Adya Hotel Langkawi sends chefs to Indonesia for 'Taste Of Malaysia'

By Hamdan Ismail

LANGKAWI, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- Two Malaysian chefs recently participated in a culinary event ‘Taste of Malaysia’ held in Bogor, Indonesia, to promote Malaysian cuisine.

Executive sous chef Nasir Shaari and pastry chef Abdul Malek Samsudin from Adya Hotel Langkawi participated in the programme organised by the Malaysian Tourism Office in Jakarta which was officiated by the Malaysian Deputy Ambassador to Indonesia  Zamshari Shaharan.

In a statement today, Adya Hotel Langkawi said the event which was held at The Shahira Hotel Bogor was also attended by the director of the Malaysian Tourism Office in Jakarta, Roslan Othman and the Head of Tourism Department in Bogor, Sahlan Rashidi.

The two chefs prepared 40 traditional Malaysian dishes like laksa, rendang, nasi beriyani, ikan pekasam, nasi kerabu, kueh qasidah and others.

The programme which began on Monday until Aug 15 is part of the joint activities between Adya Hotel Langkawi and The Shahira Hotel Bogor.

The joint promotional effort between the two hotels began in June through the Masakan Sunda Bogor  programme held in the month of Ramadan.

Like the Adya Hotel Langkawi, The Sahira Hotel Bogor is a four-star syariah-compliant hotel with its concept of “Worth, Exclusive & Madani” and has three branches in the Bogor district, Indonesia.

-- BERNAMA