So.
You love food. Lots of it. And trying new stuff is your
speciality.
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Photo credits to Jorge L. Gazzano |
Hello, friend!
Now we all now there are lots of
buffets to choose from in town, so what makes one great place stand out from the rest?
Variety!
I was recently invited for a buffet dinner at the renowned
Circle Restaurant in
Le Meridien hotel, famous for it's scrumilicious dessert line.
The theme for the week was
Vietnamese, prepared by 2 invited chefs from Vietnam! (I love how they try to mix it up every once in a while with a certain food fest etc!)
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One of the guest chefs serving authentic Vietnamese beef noodles - Pho! |
Now I dont know much about
Vietnamese food, but I do know that it involves a lot of vegetables so I was kind of prepared for that. They also had a lot of the usual popular dishes on the buffet line. This is what greeted us when we entered:
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You can just about see it poking out from the middle - gorgeous dried Filipino mango slices! |
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Assorted breads - Not good when you're keeping your tummy empty for a buffet, but undeniably yummy! |
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Part of the salad selection |
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Steamed Fish with Soya Sauce and fresh Vietnamese Herbs |
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Sautéed Duck with Chillies, Lemon-grass and Sweet Basil Leaves |
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Deep Friend 'Ha Noi' Spring Rolls |
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Salmon 'Goi Cuon' - Vietnamese Spring Rolls |
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More 'Goi Cuon'! |
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The Pho as mentioned above - freshly prepared in front of your eyes! |
A quick search on Google gave me some basic info on Vietnamese food:
Known for its balance of five elements, many Vietnamese dishes include five fundamental taste senses: spicy (metal), sour (wood), bitter (fire), salty (water) and sweet (Earth), corresponding to: five organs: gall bladder, small intestine, large intestine, stomach, and urinary bladder.
Vietnamese dishes also include five types of nutrients: powder, water or liquid, mineral elements, protein and fat. Vietnamese cooks try to have five colours: white (metal), green (wood), yellow (Earth), red (fire) and black (water) in their dishes.
Dishes in Vietnam appeal to gastronomes via five senses:
food arrangement attracts eyes, sounds come from crisp ingredients,
five spices are detected on the tongue, aromatic ingredients coming
mainly from herbs stimulate the nose, and some meals, especially finger
food, can be perceived by touching.
Makes sense!
Some of the regular buffet goodness was also ready for its hungry patrons:
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Potato Masala |
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Beef Stew with Potato |
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Mussels in Kam Heong Sauce |
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Steamed Mangrove Snapper with Nusantara Sauce |
And on to my favourite part:
DESSERTS!!
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Chocolate Fondue! |
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Snow Egg |
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Vanilla Cupcake |
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Strawberry Panna Cotta |
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Pistachio Financier |
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Fruit Tarts |
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Kiwi Mousse |
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Orange Jelly |
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Coconut Pudding |
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Coconut Flavoured Vietnamese Caramel Custard |
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Look at all the pretty desserts! |
Yes I filled myself up good that night! Haha.. I'll think about my hips in the morni.. Oh wait. Then I'll be hungry again. Oh well - food makes happy!
You can visit Circle Restaurant yourself at
Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu
Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens, 88000 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, Malaysia
Or call+60 88-322 222 for reservations
Now, please excuse me while I bask in the memories -
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Til next time,
Calista xxx
hw much tat d buffet dinner?
ReplyDeleteHi! It was
DeleteRM65++ per person (12pm - 2:30pm)
RM92++ per person (6.30pm - 10pm)
But it may differ slightly now as this was for the Vietnamese themed buffet.. =)
what do you think about the current price?
ReplyDeleteI can't really comment, as I haven't been there since they renovated.. Hopefully will drop by soon! =)
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