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 2024
Overview
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 chicken herbal soup and roselle red date tea.
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:
- Aliba Chicken Herbal Soup packet
- Song Kee Soup slice
- Roselle Flower
- Chrysanthemum Flower
- Ginseng Slice
- Red Date
- Lump Sugar
Overview
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
Overview
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 a new life filled with peace and happiness in Chinese culture.
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:
- Willows
- Ginger Flowers
- Casablanca Flowers
- Eustomas Flowers
Overview
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 CNY cookies for an all-in-one gifting set.
With each hamper, you’ll get tangerines as well as three different types of cookies - kueh kapit, almond cakes and pineapple tarts. All these yummy goodies are nicely packed in a basket that doubles as a CNY decor for your home.
Consists of:
- Tangerines (Mandarin Oranges)
- Kueh Kapit
- Macau Almond Cake
- Ross Cottage Pineapple Tarts
Overview
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
Overview
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 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:
- Kinohimitsu Buddha Jumps Over The Wall Abalone
- Kinohimitsu Abalone with Japanese Scallop
Overview
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 Rattan box, consisting of ready-to-eat frozen packs, 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:
- 3x packets of Tapaulah Ready-to-Eat
- 2x big bottles of Tapaulah Condiments
- 3x travel size Tapaulah Cooking Pastes
- 8pcs CNY Angpow Packets
- 1x reusable Rattan weaved Basket
- CNY Ornaments and Decors
- FREE CNY Greeting Card
Overview
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 ‘Prosperity Peak’, making it a great hamper choice for clients and business partners.
The hamper comes with 7 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:
- Golden Delight Pineapple Cake (330g)
- Hokkaido Premium Scallops (北海道精选干贝) (100g)
- Japanese Abalone Species in Braised (6 PCS) x 2 units
- Omega-3 Trail Mix Daily Pack (25g x 10sachets)
- Wild Queen Honey (535g)
- Roasted Pistachio in Shell Salted (Bulk Pack) (400g)
- Deluxe Selection Coffee & Tea Gift Box (525g)
Overview
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, Fish Maw and even a Superior grade Ginseng. There’s also an included card that you can write a message on before gifting.
Consists of:
- Superior Selection Ginseng Gift Box
- Fine Selected Fish Maw GiftBox ±60gm
- EYS Premium Abalone 425gm
- Go Lucky Chestnut 2x80g
- EYS Superior Herbal Soup 80gm(CNY Pack)
- EYS Waist Tonic Essence 375ml
- EYS RTD Bird’s Nest 2*70ml (CNY)
- "Open It" Card
Overview
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 Zhui Feng So Hup Pills, 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:
- EYS Bo Ying Compound 330mg*6 tubes
- EYS Waist Tonic Essence 750ml
- EYS Bird's Nest With Rock Sugar 6*70ml
- EYS Zhui Feng So Hup Pills 4gm*6 sachets (S)
- Pink Grey Multifunctional Mommy Bag
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