PROMOTIONS AT 28 RESTAURANTS FOR FABULOUS FOOD 1MALAYSIA CAMPAIGN

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Twenty-eight restaurants in Kuala Lumpur
will roll up their sleeves to prepare promotional menus made up of cuisine from
the three major races in Malaysia at discounted price for a month starting
Oct 1.

They are the participating restaurants in the Fabulous Food 1Malaysia
Campaign (FF1M), organised by the Tourism Ministry, under the Malaysia
International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) theme.

The Fabulous Food 1Malaysia campaign, which was introduced in 2009 and aimed
at promoting Malaysia as a country enriched with variety of food, is held
for three months starting from October and features a different theme on each
month.

Tourism Minister Dr Ng Yen Yen said MIGF would be the theme for October,
Asean Heritage Food Trail with Chef Wan in November and Street and Restaurant
Food Festival in December.

"We want to introduce our local food to tourists so that they will remember
our country not only for the beautiful places but also our cuisine," she told a
news conference here Thursday.

Popular local dishes like rendang (a spicy meat dish), nasi biryani (savoury
rice) and char kuey teow (fried noodles) would be compulsory menu this year.

Last year, they were satay, (skewered and grilled meat, served with peanut
sauce) roti canai (flat bread) and chicken rice (rice cooked in chicken broth
and served with pieces of fried or steamed chicken).