron Lean and his team. The menu will showcase authentic Chinese cuisine, engaging your five senses - sight, taste, scent, touch and sound.

The set menus are priced at RM1,988 (Happiness), RM2,188 (Blessings) and RM2,388 (Abundance) per table of 10 persons respectively. Each set menu comes with a bottle of selected complimentary House red or white wine.

A Chinese New Year dinner will not be complete without the tossing of Yee Sang. Yee Sang is symbolic of good luck, prosperity, health and all things auspicious. Guests can choose from Smoked Salmon, abalone slice or Salmon Yee Sang, all made with healthy ingredients and with no preservatives, in line with Westin's Eat Well program. The Yee Sang can also be taken away for celebrations in the comfort of your homes with loved ones, with prices starting from RM198 nett per standard serving.

We tossed to prosperity with the Salmon Yee Sang, presented in a large, auspicious red plate with double koi fish which symbolises good luck, abundance and perseverance. Here's to a prosperous 2020! :)

Next, we had the Braised crab meat soup with fish lips and dried scallop - a thick, comforting soup, brimming with delicious ingredients. Yummy!

A whole chicken is usually served during Chinese New Year as it symbolises prosperity and togetherness of the family. The Roasted chicken with crispy salt pepper was moist and juicy, with the popped rice lending an extra texture to the dish.

On top of representing abundance for the new year, the Steamed Dragon Grouper with Fungus and Enoki Mushroom was a real treat with its delicious, meaty texture and gelatinous skin.

Prawns are a must-have during Chinese New Year meals as it symbolises laughter and happiness. Laugh your way into the Year of the Metal Rat with the Stir fried prawn with butter milk sauce. 

The Braised fish maw, mushroom and bean curd with money bag is full of auspicious ingredients, with fish maw representing abundance, mushroom for longevity, bean curd for blessings for your home and money bag for wealth. We also had the Traditional lotus leaf rice with diced chicken, topped with shredded golden omelette and dried scallop.

For dessert, we were served a refreshing Chilled peach gum soup with red date and longan as well as a dessert platter featuring Deep fried Chinese New Year cake (nian gao) and an adorable rat pineapple tart, symbolic of Lunar New Year 2020.

There will be an acrobatic Lion Dance performance at the hotel's Porte Cochere and Lobby on 31 January 2020 at 11am.

Discounts: Credit card holders for Maybank, Citibank, CIMB, Hong Leong Bank, HSBC can enjoy up to 30% discount for up to 10 persons. Blackout dates apply.


For more information or festive reservations, please contact Westin Dining at 03-2773 8338, WhatsApp +6017 281 9231, email westindining@westin.com of log on to www.thewestinkualalumpur.com.



Pork-free.

Location: Five Sen5es, Level 1, The Westin Kuala Lumpur, 199 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: 03-2773 8338

GPS Coordinates: 3.14779, 101.714569

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How to Make Year of the Rat Pineapple Tarts

Happy New Year guys! Wishing you all a blessed 2020 filled with love, happiness and good health.

This year, we welcome the Year of the Rat and I can't wait to share with you this video and short recipe on how to make these adorable Rat Pineapple Tarts. For the pineapple tart dough, I used my trusted pineapple nastar roll recipe which I have been using for the past 5 years. Buttery and delicious and super cute too!

Year of the Rat Pineapple Tarts: Step-by-Step Video

How to Make Year of the Rat Pineapple Tarts
Recipe by Baby Sumo

For every rat, you need:
8g dough (recipe here)
7g pineapple jam
2 almond flakes
2 black sesame seed
Extra almond for tail


1. Roll pineapple jam into oval shape.

2. Place pineapple jam on dough and bring the dough up around it to enclose. (see video)

3. Shape so that it is slightly tapered at the front (this will be the "face" side)

4. Place almond flakes/ slivers about 1/3 from the front (for the ears). Ensure that the smaller side of the almond is facing the top.

5. Use tweezers to place black sesame seeds on the face (for the eyes).

6. Take an almond flake and cut lengthwise into three strips. Use one as the rat's tail.

7. Bake in preheated oven (170C - no fan) for 18 minutes. Remove and allow to cool on wire rack before storing. These taste best the following day.

Happy baking! Please refer to the video if you are unsure about any of the steps listed above.

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