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Thinking about Taiwan? Craving for Taiwanese Cuisine?

Head down to The Islander Restaurant located at Level 1 at Trades Hotel Penang. The restaurant is promoting "The Taste of Taiwan" from 30 May 2009 to 14 June 2009. A wide variety to Taiwanese favourites is available daily during lunch and dinner buffet spread.

Lunch hours are from 12.00 noon to 2.30pm (RM 47.00 nett per adult, RM 23.50 nett per child)

Dinner is from 6.00pm to 9.30pm (RM 68.00 nett per adult, RM 34.00 nett per child)

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The Food Promotions team is honoured to be invited to the launching of the Taste of Taiwan together with Taiwan Visitors Association and China Airlines.

Mr Karl Karlsson, General Manager of Traders Hotel.

The event started off sharp at 6.00pm with the opening speech by YB Danny Law Heng Kiang, our dearly Penang State Tourism Development, Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee Chairman.

A lovely chinese girl playing Gu Zheng to entertain the guest.

Some display of Chinese tea.

The launch of Taste of Taiwan

Mr Karl presented a token of appreciation to YB Danny Law.

Once you enter into the restaurant, rows of table with fresh orchid on each table greets you.

Nice table setting for couples.

The overview of the restaurant.

In conjunction of Taste of Taiwan, two special guests from Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza, Taipei was here in Malaysia to showcase their skills in whipping up tantalizing Taiwanese meals. We have Chef Bia Wang the Senior Sous Chef that specialises in Taiwanese cuisine. Where else, Chef Li Chi-Cheng is known as Wok Chef that is expert in Cantonese cuisine and specialises in signature wok-fried Taiwanese dishes.

Shi-Cheng Li (Left) and Bia Wong (Right)

Alright, lets focus on food. The main highlight of the night would be the famous Taiwanese Beef Noodles Soup. Whats more besides this to make up truly taiwanse cuisine. Besides that, they so serves Deep Fried Fu Rong Tofu, marinated jellyfish with abalone and Danzai noodles.

The section for cold dishes.

These are the top 5 famous dishes from Taiwan. From the above we have Steamed Assorted Egg and 3 combination of eggs that is egg white, century egg and salted egg at the top left. And in the bottom of right corner, that is the Marinated Jelly Fish with Abalone.

Another 3 of them as below.

Asparagus Salad

Squid Salad With Five Spicy Sauce

Marinated Salty Clam

Here come the hot serving section.

Stir Fried Minced Shrimp with Lettuce. Chef showed us to put some of the Stir Fried Minced Shrimp on top some lettuce leaf to be eaten. A great and healthy way to consume it.

Wok Fried Crabs with Satay Sauce

Wok Fry Mussels with Basil

Deep Fried Fu-Rong To Fu

Braised Lamb with Herbs

We are told that this dish is served during the cold season in Taiwan to keep the people warm.

Steamed Glutinous Rice Taiwanese Style

Besides the Taiwanese Cuisine, we do have some other International Food.

Breads for bread lovers.

For seafood lover, this section is a must to be visit as they serves fresh oysters, prawns and mussels.

Next would be the Sashimi session. Freshly cut slices of fatty salmon. Yummylicious!

Some colourful Sushi.

For those who loves seafood but dislike it to be served cold, come over to the grill section.

The seafood will be grill for you upon ordering. That is the wonder of delicious hot food.

As for the dessert would be the spring roll skin wrap with ice cream of your choice and coriander with some sprinkle of crushed peanuts.

Chef from Taiwan showing the method to wrap.

The final touch of the spring roll ice cream.

Mini Fondue

There are marshmallows, little dougnuts and love letter biscuits waiting for you to deep into the hot chocolate bowl.

Are you a sweet tooth person? A person that cannot resist colourful and cute decoration on dessert. Let scroll down for the dessert section. Way to go!

Tiny serving of cakes on spoon and in cups. Its too adorable to resist it.

Our huge souvenir from Eileen, the communications manager of Traders Hotel who also hosted us.

The secret recipes of Shangri-La, "Essence of Shangri-La". This book is Limited Edition and not for sale at any store. Tell us if you would like us to share on some of the pages.

You only have 2 weeks (30 May 2009 to 14 June 2009) to try the Taste of Taiwan.

Are you ready to venture into it? ;)

TRADERS HOTEL, PENANG
Magazine Road, 10300 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: (604) 262 2622
Fax: (604) 262 6526
Website: www.tradershotels.com

* Photo taken by Jimmy

It's a sunny afternoon where Criz Lai hosted a Floggers' street food review that our team attended. Thanks to Criz, we are exposed to the delicious chinese snack, the special You Tiao.

'You Tiao' in English is known as Chinese Cruller or Fried Bread Stick.

You might wonder, what makes this stall more extraordinary than the other You Tiao stall?

As their stall name says: Te Chang You Tiao Wang! They have the looongest You Tiao ever in Malaysia, 14" long!

The owner of Te Chang You Tiao Wang.

Owner of the stall and his 14" You Tiao. His next target, is to make a 5 feet long You Tiao and will be put into the Malaysia Book of Records! That's a wonder isn't it? :)