Celebrate this year end by dining at Wo Wo Dian, and be rewarded with a giant Fortune Bag worth S$58! Until 31 December 2024, every S$88 spent at the Sichuan restaurant will get you the Fortune Bag inclusive of Wo Wo Dian return vouchers, a cute giant bao-shaped pillow, a 福 (Fu) display, an Instagram photo frame, and Wo Wo Dian hand fan.
This limited-time promotion creates the perfect opportunity to bring your family and friends to try Wo Wo Dian’s autumn menu together with some of the restaurant’s perennial favourites. The seasonal menu features the Chinese Red Sour Soup Seafood Pot (S$29.90) and the Fresh Chilli Chicken Bun (S$6.90 for three), both of which are bound to appeal to the Singapore palate, with the inclusion of seafood in the former, and spicy notes reminiscent of our local chilli crab dish in the latter.
Chinese Red Sour Soup Seafood Pot. Photo © Fen Chia.
The Fresh Chilli Chicken Bun is suitable even for those with lower spice thresholds. Photo © Fen Chia.
The Signature Golden Crispy Chicken Mid Wings (S$7.90 for four pieces) with spices on the side were as juicy and addictive as the last time I tried it. Another seemingly prosaic-sounding dish, Stir Fried Potatoes with Preserved Vegetables S($9.90), was surprisingly elevated by its fragrance and wok hei, though a tad too greasy. These are two crowd-pleasers I hope will be a mainstay on Wo Wo Dian’s menu eventually.
Signature Golden Crispy Chicken Mid Wings. Photo © Wo Wo Dian
Stir-fried potatoes with preserved vegetables. Photo © Wo Wo Dian
Each time I visit Wo Wo Dian, I discover some new dishes off its regular menu, and it was no exception this time. The Classic Chicken Broth Rice Noodles (S$14.90) is a must-try classic and I recommend to order this dish on your first visit. This is a deceptively simple dish with its chicken pieces, kelp, chickpeas and noodles imported directly from Mianyang in Sichuan province in China. It is extremely tasty and the noodles have a texture quite close to mee sua (vermicelli), sitting in a robust broth that would have come from boiling the chicken bones for hours. This is the sort of comfort food that one would really crave for when one is down with a cold, yet also a nourishing staple that could be eaten every day with no feelings of guilt. Pair it with the Baby Kai Lan in Fragrant Sauce (S$11.90) for your obligatory vegetable needs.
Classic Chicken Broth Rice Noodles. Photo © Fen Chia.
Baby Kai Lan in Fragrant Sauce. Photo © Fen Chia.
Having tried both the chilli chicken bun and the Century Old Traditional Pork Bun (S$8.90 for three), I got the Century-Old Traditional Sauced Pork Bun (S$7.90 for three) for the first time. It was my favourite of the three, with the bun similarly chewy from being made of laomian (traditional sourdough) but the meat enveloped in a delicious savoury sauce. I even bought more to take away for supper and will probably find myself doing that in future.
Century-old Traditional Sauced Pork Bun. Photo © Fen Chia.
The next dish off the regular menu, the Sliced Pork Belly with Garlic Sauce (S$8.90) was a revelation and my favourite of the night. Sliced very uniformly thinly, the pork was slathered in a garlicky and spicy sauce that was so addictive that I ate it all and scraped the plate even after the pork belly was gone.
Sliced Pork Belly with Garlic Sauce. Photo © Fen Chia.
For dessert, try the signature Poached Pear in Rice Wine (S$6.90), a whole snow pear that has been poached for a few hours and is still slightly firm yet soft enough to spoon up, then bathed in a fermented glutinous rice wine syrup. That summarises the laborious multi-step process that actually went into preparing this treat. The Three Delicacies Iced Jelly (S$4.90) meanwhile, is a jelly dessert that is also based on rice wine, but is more refreshing due to the tartness of the lemon. Both of these are palate cleansers that serve well to round off the flavourful Wo Wo Dian dishes.
Poached Pear in Rice Wine. Photo © Fen Chia.
If you have not yet had the chance to try this heritage Sichuan restaurant, Wo Wo Dian’s Giant Fortune Bag is the perfect excuse for you to make your way there now with friends and family. Be it the seasonal items or the classic menu, find yourself rewarded with a delightful meal and that extra bag of goodies that will set you up to celebrate the festive season.
Wo Wo Dian
252 North Bridge Road
Raffles City Shopping Centre, #B1-13 to 15
Singapore 179103
Operating Hours: 11:30am to 9pm daily
