Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015 @ Pullman KLCC

Here for Venezuelan Night at the Pullman KLCC on Friday. I am glad that we make it although the traffic to KL on Friday night was bad. Its Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015 so we learnt more about Venezuelan arts, culture and people at the same feast on their unique delicacies and cuisines.  

Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015 at Pullman KLCC


There were a photographic exhibition that displayed the diversity of Venezuelan people and landscapes at Mezzanine Bar & Lounge located at level 2. 

Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Venezuela Photographic and Arts exhibition at Mezzanine Bar & Lounge

A Venezuelan National Customs Parade to mark the opening of the festival and was officiated by of H.E. Manuel Guzman, the ambassador of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

H.E. Manuel Guzman, the ambassador of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Opening Speech by H.E. Manuel Guzman,
the ambassador of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Malaysia

Here is the lavish Venezuelan buffet spread at Eccucino. The restaurant is also decorated with Venezuelan inspired décor to truly set the scene and to create an authentic Venezuelan experience.

Torta Maria Luisa, guava cake, Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Torta Maria Luisa (guava cake)

So do you want to know what are the emblematic Venezuelan flavours? We had appetizers Arepa (cornmeal cake), Empanada (dried fried, stuffed corn flour patties), Cassava bread, Cachapas, Arroz Con Coco (coconut rice); main course such as Asado Negro (roasted beef caramel), Polvorosa de Pollo (chicken pot pie), Skate fish stew and desserts Quisillo (caramel flan), Marquesa and many more.

Asado Negro, roasted beef caramel, Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Asado Negro (roasted beef caramel)

Polvorosa de Pollo, chicken pot pie, Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Polvorosa de Pollo (chicken pot pie)

Brochetas de langostinos en salsa de tamarindo, shrimps brochettes with tamarind sauce, Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Brochetas de langostinos en salsa de tamarindo 
(shrimps brochettes with tamarind sauce)

Overall it was a good experience to try the Venezuelan food and also to get to know more about their country. Who know I might be going there for holiday or work right? 

Empanada de pescado, fish empanadas, Cachapas, fresh corncake with cheese, Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Empanada de pescado (fish empanadas); 
Cachapas (fresh corncake with cheese)

I like the cachapas, the fresh corncake with cheese. It was make on the spot something like pancake with corn floor a little sweet and the cheese is salty. Another one is the empanada de pescado, the fish empanadas.

Chefs Enrique Limardo, Federico Tischler, Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Chefs Enrique Limardo and Federico Tischler from Venezuela

The arrays of iconic Venezuelan dishes were specially prepared by Pullman’s KLCC guest chefs from Venezuela, Enrique Limardo and Federico Tischler. Currently, both chefs lead the kitchen of Alma Cocina Latina, a Venezuelan restaurant in Baltimore, USA.

Vuelve a la Vida, seafood cocktail, Venezuela Gastronomic Festival 2015, Pullman KLCC
Vuelve a la Vida (seafood cocktail)

The Venezuela Gastronomic Festival is from October 22nd till 31st, 2015 at Eccucino, Pullman KLCC. Dinner will be served from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Price per person is RM125.95 and includes an all-you-can buffet featuring traditional starters, main courses, side dishes and desesrts.

Eccucino, Pullman KLCC Hotel
Tel: +603 2170 8888 ext 8119

24 comments:

  1. Everythings looks amazing! The price isnt that bad too. Hehe. Maybe i should treat my parents here one of the nights this week :D

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  2. Wow, all the food here looked delicious and delightful. I also want to taste Venezuelan flavors as most of them are not available in the restaurants I have visited.

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  3. The food looks really good! I would love to taste all of them myself, if given the chance!

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  4. What I love during festivals aside from the shows is the exhibit, like what you shared above, and it's a photo exhibit. Aside from that, is the food. Have you tasted all of those? Esp. the shrimp with tamarind sauce.

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  5. Wow! The food really looks delicious! I hope there would be exhibits like this near my place. :)

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  6. Everything looks delicious! The guava cake sounds tempting to me.

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  7. Food looks so delicious and quite a good variety of dishes they have on the table.

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  8. No photo of the skate stew? That was the one I was most curious about :( Anyhoo, I'd love to try the corncakes too, they look plain but sound amazing!

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  9. Everything looks amazing! Its a food feast on my eyes. Looks all yummy

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  10. Everything looks amazing! Its a food feast on my eyes. Looks all yummy

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  11. Everything looks amazing! Its a food feast on my eyes. Looks all yummy

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  12. Amazing food! I've heard about gastronomy before, and a friend of mine who is a chef also shared to me about his dream experience to be in a molecular gastronomy class!

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  13. You got me at the first photo. I was scrolling down when I thought it was you in a beautiful white dress! Haha... I like the look of the Polvorosa de Pollo (chicken pot pie), looks like something I will want to try...

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  14. I'm not too familiar with Venezuelan food. Their food does looks really tasty.

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  15. Looks like a very fun event, would have loved to attend too. And oh my gosh, those dishes look super delicious. I should plan a trip to Venezuela...

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  16. It is indeed gastronomic for the foods are for the belly p Venezuelan food for that matter.

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  17. So many food! This post made me hungry. Such a great event where you can learn a different culture/cuisine then enjoying the food at the same time.

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  18. One of my dreams is to attend a cool event like this! The food looks totally great :D

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  19. Can't help but the food here makes me really hungry. All else are magnificent.

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  20. I only knew Venezuela from their gorgeous beauty queens. Good to see that they are also promoting their cuisine to the world. That tempting looking Guava Cake I want to eat right now.

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  21. The Venezuelan Seafood cocktail looks like "Callos" in which I'd like to cook - the beef tripe. A similarity for Portuguese or Spaniards cuisine.

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  22. wow, the food looks good. especially the roast beef caramel. price is pretty affordable too, considering the exchange rate for sgd/nut recently.

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  23. Those foods are just so tempting. Venezuela, all I know of this country is its lovely ladies. Hope similar event takes place in our country.

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