: : Hotel Grand Continental ~ Part III : :

Now, onto the sweet stuff! A lot of varieties on show at the buffet counter : from the Western cakes and pastry to the local kuih muih @ cakes @ delicacies and fresh juicy fruits. The chocolate cake was just nice : not too sweet and not too rich. Yum!

A bit lazy to type everything as I’m still going a bit ga-ga over my new pets! Haven’t name the hamsters yet.

: : Fotolog of Kuching : :

Another pet project. Scenery of Kuching. We’ll see how long this one will last. 🙂

: : Hotel Grand Continental ~ Part II : :

I have never seen so many red dishes at a lunch buffet before. The pictures below were taken on Thursday noon time. Everything was red to denote that it’s spicy. Do not be fooled into thinking that a red coloured dish in Asia is made with tomato sauce. Although the base of any chilli sauce is still tomato, the red sauces are usually very spicy. Check the name tags at the bottom of the buffet dish before digging in!

Ayam panggang @ grilled chicken. I think what they did was grill the chicken first and then later added on the sauce. The sauce is most likely made from chilli sauce with some added spices to make it taste spicy.

Assam fish : a sour curry dish that is very popular. The usual dish is normally cooked with a BIIIIIIIIIGGGGGG fish head but can also be cooked with the whole fish. One of my favourites. Problem with fish dishes in buffet containers is that it’s very seldom a neat presentation. Still, it tasted real good.

Telur pedas @ spicy egg : a local favourite for many. The egg is hard boiled first and then later coated lightly with batter and deep fried. The spicy sauce made from chilli sauce and some green peas, carrots, corn and long beans were poured over the egg. Simple to do and very delicious.

Terung & long beans : Brinjal that is stir-fried with long beans. Personally, I do not like brinjal because it’s very soft. My collegues did and dug into this buffet dish eagerly. And yep, the red sauce is in abundance today!

Another red dish! Tauhu @ soya bean cubes deep fried first and later cooked with other vegetables. In this picture, they added in shredded mushrooms and loads of leek.

Beef rendang : a type of curry cooked without kunyit @ tumeric for the yellow coloring. It’s a dry type of curry but taste very delicious. It’s not easy to made as the beef has to be cooked for some time to soften it up. It has coconut inside it which makes it taste better. Not exactly red, I know but not the dark brown color that I’m familiar with.

Stir-fried kailan @ Chinese mustard in oyster sauce. So, two dishes that were not red. Phew! Anyway, I did not eat everything as there were just too much to eat. Ended up eating the salads and dessert more!

Cheerio!

: : Hotel Grand Continental ~ Part II : :

I have never seen so many red dishes at a lunch buffet before. The pictures below were taken on Thursday noon time. Everything was red to denote that it’s spicy. Do not be fooled into thinking that a red coloured dish in Asia is made with tomato sauce. Although the base of any chilli sauce is still tomato, the red sauces are usually very spicy. Check the name tags at the bottom of the buffet dish before digging in!

Ayam panggang @ grilled chicken. I think what they did was grill the chicken first and then later added on the sauce. The sauce is most likely made from chilli sauce with some added spices to make it taste spicy.

Assam fish : a sour curry dish that is very popular. The usual dish is normally cooked with a BIIIIIIIIIGGGGGG fish head but can also be cooked with the whole fish. One of my favourites. Problem with fish dishes in buffet containers is that it’s very seldom a neat presentation. Still, it tasted real good.

Telur pedas @ spicy egg : a local favourite for many. The egg is hard boiled first and then later coated lightly with batter and deep fried. The spicy sauce made from chilli sauce and some green peas, carrots, corn and long beans were poured over the egg. Simple to do and very delicious.

Terung & long beans : Brinjal that is stir-fried with long beans. Personally, I do not like brinjal because it’s very soft. My collegues did and dug into this buffet dish eagerly. And yep, the red sauce is in abundance today!

Another red dish! Tauhu @ soya bean cubes deep fried first and later cooked with other vegetables. In this picture, they added in shredded mushrooms and loads of leek.

Beef rendang : a type of curry cooked without kunyit @ tumeric for the yellow coloring. It’s a dry type of curry but taste very delicious. It’s not easy to made as the beef has to be cooked for some time to soften it up. It has coconut inside it which makes it taste better. Not exactly red, I know but not the dark brown color that I’m familiar with.

Stir-fried kailan @ Chinese mustard in oyster sauce. So, two dishes that were not red. Phew! Anyway, I did not eat everything as there were just too much to eat. Ended up eating the salads and dessert more!

Cheerio!