Back by popular demand, Galaxy Macau is thrilled to host the 8th annual Malaysian Food Festival from 22 to 30 August – this time focusing on bringing guest chefs from celebrated hawker stalls and featuring signature dishes from five different Malaysian States. For the first time ever, the food festival at Oasis will be part of Galaxy Macau’s newly launched Dining Under the Stars – a series of stellar culinary experiences at the Grand Resort Deck. Foodies will also get to savor the traditional delicacies from Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka and indulge the debut of the white pepper crab from Johor Bahru while enjoying the summer night breeze.
The Malaysian Food Festival features 12 Malaysian Guest Chefs and in-house chefs with a wide array of 23 popular traditional Malaysian dishes. Calling on the cooking knowledge handed down from generations and the authentic passion of real hawker stall chefs means that food enthusiasts at Galaxy Macau can taste genuine Malaysian food as if they were travelling through the country’s five states themselves.
A Culinary Voyage from North to South Malaysia
Start the journey from up north in Penang with Chef Lee Chun Hean – back by very popular demand with his legendary Penang Famous Roasted Chicken Wings – crispy skin and tender, juicy meat marinated with a secret sauce that is so simple yet is as moreish as a snack can be. Chef Chua Lean Sim, who inherited the recipe for her father’s Char Kuey Teow, a beloved street food of rice noodles stir-fried with plump prawns, has been running her stall for more than a decade and comes highly recommended by many travelers and food bloggers, while Chef Gan Siok Hian has been serving her delicious Fried Oyster – an umami mix of fresh oyster, egg, potato starch topped with a secret chilli sauce – for more than 20 years,
Ipoh is home to many representative Malaysian-Chinese cuisines, and Chef Mah Chi Seng has been cooking Ipoh Bean Sprouts Chicken for more than two decades at Ipoh Bachan town. Chef Ong Chin Yuan has also been serving Penang Hokkien Prawn Noodle for many years, and his noodle dish with shrimp, pork slices and water spinach is served with an umami broth made with shrimp shells and chili spices.
Chef Puan Siti Mardriana has been running her Nasi Lemak business in Jln Sg Pinang for more than a decade. This signature dish is made with rice steamed in coconut milk paired with sambal chili sauce, small cucumber, boiled eggs, crispy peanut and fried ikan bilis wrapped in banana leaves. Additionally, Chef Mydin’s of Nasi Kandar's secret curry is full of colorful mutton, chicken, fish and vegetables and is the perfect accompaniment to his delicious Roti Canai.
Mr. Chew Soon Hock is a celebrated Peranakan pastry chef hailing from Melaka, he has been invited abroad many times over the last 20 years to promote this famous traditional Peranakan Nyonya Cakes. These can be either savory or sweet and are mostly made of rice milk and glutinous rice, fresh coconut milk, with bright colors dyed by natural plants such as pandan leaves, blue flower, coconut sugar and coconut milk.
Finally, representing the southernmost State of Johor, culinary teacher and columnist Chef Jazz Chee is a third-generation chef with his signature Johor Laksa. This is a must-try dish with a richer than usual laksa broth made with a stir-fried paste of shallots, garlic, dried chilli, citronella, dried wax fruit, yellow ginger, dried chilli, excellent dried shrimp, ground and stir-fried and topped with tofu puff, fresh fish ball, sliced fish cake, fried bean skin and fresh clams. Chef Lee Sheng York, who has more than 30 years of experience in 5-star hotels, has also perfected Singapore’s iconic White Pepper Crab from across the causeway, with the sweet crab meat enhanced by a creamy and delicately peppery sauce.
The enticing Malaysian Food Festival menu will also feature an appetizing array of Malaysian snacks, desserts and seasonal tropical fruits.
Early Bird Discount
The Malaysian Food Festival will officially launch on 22 August at Oasis on the Grand Resort Deck at Galaxy Macau, lasting until 30 August. Culinary connoisseurs will be able to partake at the food festival in two seatings from 5:30pm to 8pm and from 8:30pm to 11:00pm daily.
Macau ID holders who make reservations from now until 10 August can enjoy an early bird discount of 20% off. Seats purchased from 11 August onwards will be MOP588 per person.
Visit Galaxy Macau, the dining destination in Asia, this summer to experience a fantastic feast of Malaysia’s signature savory and sweet delights at the 8th Malaysian Food Festival. For more information, please call +853 8883 2221 now to make reservations or visit www.galaxymacau.com for the latest details.
All prices are in MOP and subject to 10% service charge
