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Summer Palace had an intriguing promotion recently. Dubbed "A Culinary Journey Back To Yesteryears," it offered delicacies that hearkened to the early 1930s (with a few modern twists here and there).
While we ate, stage entertainers presented classic songs made famous by the likes of Teresa Teng (yes, even I recognized The Moon Represents My Heart).
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Appetiser combo comprising deep-fried prawn balls "Gui Ling" style, duck liver with boneless chicken served in Chinese bun, and stir-fried shark fins with crab meat in scrambled eggs. All very nicely done.
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Salted egg meat balls. Surprisingly bland and less creamy than expected.
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Baked "Ming" prawns in claypot. Very hearty. Would please prawn-lovers.
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Braised beef tendons in spicy sauce. A decadent, gelatinous treat to chew on.
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Crispy spring chicken stuffed with glutinous rice. Pretty well-prepared but it could have been more flavourful. Tasted a bit boring after a few bites.
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Col di Sasso Toscano IGT (Banfi, Italy). Went fairly well with the food.
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Summer Palace,
Putrajaya Marriott.