A Taste of Tradition for a Meaningful Reunion at Purple Cane Tea Cuisine

Where the year really begins: family reunion dinner. It is the most important occasion of the Chinese New Year celebrations for the Chinese all around the world. Where family members head back home from near and far to reconnect with one another over the most important meal of the year.

A never to be missed occasion, the reunion dinner cherishes the tradition of loved ones eating together, expressing gratitude and welcoming the new year with hope and prosperity.

As the Year of the Horse kicks off this 17th February 2026, bring your family and loved ones along to Malaysia’s first tea restaurant, Purple Cane Tea Cuisine, for a homely, warm and comfortable meal of Chinese cuisine that revels in the time-honored tradition of reunion dinners.

A Reunion Dinner for all

“For this joyous new year’s reunion, we offer a choice of four different CNY sets of tea-inspired cuisines for the small families of four to those with extended ones of ten pax. Priced between RM 388 to RM 1,388 per set, there is even the choice of a set suited for vegetarians,” shared Ms. Lee Poi Kuen, Chief Financial Officer of Purple Cane Tea Cuisine.

Prosperity fruit Yee Sang with Salmon

The dishes and menu above have been crafted by Head Chef Jack Lee of Purple Cane. This F&B veteran of Chinese cuisine introduces the right mix of tea types to the dishes to create a taste of freshness and harmony in every dish that suits the different palates in the family.

A refreshing choice for the health-conscious in this Lunar New Year

These tea-inspired cuisines are both unique and innovative at the same time.

Eight-Treasure Vegetables with Jasmine Tea

Take the Prosperity fruit Yee Sang in all the CNY sets, for example. Chef Lee serves it with Purple Cane’s specially crafted LongJing Tea-infused oil and passion fruit sauce. “The LongJing Tea-infused oil blends well with the fruits in the Yee Sang, ensuring that customers enjoy the crunchiness and freshness of it,” he explained. The Eight-treasure vegetables with tea is another must try while the dessert, Green Tea Mochi with red bean, offers a sweet ending to the meal without it being too heavy thanks to its retention of its original aroma of tea.

Green Tea Mochi with Red Bean

The restaurant seeks to create the right balance of taste, nutrition and tradition with the modern needs of health and wellbeing. Hence, Purple Cane used only the freshest of ingredients every day. With the right mix of sauces and consciously timing the cooking to the right duration, customers get to savor the most naturally delicious and nutritious meal without any overpowering tastes nor heavy flavors. Dishes served at its restaurants are known for having less salt, less oil and less sugar. No artificial flavors are added while cooking the dishes.

Steamed Patin Fish with Crispy Ginger

A foodie’s words

Allan Chow – a self-confessed foodie and food connoisseur – shared, “From Kobe to Cognac and from the raw to the refined, I have tasted different food cultures the world over and after going the full circle, Chinese cuisine and its cultural heritage and philosophy is what I’d call second to none.”

Having been a corporate high-flyer in major media houses and as well as that of a major public-listed conglomerate here in Malaysia before his retirement, Allan have had the most lavish and sumptuous meals with the most complex of marinates, sauces and flavors.

“I have been patronizing Purple Cane since they first opened in the 1990s and to me, they are the custodian of Chinese culture and tradition through the balance and harmony in its culinary creations. The freshest of taste comes through the dishes without being overpowering and its use of tea as an ingredient is indeed unique and celebrates the Chinese heritage that should be passed on to the younger generations,” explained Allan. In his 70s now, he is giving his stamp of approval to the fresh, harmonious and natural goodness of Purple Cane Tea Cuisine’s dishes.

Steamed Salted "Qing-Yuan" Chicken

Stay well, stay healthy and thrive in this new year!

“With the reunion dinner being the first meal of the Lunar New Year to many, eating the tastiest and most wholesome food is indeed the best way to kick-start the year ahead!” concluded Ms. Lee.

Besides the set menus above, customers who step into Purple Cane restaurants can also order ala carte dishes from the CNY menu to suit the number of pax and needs of each diner.