A Chinese food festival, titled Beijing Magic, is on (till May 10) at the Thillana Restaurant of the Sangam Hotels here. Mouth-watering delicacies that carry authentic and original flavour of China are dished out.
There is enough and more for both the veggies and the non-vegetarians alike at Beijing Magic from soups and starters to the endearing desserts.
If the enticing lemon flavour of the Talumein soup sets the tone for a pleasant evening, the spicy dragon roll that has a collage of cabbage, carrot, and capsicum drives the urge to do justice to the items on display at the neatly laid out buffet table. The dragon picture in the backdrop adds zing to the setting. Steamed Vegetable Momos, a look alike of our very own peaked Kozhukattai, makes for perfect starters.
The non-vegetarian gourmet can pick from Chicken Lung Fung Soup tantalisingly served with beaten egg white in fluffy fashion, or the Sesame Prawn Spring Roll where the prawn is coated with sesame and filling the hall with an unmistakable aroma of quality sea food.
If the Hunan Fried Rice is the veggies pick for the main course, then the Sea Food Mee Goreng prepared out of prawn paste, dried red chillies, and lemon grass with dry fish adding to its unique taste could challenge the temptation of those who prefer more than just vegetables for a dinner.
On the other hand or the other chop stick so to say, the Shanghai Rice Noodles where thin noodles with their mild yellow shade garnished in a range of hues, is a delicacy that is hard to resist.
Spicy Hong Kong Vegetables, Crispy Cauliflower in Szechuan Soup, Braised Chinese Vegetables (containing Chinese cabbage, baby corn, mushrooms, carrot, celery, spring onions and leeks) complete the columns that the Chinese gourmet invasion of Thanjavur.
