Skip to content

Malaysian Food Festival

Last week I was invited to attend the Malaysian Food Festival which is being held in Mumbai. When I reached there, I was welcomed by the very warm & courteous staff of India Jones, Hotel Trident and was guided to a corner table near a French window.

The ambience was perfect for a quiet lunch. From my seat I could see almost whole of the restaurant. On right hand side a large family was seated on a long table. They were celebrating some occasion. It wasn’t a birthday; perhaps somebody’s achievement? On another table a family of five from three generations was having a quiet lunch. The table next to mine on left hand side was occupied by a young couple, who was discussing spirituality while savoring the Malaysian delicacy.

Ikan bakar @lemonicks.com

malaysian food @lemonicks.com

After the regular customaries, the Malay Chef Kamarudin Bin Dali was informed and he came to my table to greet me. We exchanged greetings and he asked me what I wanted to order from the menu, so that he could start preparing it for me. It was not a buffet lunch like last time in Malaysian Food Festival but À la carte.

I told him that most of these delicacies have already been tasted by me in Malaysia and so I expressed my wish to try something new. But then I did not want to push him for something that wasn’t in the menu. For starters I zeroed in to Otak Otak Makanan Laut. It is a popular delicacy of grilled seafood mousse wrapped in banana leaf with a very mild coconut sauce. It just melted in my mouth.

Otak Otak @lemonicks.com

For the main course I preferred my favourite dish Ikan Bakar Daun Pisang. Again an assortment of grilled fish coated with spices, wrapped in banana Leaf cooked on charcoal, Jasmine Rice, Mango Salad and thin Tamarind Sauce with cherry tomatoes and chopped red chillies. 😀

India Jones trident @lemonicks.com

The Chef was very happy with my choices.
Malaysian cuisine offers an incredible wealth of color, exotic tastes and smells. Its rich array of flavors reflect the country’s multi cuisine culture of Asian flavors, a combination of native Malay, Chinese and Indian cuisine.

Being a diabetic I did not take any dessert but I did have a look at the menu. These were Bubur Kacang Dan Cucur Kodok Pisang (green Bean Soup & fried Banana Fritters), Agar-agar Kelapa Ice-Cream (Coconut Jelly along with ice cream) and Jack fruit sago soup with tropical fruits.

Some more photos of the day. Thank you Tourism Malaysia for inviting me. 🙂

Ikan bakar @lemonicks.com

india jones trident mumbai @lemonicks.com

india jones trident mumbai @lemonicks.com

If you want to travel places with me, I suggest you to join me on my Facebook travel page.
P.S.- This article belongs to www.lemonicks.com. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. If you are viewing this on a website instead of your RSS feed reader, then that website is guilty of stealing my content. Kindly do me a favour. Please visit my site and help me taking action by letting me know against this theft. Thank you.

Tags:

n j j

4 thoughts on “Malaysian Food Festival”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.