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Today 29 January marks the beginning of the Year of the Wooden Snake, a sign of renewal, transformation, wisdom and prosperity. Elements that now inspire the creation of Asian menus in all these restaurants that celebrate the oriental festival with which to renew oneself spiritually.
For the tenth consecutive year, Madrid has wanted to be part of the new cycle in the lunar calendar with a series of landmark enclaves that offer unique evenings in which tradition is reinvented through haute cuisine.
DON LAY
The Nieves Ye team welcomes the Chinese New Year with a series of off-menu dishes – available until 12 February – inspired by the authenticity of Cantonese cuisine.


Don Lay‘s sophisticated creative offerings begin with a selection of dim sums, such as crispy wagyu accompanied by an intense oyster sauce and a hint of black pepper, and morel mushroom stuffed with prawns. Main courses include steamed blonde fish with enoki mushrooms, soy sauce and a vibrant pickled yellow pepper, accompanied by its aromatic broth, as well as squid sautéed in a wok with chilli and a touch of Sichuan pepper. Dessert closes this sophisticated evening with Valrhona chocolate, combined with a refreshing yoghurt ice cream.
Where? Castelló, 117, Salamanca, 28006.
BAO LI
The renowned Asian restaurant Bao Li proposes a journey through Asian exoticism with a menu that starts with a delicate wonton soup with black truffle and a crispy lobster with passion fruit sauce. At the table, the experience continues with an exquisite selection of abalone, boletus or black truffle dim sum, along with a silk thread of lacquered duck.


The feast continues with Sichuan-style sea bass with chilli peppers and the iconic Beijing-style imperial lacquered duck, served in two sequences that conclude with the traditional sesame-stuffed rice Tangyuan.
Where? Jovellanos, 5, Centro, 28014.
OROYA
Oroya, the Peruvian restaurant at The Madrid EDITION hotel, presents a menu designed by chef Diego Muñoz for the occasion, enriched with dishes such as fried quail eggs with sturgeon caviar, as well as a traditional dashi jelly. His oriental celebration will continue in the form of grilled oysters with homemade chicken and cashew wontons, finished with a clear consommé of capon infused with Chinese sausage.


Diego’s proposal also includes a surprising xin xon fan of cured and candied pigeon legs, ending with a delicious Ba bao fan with a rice base with eight symbolic fruits representing longevity, along with a lychee sorbet.
Where? Pl. de Celenque, 2, Centro, 28013.
BIÁNG BIÁNG BAR
The trendy Asian restaurant in the capital didn’t want to miss the party, and celebrated in style with unusual street food creations such as an original Chinese porra and jiaozis, and three of its Biáng Biángs with a very special twist.

The menu of the Biáng Biáng Bar is temporarily transformed -for three weeks- to offer exclusively creations such as a Chinese cud stuffed with prawns, honey mayonnaise, unashi sauce and rousong. To share, there are both the larded oxtail and tomato jiaozis, stuffed with oxtail, tomato and chives, and the Chinese leek and egg jiaozis. Meanwhile, their iconic noodles will be served in three different textures, with a variety of ingredients, including baby corn, Black Angus beef, Chinese mushroom, crispy breaded pork or the classic Asian pak choi.
Where? C/ Pelayo 8, 28004.
CHINA CROWN
From the realm of Asian haute cuisine, China Crown is displaying a ‘Year of the Snake’ tasting menu that includes starters such as traditional wonton soup with black truffle, crispy lobster with passion fruit sauce, and an assortment of boletus or black truffle dim sum.

For mains, the restaurant will serve Sichuan-style sea bass with chilli and Imperial duck in two courses, accompanied by seafood glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaf. Dessert will crown the experience with a sesame-stuffed rice tangyuan.
Where? Don Ramón de la Cruz, 6, 28001.