Hello guys!
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| Cream of US Potato with Blue Cheese and Cauliflower |
One of my favourite food in the world is my dad's
spicy potato sambal with anchovies. They are so good and no one makes them
better than him while my mom always make the best beef curry with potatoes; well,
at least they both do as far as I'm concerned.
We all know potatoes has been a comfort food for
so long around the world. I mean who doesn’t love a freshly fried French fries
and a soft and creamy mashed potatoes with gravies?
But do you realize that there are more than just
that to a potato? Like other premium ingredients, with the right skill,
knowledge and creativity potatoes too can be made into a dish that is not just
unique but also up to par with other glamorous menu.
With that focus in mind, US Potato Board has
finally launched the second US Potato Culinary Festival Kuala Lumpur for the
year 2015 and I was honoured to be one of lucky bloggers to attend it. This
festival which will be going on starting from the 1st until 30th
of June 2015 is actually a bi annually event and is the continuation of the
highly successful first one that was held two years ago.
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The launching ceremony was held in Sheraton
Imperial Hotel and the chefs from a total of 13 top dining venues in Klang
Valley which includes restaurants and hotels were there to showcase the menu that
had been specially curated for the festival. I was so impressed with the wide
arrays of menu and cooking style displayed especially since potatoes was used
as the star ingredient of each dish. I mean who would have thought that you can
turn potato into a chocolate dessert or use them to make a milkshake?
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| Crispy US Potato Milkshake |
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| US Potato
Macaroons Bar with Chile Ancho Chocolate |
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| Mont Blanc Pudding |
Right? Look at those pictures! I was so impressed
with them especially the Crispy US Potato Milkshake; it was one of my favourite
that night. I was also told by my fellow bloggers friend that the US Potato
Macaroons Bar with Chile Ancho Chocolate was good too. Unfortunately I was
already at my potato limit that night to try. You know, that could happen when
you ate about or more than ten potatoes dish at one go and even with that there were still more
left to taste. Everything just looked magnificent and scrumptious!
The participating dining venues that will feature a ‘mouth-watering assortment of unique and fusion dishes that elevate the versatility, nutritional benefits and superior taste of quality US potatoes’ are as listed below:
1. Best Western Hotel, Petaling Jaya
2. Big Hug Burger
3. Burger Factory
4. Jibby & Co.
5. La Bo Ca Latino
6. La Risata
7. Maria’s Steakcafe
8. Naughty Nuri’s
9. Rendezvous Steak Garden Restaurant
10. Secret Of Lousinana
11. Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
12. The Daily Grind
13. The Roulette Bar
There were so many dishes showcased that night so I’m going to entice you with some more potatoes madness! Check out the photos down below:
So how was that, quite overwhelming amount of potatoes menu right? Your mind might be thinking just how much calories I had that night eating more than ten different potato dishes. Actually I was thinking just like that before I discovered a super important facts about potatoes thanks to Puan Indra Balaratham, a well-known dietician.
Fact 1: Potato when cooked discerningly is in fact one of the healthiest vegetables one can consume.
Fact 2: One medium-size (5.3 ounce) skin-on US potato contains just 110 calories per serving, boasts more potassium (620g) than a banana, provides almost half the daily value of vitamin C (45 percent) and contains no fat, sodium or cholesterol
It was mind blowing for me, you know how fulfilling a potato can be; so with that much calories and a correct way of cooking it would be a perfect diet menu. I never thought I would gained so much information in just one night.
So if you would like to get a taste of the featured menu yourself you can visit the restaurants and hotels listed above as they will be serving their specially curated menu at their outlets around Klang Valley.
They will definitely be using US Potatoes for their dish especially the potatoes are of better quality, taste, versatility and nutritional value thanks to superior agriculture methods, harvesting and distribution facilities from the US. You can also purchase the US Potatoes from all Malaysia leading supermarket and hypermarket to use them in your own dish at the comfort of your own.
Till next post, toodles~! ♥ミ
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