Food Introduction | Taste of Taiwan at Traders Hotel Penang
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You have only two weeks. Yes, two weeks duration from 30 May 2009 till 14 June 2009 to enjoy Taiwanese food at The Islander Restaurant at the Traders Hotel, Penang. Mark these dates down if you intend to savour on the varieties of Taiwanese favourites during the daily lunch and dinner buffet spread.
What will you get for the Taiwanese cuisine theme buffet? Well, the famous Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup should be able to give you some clues..
We were there during the launch of Taste of Taiwan, a Taiwanese cuisine promotion by Traders Hotel, Penang together with Taiwan Visitors Association as well as China Airlines.
Taste of Taiwan brings in the the great taste of authentic Taiwanese cuisine under the single roof at The Islander Cafe, located at the level 1 of Traders Hotel, Penang.
Fancy a cup of tea before we show you the mouth watering dishes from Taiwan?
Through collaborations and closed networking among the sister hotels of Traders and Shangri-La, Traders Hotel, Penang is able to bring in guests Chefs from their sister hotel to showcase local Taiwanese delights to folks in Penang. The General Manager, Mr Karl Karlson must be one happy person to see the successful launch of Taste of Taiwan.
Penang State Tourism Development, Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee Chairman, YB Danny Law Heng Kiang was the guest of honour who launched this Taste of Taiwan.
Completing the jigsaw puzzle to officially launch Taste of Taiwan.
A token of appreciation from Traders Hotel, Penang to YB Danny Law for officiating the ceremony
YB Law (Red Batik) with Christene Leong, Passenger Sales Manager of China Airlines. (Thanks to Somerset for identifying these VIPs)
A well known familiar face at the Sunday Metro. Yes, it is Helen Ong, the food writer, columnist and author of “Great Dining in Penang”
The Guest Chefs from Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza, Taipei. Wok Chef, Chef Li Shi-Cheng (left) with expertise on Cantonese cuisine and specialises in signature wok-fried Taiwanese dishes. Senior Sous Chef, Chef Bia Wang, is the other guest chef who specialises in Taiwanese cuisine.
As mentioned earlier, the Taiwanese cuisine theme buffet is available for two weeks with both guest chefs ready to whip delicious and tantalizing Taiwanese cuisine to tease your tastebuds.
Among the famous Taiwanese delights showcased will include the famed Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup, Deep Fried Fu Rong Tofu, marinated jellyfish with abalone and Danzai noodles.
Sumptous desserts will also be aplenty with spring roll skin wrap ice-cream and coriander, deep fried Taiwanese donut with custard and the famous sweet red bean cake
The comfortable and ambience dining area inside the The Islander.
Chef Bia Wang giving a briefing before “the show” commenced
So what do we expect to see, well Chef Bia Wang will demonstrate the steps to preparing the Taiwanese Beef Noold Soup. So hop on to next page for the photographic details…
More stunning photos on next page
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wow…. can’t wait to see what they offers….
FoOd PaRaDiSe,
stay tuned for Part 2, coming up soon
Yes, I want to see those dishes other than taiwan beef noodles.
cariso,
The yummie pictures are being processed… you’ll get to see them soon
do day have “Or War mi sua (Oyster mi sua)???? This is my fav. Taiwanese dish!
when we covered that yesterday, we did not see any oyster mee sua but based on our conversation with the organizers, the menu will change almost daily.. we’re waiting to get the full menu about Taste from Taiwan so that we can update here for our readers to skim through…
aiks, 2 pages and only the beef noodles?!!! i was expecting more lah .. heheh … next instalment then.
J2Kfm,
Before the main event, there’s always a teaser right?
Just stay tuned… we’re sure you’ll see more of Taste of Taiwan
Hi, just fyi, (picture above) the lady in beige color dress with YB Law (Red Batik) is Christene Leong, our Co-Sponsor, Passenger Sales Manager of China Airlines.
Somerset,
Thanks for the info, we’ve updated the post too
Aiks… no more food??
Can’t wait for your part II… faster post up ya
allie,
lots of food…. coming soon…
we’ll get it published today… still waiting for some additional info to make it complete
the beef noodle look delicious…. hmm…. need to wait for more great photo on the offered dishes… can’t wait to try it my own.
you were invited for the launch???
suseh,
yea, it’s coming up….. please be patient a little more
New Kid On The Blog,
Yes, we were invited for the launch
How much is the buffet lunch? and what time it open?
Hi SP,
The buffet lunch costs RM47nett per adult and RM23.50nett per child. Lunch is available from 12.00pm until 2.30pm.
You can call this number for reservation: 04-262 2622 ext 8010.
we have also included this information on the 2nd page of the post too. Happy dining
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haha.. i will go for it on this coming Sunday with my parent.. Happy!
pg.ming,
hope you’ll enjoy the buffet there
wa… so many great food a… must go adn try it liao… hey got any discount coupon a?
can the island 20% discount voucher apply for taste of taiwan buffet?
Penang Gin Na,
yea… worth to try…
there’s a discount for for certain credit cards… and a discount voucher
Unknown
Yes, you can use that voucher as well. It should be valid. Just confirm with the staff when you are there
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oh..my name is Gail Leow ..
I’m the one playing GUZHENG, not PIPA as mentioned.^^