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1 PRESS RELEASE DATE: 24 June, 2013 La Scala Dinner Buffet Gastronomic Summer - Japanese and Thai Dinner Buffet Indulge in Hotness and Refreshment Appetite is affected in hot summer. However, Hongkongers are renowned for their distinguished ability in exploring delicacies by choosing the right seasonal cuisines to stimulate appetite. This summer, La Scala of Royal Plaza Hotel proudly presents the signature dinner buffet Japanese and Thai Dinner Buffet. Florey Lai, Executive Chef, created a brand-new menu featuring the natural and peaceful characters of Japanese cuisine, companied with the spicy, sour, and sweet characters of Thai food. Your taste buds can be submerged at the cool and refreshing ocean, then bathed under the passionate sunshine. The complexity plays a perfect food concerto. Japanese Main Dishes Highlights Tastes of Art Western cuisines focus on nutrition while Chinese focuses on taste and Japanese focuses on appearance. Japanese cuisine has high standard on the freshness, appearance, naturalness of the ingredients. The dishes may taste light but the original tastes must be maintained. Chefs are required to create delicacies with exquisite or somehow artistic presentation topped with enticing taste. Japan is surrounded by sea with rich supply of seafood. Snow Crab Salad is made by top-quality Hokkaido Snow Crab air freighted to Hong Kong every day. Many other restaurants use shredded crab meat for salad due to cost control. But Snow Crab Salad of La Scala is made by intact crab leg meat which provides a scrumptious freshness and excellent texture of a crab. Rice is the staple food for Japanese. Rice topped with eel is all time favor for Hongkongers. You may see eel sushi on normal buffet table but in La Scala, top-class eels are chosen for Grilled Eel with Rice. The eels are marinated with Japanese pepper powder to discard the fishy smell and enhance the flavor to another level for a large and juicy fresh texture. Kaiseki cuisine used to be the first-class food exclusive for royalty. The fanciness of Cutlet Stuffed Pork with Cheese can definitely push the dish into Kaiseki cuisine and you can enjoy this royal food in La Scala. Silky smooth cheese wrapped in superb black pork for deep-fry allows a crunchy bite with soft and gentle cheesy after taste. Black pork is very popular in Japan because of its tenderness with rich collagen but no greasy nuisance. Japanese Style BBQ Pork Ramen is cooked with the finest pork bones soup with delicious sauces. The noodles are so perfectly cooked which is glossy and al dente. The BBQ pork is marinated by the chef s secret recipe which will delight your palates.

This summer, La Scala of Royal Plaza Hotel proudly presents the signature dinner buffet Japanese and Thai Dinner Buffet.

2 Snow Crab Salad Grilled Eel with Rice Cutlet Stuffed Pork with Cheese Japanese Style BBQ Pork Ramen

3 Japanese Dessert Highlights Summer Elegance Even we just look at a Japanese dessert without any bite; it is a joyful visual experience. Japanese white peaches which are succulent and juicy, are seasonal fruits in summer. The export quantity is so rare so outsiders have to pay a great fortune for this gourmet. Dessert lovers will definitely be indulge in the silky smooth mousse blended with savory white peaches from the signature sweetness of La Scala, White Peach Mousse Cake. Red beans and green tea are always the perfect couple in early summer. Red Bean Pudding with Green Tea Cream is made by red bean paste topped with green team cream. The light sweetness is balanced by soothing taste of green tea with an absolute harmony. Sakura and White Peach Mousse Cake Red Bean Pudding with Green Tea Cream Thai Main Dish Highlights The Magic of Spices Thailand is located at subtropical region with warm climate and breathtaking scenery. The place is full of historical temples and beautiful beaches. It is a beautiful agricultural country with endless fertile terraces which allows Thailand to become a delicacy paradise. In the boiling summer, clever Thai people perform magic with a large variety of spices and create a sour, sweet and spicy cuisine to delight your palates. The Executive Chef of La Scala presents you with a delicate Japanese cuisine and follows with exciting savory Thai food. The yin-yang spells out soothing refreshment twisted with a passionate sunbath. The July and August dinner buffet special of La Scala is themed with Thai and Japanese cuisines. Crab Curry in Thai Style is a savory mix of curry powder and several spices, completed with rich and silky coconut milk to perfectly extend the freshness of crab meat. Since Hong Kong is at fish moratorium, so the crabs are air-freighted from the Philippines. This is the dish which will tickle all seafood lovers. Hainanese Chicken Rice in Thai Style is the signature dish of La Scala. The chicken is marinated with spices and cooked in chicken soup till boiling. Then turn off the oven and bathe the chicken for 40 minutes. The secret for a smooth texture is to rinse the smoking hot chicken with ice

Dessert lovers will definitely be indulge in the silky smooth mousse blended with savory white peaches from the signature sweetness of La Scala, White Peach Mousse Cake.

4 water. The contraction of the skin will crystallize a layer of beautiful grease between the skin and the meat. With sour and spicy Thai sauce, the taste lingers with excitement. The rice is cooked with turmeric powder. The powder is filled with pungent and spicy smell which magically dresses up the ordinary rice with a colorful and stimulating costume. Coconut Soup is cooked with an authentic recipe. This soup is cooked only with coconut milk in normal restaurants, with an overwhelming milky favor. Coconut Soup in La Scala is cooked with coconut juice, chicken soup, lemongrasses and other ingredients, topped with chicken pieces at the end. This gives a perfect balance between the coconut milk and other ingredients. Tom Yam Goong Seafood Soup is another dish with authentic taste. Sometimes, you may encounter too sour or too spicy Tom Yam Goong which is the result of white vinegar or lemons. But in La Scala, your can taste the authentic soup with a display of limes, lemongrasses, lemon leaves, chilies and various seafood. Be tempted with lot of surprises. Crab Curry in Thai Style Hainanese Chicken Rice in Thai Style

Coconut Soup is cooked with an authentic recipe. This soup is cooked only with coconut milk in normal restaurants, with an overwhelming milky favor.

5 Coconut Soup Tom Yam Goong Seafood Soup Thai Dessert Highlights Perfection of Fruits and Coconuts Thailand is a country of fruits, thus gives birth to lots of amazing desserts. Mango Ravioli with Ginger Lemongrass Sweet Soup is made with traditional dessert golden boy, mangoes, with an innovative cooking method similar to molecular cuisine. Freeze the mango juice in cubes and dip with gelatin. Each cube will be melt to juice and wrapped by gelatin for a gorgeous mango ravioli. Eat with lemongrass and ginger sauce for a savory magic of fruits and spices. Coconut Sago Pudding with Brid s Nest is a noble delicacy for woman beauty. Gently add silky coconut milk with crystal-like sago into tiny green leaf boxes topped with premium Indonesian bird s nest. Sago is mild and good for skin recovery. Bird s nest is a strong soothing aid for beautiful skin. This is a dish for any women.

Freeze the mango juice in cubes and dip with gelatin. Each cube will be melt to juice and wrapped by gelatin for a gorgeous mango ravioli.

6 Mango Ravioli with Ginger Lemongrass Sweet Soup Coconut Sago Pudding with Brid s Nest La Scala Dinner Buffet Gastronomic Summer Japanese and Thai Dinner Buffet Promotion period: 1 July 2013 to 31 August 2013 Address: 2/F Royal Plaza Hotel, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Kowloon Reservations: (852) Website: Sessions Time Adults(HK$) Children (HK$) Seniors (HK$) (Aged between (Aged 65 or 3-11) above) Sunday to Full Seating 18:00-23:00 $555 $345 $385 Thursday 1st Seating 17:45-20:15 $400 $250 N/A 2nd Seating 20:30-23:00 $420 $260 N/A Friday, Saturday, Full Seating 18:00-23:00 $585 $375 $415 Public Holiday and Eve of Public Holiday 1st Seating 17:45-20:15 $420 $270 N/A *Subject to 10% service charge 2nd Seating 20:30-23:00 $440 $280 N/A

hk Sessions Time Adults(HK$) Children (HK$) Seniors (HK$) (Aged between (Aged 65 or 3-11) above) Sunday to Full Seating 18:00-23:00 $555 $345 $385 Thursday 1st Seating 17:45-20:15 $400 $250

7 La Scala of Royal Plaza Hotel Known throughout Hong Kong as having one of the finest daily buffets, La Scala features a wide range of international cuisines. La Scala has been awarded the HOFEX 2011 (Western Cuisine Professional US Organic Whole Chicken) - Silver Award and the Best of the Best Culinary Awards 2007 (Western Cuisine - Salmon) - Bronze Medal Award. For further information, please contact: Marketing Communications Manager Ms. Eva Kwok Assistant Marketing Communications Manager Ms. Erica Ip Marketing Communications Officer Ms. Clavel Mui rppublic@royalplaza.com.hk Website:

(Western Cuisine - Salmon) - Bronze Medal Award. For further information, please contact: Marketing Communications Manager Ms.

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