Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, is a highly anticipated occasion, celebrated by many Asian ethnicities all over the world. Those who celebrate it would prepare red envelopes (angpaos), gifts, traditional foods and drinks ahead of time for sharing and gifting during the festivities.
Another common sight during the Chinese New Year is a variety of gift hampers. Since gift-giving is an important part of the Lunar New Year celebration, hampers are curated by stores to make it easier for people to gift them to family, friends, businesses and more.
The items included in Chinese New Year hampers range from cookies and chocolates to alcohol and tea. There are also premium options like ginseng and abalone, which are favoured by elders or the older generations. Such items are chosen to symbolise the likes of good fortune and health but you can put pretty much anything into hampers nowadays, as long as it’s meaningful.
If you’re thinking about showing your appreciation to someone and sending them your best wishes this Chinese New Year, a great way to do it is with a hamper filled with food. Here to help you choose, we present our top picks of the best Chinese New Year hampers & gift boxes.
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Top 10 Chinese New Year Hampers & Gift ideas 2025
What to know
Most Chinese New Year hampers come with herbs and traditional Chinese ingredients because they symbolise good health and longevity. This hamper by YCH Herbs includes ingredients that can be used to make traditional dishes like Ginseng chicken soup and Snow Fungus sweet soup.
The hamper is appropriately named ‘Healthy Longevity’ and it comes with seven items, all packed neatly in a convenient carrying box. You can also request a greeting card to include a message you have for the receiver and you’ll also get a recipe booklet with every purchase.
Consists of:
- Herbal Soup Daging Oriental
- Dried Mushroom
- Snow Fungus
- Ginseng Slice
What to know
If you’re looking for a halal Chinese New Year hamper to gift to your Muslim family or friends, this one by Hamper Malaysia would make a great one. Rest assured that the hamper doesn’t contain any pork or alcohol and all the items are halal-certified as well as made by well-established brands.
This charming decorated set comes in a festive-themed decor, consisting of ready-to-eat snacks, condiments and sauces to use for cooking. You'd also get CNY Angpow packets and some festive decorations. Talk about getting ready for an open house!
Consists of:
- Fomec's Plum Vinegar
- Ferrero Rocher
- Fomec's Abalone Chicken Soup with Mushroom & Scallop
- Essence of Chicken with Ginseng and Cordyceps
- Birds Nest with Ginseng, White Fungus & Rock Sugar
- Amplang Ikan Perisa Asli
- Mini Crispy Fried Peanut Crackers
- Golden Caramel Popcorn
What to know
When it comes to Chinese New Year, you can’t leave out the delicious CNY cookies! This hamper by LW Nyonya features six of their freshly made, best-selling cookies in a convenient gift set. Not to mention, everything in the hamper is handmade in LW Nyonya store in Malacca using high-quality ingredients only.
The cookies in the hamper include the highly addictive crispy prawn rolls and a CNY must-have, pineapple tarts. There is also rabbit-shaped Kuih Bangkit since it’s the year of the rabbit and non-traditional cookies for some variety.
Consists of:
- Nyonya Pineapple Tart
- Butter Pineapple Roll Tart
- Rabbit Kuih Bangkit
- Almond Choco Cookies
- Peppermint Cookies
- Crispy Prawn Rolls
What to know
If the person you’re gifting a hamper to is a fan of beautiful flowers, you can present them with this hamper. This is a fresh flower hamper that is curated with four flowers that symbolise love, joy and prosperity.
While they do require more care and maintenance compared to the typical food hamper, they are a more unique gift. The hamper also makes for great Chinese New Year decorations for the home, adding a bit more flair and good energy to the surroundings.
Consists of:
- Miss Piggy Rose
- Pink Eustoma
- Brown Pom Pom
- Pink Alstroemeria
- Yellow Dancing Lady
- Shocking Pink Pussy Willow
What to know
Chinese New Year hampers are also gifted to business partners and clients to show appreciation for their hard work as well as to wish them good luck and success in the coming year. This gift box by Signature Market is aptly named ‘Prosperous Year’, making it a great hamper choice for clients and business partners.
The hamper comes with 9 types of rich, yummy and healthy Signature Market treats, most of which are meant for sharing. Everything is neatly packaged in an elegantly designed CNY-them box that won’t look out of place in the office.
Consists of:
- Omega-3 Trail Mix Daily Pack (25g x 10 sachets)
- Roasted Pistachio in Shell Salted (100g)
- Botanical Tea Honey Gems (20g x 12pcs)
- Golden Delight Pineapple Cake (330g)
- Roasted Whole Chestnuts (200g)
- New Moon Abalone in Braised (8pcs)
- Multiflora Raw Honey (560g)
- Bird's Nest with Ginseng, White Fungus & Rock Sugar (150g x 4 bottles)
- FREE: Duck-tastic Days Ahead Calendar (1 unit)
What to know
The best wish you can present to your family is the wish for good health. If you’re looking for a hamper for your family, get one filled with nourishing food. This hamper is curated by Eu Yan Sang, known by many Chinese Malaysians as the go-to place for quality herbs and traditional Chinese health supplements.
In the hamper, you’ll find tons of food that promotes better health and well wishes for everyone in the family, like Bird's Nest, Abalone and tea. There’s also an included card that you can write a message on before gifting.
Consists of:
- Essence of Chicken with Ginkgo Biloba Extract 4x70g
- Ready-To-Drink Bird's Nest 2x70ml
- Premium Abalone 1x425g
- Ming Mu Tea 15x4g
- Invigorating Qi & Lung Nourishing Soup 1x82g
- Hawthorn Stick with Tangerine Peel 1x130g
- "Open It" Card
What to know
In Chinese culture, tangerines or mandarin oranges symbolise good luck and good fortune so it’s recommended to gift tangerines to your loved ones during the festive season. This hamper by FlowerAdvisor includes both tangerines and a bottle of fine wine to impress your recipient.
The hamper box set comes in a simple yet stunning gift box, adorned with calligraphy, that's suitable to be gifted to friends, family and even business partners!
Consists of:
- Upcoze Merlot Red Wine (750ml)
- Mandarin Oranges (x5)
What to know
If you’re feeling generous this Chinese New Year and you want to present your loved ones with a premium hamper, this Kinomitsu gift pack with canned abalones would be a great option. Abalones are an auspicious symbol in Chinese culture but they are rather pricey so this ingredient is typically only consumed on special occasions.
There are three big cans and an additional 2 regular size cans of abalones in this gift pack, with the Abalones made in a superior broth with a secret recipe for 8 hours. Moreover, everything is packed in a convenient box, decorated with a CNY theme.
Consists of:
- Abalone in Braised Sauce 425g x 1 can
- Abalone in Brine Soup 425g x 1 can
- Abalone with Japanese Scallop 425g x1 can
- Abalone with Black Truffle 180g x 2 cans
What to know
If you’re looking to present fruit baskets to your loved ones this Chinese New Year, shop MBG’s selection of fruit baskets for top-quality fruits at their freshest state. This Blessing Fruit Basket comes with a bunch of fresh fruit that makes great treats for the entire family.
You’ll get 8 different types of fruits and they’re all carefully arranged in a basket that is decorated with an artificial flower and ribbons. However, depending on the availability and the freshness of the fruits, you may receive something different than advertised.
Consists of:
- Green Grapes
- Black Grapes
- Century/Ya Pear
- Navel Orange
- Fuji Red Apple
- Green Kiwi/Golden Kiwi
- Singo Pear
- Yellow Dragonfruit
What to know
Newborn babies are a blessing so if there’s someone you know who has recently welcomed a new addition to their family, it’ll be a nice gesture to gift them this hamper. Packed with tons of nourishing goodies, this Eu Yan Sang hamper is perfect for a new mum.
The hamper includes food like bird’s nest and Cordycepts, which help with postpartum recovery and will also be beneficial for the baby if the mother is breastfeeding. You can also use the card to write a message to the parents.
Consists of:
- Pure Extract Of Cordyceps Sinensis Mycelia 3.5g (20ml X 6 Bottles)
- HM Manuka Honey MGO100+(250gm)
- EYS Ginger Wine 750ml
- EYS American Ginseng Tea 4gm*12sachets
- EYS Ginseng with Ten Herbs Soup 107gm
- Pink Grey Multifuntional Mommy Bag
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