Celebrating Shah Alam

TO CELEBRATE the holy month of Ramadan, the Melting Pot Cafe in Concord Hotel Shah Alam has cooked up a range of tantalising dishes to choose from.
With a theme inspired by the many areas of Shah Alam, The Best of Kota Anggerik Ramadan Buffet offers over 100 scrumptious dishes alongside 10 of the hotel's specialty dishes including nasi kandar Seksyen Sembilan, sambal petai pedas manis, daging rendang tok, sup gear box, kambing panggang berempah bawang putih, and many more.
"The menu is also made up of Chinese and Indian cuisines, featuring a newly developed dish such as the savoury ikan asam boi that is highly popular with the Chinese," revealed said the head chef, Shaiful IzwanAbdullah, also known as Chef Along.
"We've included the Malaysians' all-time favourite snack, apam balik oat rangup, to the wide selection of desserts together with Turkish ice-cream, which will be served in an entertaining manner," he added.
Priced at RM128 nett per adult and RM64 nett per child, the Ramadan buffet is available from May 17 to June 14, from 6.30pm until 10.30pm.
Additionally, enjoy the Ramadan Promo at only RM98 nett per adult during the first five days, and RM90 nett per adult during the last three days of Ramadan month.
In addition, the hotel is marking its 14th year of maintaining its annual tradition of distributing bubur lambuk to the general public in conjunction with the upcoming Ramadan season.
Regarded as a comfort food that truly brings warmth to the soul, the rice porridge is simplistic yet rich in flavours.
In a spirit of goodwill, the event involves the hotel's very own management and hosts assisting the chefs in making the eagerly awaited Ramadan delight.
The cooking process begins as early as 7am, with 300kg of rice, 80kg of beef, and many other ingredients and spices cooked in big pots for up to an hour.
"Our annual bubur lambuk charity event is something we have been looking forward to every year for the past 14 years. This event brings the management, hosts and the Shah Alam community close to one another," said Concord Hotel Shah Alam general manager Patrick Ng.
Every day throughout the Ramadan period, a total of 8,000 servings of bubur lambuk are either picked-up by the public at the hotel's version of a 'drive-thru', while some are delivered to mosques and orphanages, as well as underprivileged homes within the premises.