If your family has been ordering the same dishes at Canton Paradise for years, your next visit could call for a longer look at the menu. The restaurant has introduced more than 20 new dishes in its first major menu refresh in a decade. These include crispy rice rolls with black truffle mushroom filling and a prawn and vermicelli claypot.
The additions join its existing selection of Hong Kong-style noodles, congee, roast meats and Cantonese dishes. Some dishes are also exclusive to the Alexandra Retail Centre and Marina Bay Sands outlets.
A crispy surprise inside these rice rolls
One of the new dim sum dishes gives chee cheong fun a crispy centre. The Steamed Duo Crispy Rice Roll with Prawn Filling and Black Truffle Mushroom Filling ($11.90) wraps a deep-fried crust inside a steamed rice sheet.
The dish comes with two fillings: prawn with asparagus, and wild mushrooms cooked in black truffle sauce. Each one combines a soft outer layer with a crisp bite inside. Other new dim sum options include the Cordycep Flower and Chinese Chive Dumpling ($8.90). There is also a Crispy Radish Pastry with Celery and Bacon ($6.90).
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Prawns, pepper and vermicelli come together in a claypot
For a dish to share, consider the Stewed Prawn and Vermicelli with Black and White Pepper in Claypot ($29.90). It brings prawns and vermicelli together in a chicken broth flavoured with Sabah black and white pepper.
Another seafood option is the Braised Flounder with Pork Belly, Fish Tofu and Garlic ($27.90). The dish combines flounder with roast pork belly, fish tofu, shiitake mushrooms and whole garlic cloves. Its braising sauce contains chicken broth, oyster sauce and Chu Hou sauce. Order some steamed rice if you want something to soak it up.
Meanwhile, the Mapo Tofu with Prawn ($18.90) gives the Sichuan dish a seafood twist. It pairs tofu and prawns in a spicy sauce. There is also Stir-fried Pork Collar with Organic Cauliflower ($19.90) for the table.
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Store exclusive dishes
The menu refresh comes with a few location-specific options. At Alexandra Retail Centre, diners can order the exclusive Stir-fried Tender Pork Collar with Shrimp Paste and Lettuce in Claypot ($22.90). It pairs pork collar and lettuce with shrimp paste.
Marina Bay Sands has five additional dishes, including four cod preparations. The Steamed Cod Fillet with Minced Garlic and Chilli in Superior Soya Sauce costs $38.90. So do the Crisp-fried Cod Fillet with Crispy Ginger and Steamed Cod Fillet in Hong Kong Style.
The fourth option, Braised Cod Fillet with Pork Belly, Fish Tofu and Garlic, costs $36.90. The outlet also serves Double-boiled Chicken Soup with Abalone and Fish Maw ($28.90 per person).
There are new noodles, soups and dessert too
Beyond dim sum and sharing dishes, the additions include Double-boiled Pork Rib Soup with Watercress ($14.30 per person). For something more substantial, there is Poached Rice with Seafood in Superior Prawn Broth ($28.90) and Wok-fried Noodle with BBQ Pork in Superior Dark Soya Sauce ($16.90).
Finish with Chilled Mango Pudding ($6.90), a Hong Kong-style dessert. Roast meat fans can also find Crispy Roasted Irish Fat Duck ($21.90) among Canton Paradise’s roast specialities. It comes with plum sauce.
