Bhubaneswar: A unique Mongolian food festival started in Swosti Premium hotel in the city Saturday. The food fest witnessed a bevy of food lovers who savoured the delicacies with pleasure.
Interacting with Orissa Post, executive chef of the hotel, Biswanath Dey said: “This holiday season is apt for food fests, so we selected Mongolian cuisine as it has influences of Mughal, Russian and Chinese cuisines. We have followed the Mongolian pattern of cooking spices and sauces to authenticate all the dishes. One can savour Mangolian lamb, kung pao prawns, dim sums with shrimp and chicken stuffing, fish with cashew nuts in light brown sauce and smoked prawns. We also have a wide spread of rice and noodles.”
Saswati Soumya Pradhan, a food lover, said: “Being a food lover I am looking forward to try out delicious Mangolian treats and I hope they please my Indian taste buds.”
Seconding her Shradhanjali Majhi, a resident of Nayapalli, said: “Authentic dim sums are my weakness and here I am having a great time digging into dim sums stuffed with fresh shrimps.”
The 15-day fest is open from 12 pm to 3 in the afternoon and from 7 to 11 in the evening.