A Norwegian Gastronomic Affair
A Norwegian Gastronomical Adventure
A spectacular seafood buffet takes centre stage at the
annual Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner hosted by Hans Ola Urstad, Norway’s Ambassador to Malaysia.
Some of the guests
The night was surrounded with gorgeous ladies in gowns and
handsome men in black suit.
Norwegian's dazzling array of seafood at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
Beautiful masterpiece
Shrimps
The hall was filled with the unthinkable amount of salmon
dishes.
Never in my life have I seen this much salmon prepared in different
cooking methods.
My jaw just dropped!
One tonne of seafood was flown fresh from Norway to this
dinner and presented in modern Norwegian, Scandivanian and Asian cooking
styles. This includes Norwegian salmon in different forms, Norwegian cod, king
crab, lobster, crayfish, scallops, cockerel, Atlantic halibut and monkfish.
Pastry Delights
Held at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur this magnificent
gastronomic seafood event was orchestrated by renowned Norwegian chef Frank Naesheim, and his team of
culinary professionals from Norway, Malaysia and Singapore. Chef Frank Naesheim is also the CEO of
Snorre Food Pte Ltd, the company that brings in Norway’s freshest and finest
seafood to the Asian Market.
Snorre Food’s mission is to deliver unique, wonderful and
healthy taste of cold water seafood to the Asian region.
Chef Markus Dybwad
in action.
Chef Markus Dybwad
was a former junior sous chef of Heston Blumenthal’s 3-Michelin star Fat Duck
and now culinary consultant at Snorre Food Pte Ltd in Singapore.
Catch his cooking at Mandarin Oriental a week after the gala
dinner.
12 to 17 October 2015 (Dinner)
6.30pm to 10.30pm
RM198 nett per person
18 October 2015 (Brunch)
12pm to 3pm
RM178 nett per person
For reservations, call +603- 2380 8888
Entertainment for the night
The world famous Norwegian star trumpeter and conductor, Ole Edvard Antonsen graced the night
with his musical splendor.
Ole Edvard Antonsen is
one of Norway’s greatest
International star. He will also be performing with the Philharmonic Orchestra
at Dewan Filharmonic Petronas from 10-11 October.
Antonsen has played as a soloist on the major music scenes
in more than 40 countries and around the world.
The Malaysia Norway Business Council (MNBC) presented this
year’s winner of the MNBC Innovation Award. The MNBC was established in 1990
with the objective of stimulating business and trade between Norway and
Malaysia. The award is to recognize companies that have contributed to
increasing business, technology transfer and cross-cultural understanding
between Norway and Malaysia.
Special thanks goes out to the Royal Norwegian Embassy for
their hospitality, kind invitation and for
hosting such a remarkable gala dinner which was an eye opener.
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