Min Jiang celebrates five years with ‘Duck Cards’
Min Jiang, the authentic and elegant Chinese restaurant in Kensington, will be five years old on Sunday 8th September 2013. To celebrate, the team is treating every party visiting for lunch on that day to a birthday ‘Duck Card’, which gives them the opportunity to return for a complimentary ‘Legendary wood-fired Beijing Duck’, the restaurant’s signature dish.
The duck, which is cooked in a wood-fired oven by a master chef, is first enjoyed with slices of crispy skin dipped into fine granulated sugar, a classic treat of old Beijing traditionally offered to ladies. It is then served with pancakes and two types of garnish, the traditional sweet sauce with shredded leeks and cucumber, and Min Jiang’s contemporary version: garlic paste with radish and Tientsin cabbage. Finally, guests can choose between several dishes for the remainder of the duck, such as spicy minced duck with a lettuce wrap, a soup, a noodle or a rice-based dish.
Throughout the month of September, the restaurant is also offering a celebratory tasting menu of their most popular dishes so far. As well as the wood-fired duck, there is also a platter of steamed dim sum, another of Min Jiang’s most well-known dishes, plus several others including steamed fillet of sea bass with ginger and spring onion, and sautéed Gong Bao tiger prawns. The menu costs £68 per person and includes Min Jiang’s most popular cocktail - the Oriental Mojito, which is made with the addition of watermelon for a fruity kick.
Min Jiang in numbers:
Total number of ducks sold since opening: 27,521
Average number of dumplings made every day: 490
Age of the oldest recipe on the menu: 277 years old (Beijing Duck)
Kilos of chillies used each week: 3kg
Litres of soy sauce used each week: 17litres
Number of full-time wok chefs in the kitchen: 4
Number of chefs on the dedicated ‘duck squad’: 4
Distance to Min Jiang Singapore: 9,260 miles
Min Jiang serves authentic Chinese cuisine from some of China’s most famous gastronomic provinces, and is much loved for its desirable location on the tenth floor of the Royal Garden Hotel, overlooking Kensington Gardens. The restaurant launched in 2008 to excellent reviews and was awarded three AA Rosettes in 2009.
Min Jiang’s contemporary Chinese inspired interior complements the views perfectly, incorporating a 20 cover private dining room and a separate bar area. In the latter, guests can enjoy classic drinks such as a Negroni or Manhattan as well as Eastern-inspired house cocktails such as a Canton Ginger (vodka, amaretto, fresh lime, ginger, apple juice and ginger ale). It also offers dim sum platters and small plates including crispy fried squid with salt, pepper, dried chilli and garlic, and a selection of the finest teas. Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, Min Jiang is one of the top choices for high end Chinese dining in London and one of the capital’s most successful restaurants.
Min Jiang at the Royal Garden Hotel, 2-24 Kensington High Street, London, W8 4PT
Website: minjiang.co.uk
