On Tuesday lunchtime, Maria and I joined Lisa and her mum - Aunty Ludwine, for a food tasting session at the Empire for Sarah's wedding in December. The food was mostly Ok and overall the started and the desert were the best dishes. I have upload all the photos so Sarah and Nick can see as they are in the UK at the moment.
Starter -The starter was like a prawn cocktail, the huge prawn was set on a bed of honeydew and rockmelon and there was a small or minute amount of lime dressing. Oh they put a breadstick on the top which was quite stale and soft! So we suggested that citrus fruits be included and the lime dressing needed a bit more oomph as it was quite bland. But I must say the prawn was very fresh.
Soup - the soup was Hot and sour soup but was very spicy and peppery as well as very sour. This would be ok for those who like spicy food and need to sweat! In the end the family decided to change the soup to a chicken noodle soup or soto ayam as this might be more palatable and not too spicy.
Main course - White rice, Rendang, Chicken curry, prawn masak tomato, Ikan masak tumis, mixed vegetables and mee mamak. This was all served in a huge hidang ( round foodwarmer).
Mee Mamak - I think this is Sarah's favourite dish and although I did not taste it as I am not into noodles, Maria and Lisa said it was excellent! So good choice Sarah!
The rendang - was excellent too as the beef pieces were very tender and spices just right and not too overbearing with that coconut taste.
The Chicken curry - I thought was a bit too bland and needed more curry powder and the sauce looked quite pale! We suggested that the skin of the chicken pieces be removed.
The fish dish - fish was very fresh and was quite succulent and meaty and had been fried prior to being sauteed with a spicy sauce that tasted more of turmeric. A decision was made to change this to sweet and sour fish instead.
The prawn dish - too tasted funny very sweet and tomato taste I suppose the name of the dish is tomato prawns. So I think in the end a decision was made to change the dish to buttermilk prawns instead.
Mixed Vegetables - this was the worst dish and I guess it always is at most weddings- the brocolli and cauliflower had been sitting in that hidang for probably an hour so were pretty soft when we ate them. There was also a burnt aftertaste- I cannot remeber what vegetable was chosen instead of this but I think it might have been Fiddlehead Ferns ( or Pakis!!!) masak lemak ( cooked in coconut milk). Hopefully this might turn out better on the day.
The desert was Sago Gula Melaka and this was excellent in terms of presentation as well as taste! Just enough gula melaka and coconut milk and the melon ball added that extra fresh taste to the dish. They also garnished the dish with a crunchy toffee cat's tongue ( I think it's called that!!) and that was very yummy indeed!
My involvement in this wedding is actually more to do with supplying the flowers but who can resist a free tasting meal!!I must admit I was rather full that afternoon and am not too akin to having such a heavy meal during the day.. still thanks Aunty Ludwine and Lisa for including me and Maria that day, I had a great time despite having to give marks for all the food! I am sure the food on the wedding day will turn out fantastic!
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