Ikea S’pore Now Sells 8 Treasures Lotus Leaf Rice, Orh Nee & Mango Pomelo Desserts For CNY

We spotted less than five packs of frozen mango pomelo left at Ikea Jurong. As for the yam paste, we are told it’s “sold out”, so consider yourself lucky if you manage to snag any extra packs left in-store (the items are not sold at Ikea’s online store).

But you can easily get the pre-steamed 8 Treasures Lotus Leaf Rice at Ikea’s Swedish Restaurant outlets. Our ready-to-eat rice comes in a neat leaf-wrapped parcel. When we open it up, hot steam wafts up tantalisingly.

We dig into the glutinous rice, which yields a few morsels of juicy sliced lup cheong, a whole salted egg yolk, sliced shiitake mushrooms and whole chestnuts. The rice was not quite al-dente enough for our liking, but had a flavour reminiscent of lor mai gai. Don’t count on this being the best eight treasures rice, but it’s still a fun snack for when you’re picking up a few last-minute CNY items at Ikea. For takeaways, you can also pre-order in advance via www.ikea.com/sg/en/stores/restaurant and swing by to pick up your food when it’s ready.

Ikea Jurong also has a new menu which includes this wallet-friendly salmon dip with deep-fried mantous.

There’s also a cute ‘banquet-style’ crispy noodle dish with a fried fish fillet instead of the usual Cantonese-style prawns.

If you haven’t stocked up on bak kwa, there’s a 3-for-2 promotion for Ikea’s barbecued pork slices, which usually costs $23.80 for a 500g box with individually vacuum-sealed slices.

We also found cute Fortune Cookies and Red Velvet Cheese Cookies at $8.80 a box. Huat ah!