Date:11/07/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2009/07/11/stories/2009071151670700.htm

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On a Wahabi trail

Enjoy sushi, Peking Duck and some delightful vegetarian delicacies at Ginseng Restaurant

Photo: Murali Kumar K.

For gourmet lovers The restaurant also gives foodies an opportunity to whip up their own dishes

The “Oriental Trail” at the Ginseng restaurant at the Royal Orchid offers a range of delicacies from the Far East, and throws in a live kitchen experience to make the meal more exciting. The ambience is nothing spectacular, but the presen ce of an in-house feng shui expert and the decorative lanterns do lift it up a few notches. We start our meal with a small helping of flavoured Chinese tea, which manages to set up your appetite, as the bearer assures you. We start with a sampling of the Manchow soup, small bites of the Peking duck, smoked salmon, apart from the Tekka Maki and the Maki Mano from the sushi counter.

The salmon tastes great. The sushi preparations are made well to ensure that the flavouring is light. The combination of raw fish with the chilly Wahabi sauce tastes superb and leaves behind a pleasant after taste.

The Peking duck is tender and serves as a good accompaniment to the other preparations on offer. We also sample soft and hot chicken dim sums, with a crust filled with soft chicken pieces and an assortment of veggies, that manage to live up to the clichéd ‘melt- in-the-mouth feeling’. The restaurant also gives patrons the opportunity to whip up their own dishes in the kitchen, if they are so inclined.

Moving on, we have stir-fry vegetables, a simple preparation and it offers a delightful play of flavours. It manages to be a great preparation for vegetarians. With a delicate balance of sweet and sour flavours, the corn potato hot bean sauce also ranks high on the taste factor. For non-vegetarians, the spicy mustard chicken and conje lamb tastes great with f fried rice and noodles that can be ordered as part of the buffet. You can finish the meal splurging on desserts that is changed every weekend. Service is fairy smooth and efficient. The Oriental trail is conducted at the Ginseng restaurant on weekends. The restaurant is located at 1, Golf Avenue, near KGA Golf course, Old Airport Road.

NIKHIL VARMA