Sabah's convention centre offers 700 M'sian food at first Ramadan buffet

 By Olivia Miwil - April 14, 2021 @ 11:12am

Sabah International Convention centre culinary director Mohd Firdaous Mohd Izhar (right) and chief executive officer Datuk Rosmawati Lasuki (left) explaining its 700 traditional dishes found in Malaysia at its "Selera Kampung" Ramadan buffet. - NSTP/OLIVIA MIWIL.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) is offering an experience for city folks to savour the best Malaysian dishes without having to travel.

SICC chief executive officer Datuk Rosmawati Lasuki said its first Ramadan buffet "Selera Kampung" is the biggest in the city with 700 traditional dishes.

"We used to travel around country but as there are inter-state movement restrictions, the SICC will let people have what they had missed for the past one year here.

"This 'selera kampung' menu features the best food from all the states in Malaysia including those served for the royals at palaces," she said during the launching of the buffet at the SICC yesterday.

Rosmawati said the idea came from her own experience, whereby she missed travelling to Kuala Lumpur to feast on Malaysian food especially during the fasting month, and it was conceptualised with the help of culinary director Mohd Firdaous Mohd Izhar.

The buffet which only caters for 450 is held at the 3,500-capacity Kinabatangan Hall to comply with the Standard Operating Procedures.

Priced at RM96 per adult before April 17 and RM128 afterwards, guests are provided with up to 15 types of beverages, homemade soups, gulai ikan tarbus, nasi briyani gam kambing, bubur lambuk, ikan patin masak lemak tempoyak, rojak, indigenous cuisine from Borneo, satay, ikan bakar among others.

For more information, call 019-6720779 or go to SICC Cafe at Level 3 to reserve for the buffet.