No time is wasted during lunch as speakers continue to talk about the global recession and whether we should withdraw stimulus plas now or later. The sound system is pretty bad as the metal cutlery noise nearly covered the loudspeakers.
Each delegate is given a small menu card informing him or her of the food. All food served at Suntec City is Halal to cater for Muslim delegates.
Appetizer was prawn, scallop, smoked salmon with caviar served with native leaves and sesame mango vinaigrette. The seafood is crunchy and fresh, But I didn't enjoy the sesame mango vinaigrette, and I left the "native leaves" untouched because there was a whole mini avocado leave there which I did not know how to eat it.
Seared chicken fillet with herbs, mushroom glazed, baby vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes. I like the baby vegetables as it was sweet and not too soggy. But the chicken fillet was too dry and only lukewarm. I was hungry so I just finished everything up.
Lemon Creme Brulee with Marinated Citrus wedges, blueberry coated tiramisu and mixed berry compote. The Lemon Creme Brulee was superb, really enjoyed that a lot. However, I didn't like the tiramisu but the sour citrus wedges contrasted well with the tiramisu.
Overall, I hope next time if Suntec host such big scale event again, perhaps they could consider serving something local to international delegates such as Chinese, Malay, Peranakan or Indian food.
I'm surprised that there's no asian influence in the meal. It just seems like a normal western set lunch to me..
ReplyDeleteAnyway, it's cool you got the chance to lunch at the apec summit! Haha.
The chicken looks bad and I am sure it tasted horrible. You should have been there at Ritz Carlton for IMF chief dinner speech... the crab roe appetizer was yummy and the baked cod too.
ReplyDeleteSuntec convention food are never good. Only a notch or two better than economy class fare
Oh, how cool is that - an APEC Summit Lunch!
ReplyDeleteThe Lemon Creme Brulee sounds good~
myfoodsirens: Yes, I was also hoping to see some Asian elements inside my lunch. Unfortunately there was none.
ReplyDeletebernice han: I am happy to give the IMF one a miss. It went on till 9pm, or so I heard.
His Food Blog: The Lemon Creme Brulee is good! I suppose this is specially made in the Suntec kitchen.