Seafood festival at Sheraton Dhaka

Sheraton Dhaka, in collaboration with bKash Limited, has launched seafood festival to showcase the diverse flavours of seafood for the food lovers in Dhaka.

The festival ‘Coastal Carnival’ began on Thursday (July 10) and will end on July 19 at The Garden Kitchen restaurant located on the 14th floor of Sheraton Dhaka at Banani, says a press release.

High officials from the Embassy of Kuwait and High Commission of the Maldives, bKash Limited, travel partner FirstTrip, and loyalty partner Orange Club, representatives from media and food bloggers were present at the inaugural ceremony held at The Garden Kitchen.

Ali Thunayan Abdul Wahab Hamadah, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bangladesh, and Shiuneen Rasheed, High Commissioner of the Maldives to Bangladesh, were the chief guests. They along with Md Shakawath Hossain, Chief Executive Officer of Unique Hotel & Resorts PLC, Kaidul Arefin, Senior Relationship Executive of Merchant Payments at bKash Limited, expatriate chefs specialised in seafood cuisine and high officials from Sheraton Dhaka cut the ribbon to inaugurate the ceremony.

A food tasting session by the seafood specialist chefs took place after the inauguration where guests sampled the exotic signature dishes which will be on offer during the food festival.

Seafood expert chef Rimoun Obaid and chef Sait Dursun, along with local culinary talents Mahbubur Rashid Akhand and Md Allama Iqbal, will be showcasing rich and coastal flavours at the festival.

Guests dining during the festival will be able to enjoy authentic seafood delicacies, including seafood paella valenciana, smoked hilsa, seafood jambalaya rice, chitol fish kofta, tuna and salmon teriyaki, Ilish bharta, fish sayadieh, beetroot salmon gravlax, lobster bisque, and more.

At the live Seafood Experience counter, a premium selection of seafood Norwegian salmon, octopus, tuna, king prawns, lobsters, and more will be expertly pre-cut and beautifully displayed for guests to pick and choose from, ensuring a fresh and personalised experience.

The festival will present a wide section of seafood across seven stations, each highlighting different flavors and preparations.  In addition, for the meat lovers there will be tempting array of dishes including Greek lamb shank, mutton nehari, mutton Rogan josh, and many more authentic favorites.

For dessert lovers, a large array of sweets awaits, including chocolate milk baklava, pistachio and coconut baklava, Turkish Rawani, Ulumba, Moshabak, Arabian Medovik, Kunafa, coconut delights, matcha mousse cake and more mouthwatering desserts will be there to satisfy.