Best Chinese New Year goodies for 2026

1. Carlton Hotel Singapore

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Red packets aren’t the only thing people want this Lunar New Year. In fact, to really show your love and appreciation, gifting top-notch CNY goodies will surely win you brownie points with clients or the family. Carlton Hotel Singapore is here to help this festive season, with its wide array of goodies, both sweet and savoury. 

Those spoilt for choice can zone in on the Prosperity Pack ($248), which comes with an assortment of the hotel’s bestselling handcrafted delights. These include the golf ball-sized Premium Pineapple Tarts, Carrot Cake, Salted Egg Yolk Fish Skin, Traditional Nian Gao, Love Letters, and Kueh Bangkit. 

All the aforementioned snacks are also sold individually, with the pineapple tarts as one of the must-tries. Buttery pastry encases a generous amount of zingy pineapple filling, priced at $38 for eight pieces.

Alternatively, pull out all the stops by ordering the Abalone Eight Treasure Duck ($208), where tender duck is slow-braised with abalone, sea cucumber, conpoy, and other ingredients that are as symboli...