Saturday, 7 December 2013 00:00
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When it comes to restaurants serving Chinese food in Sri Lanka, plenty come to mind. However, those serving authentic Chinese cuisine are considerably rare and Long Feng at Cinnamon Lakeside is the best amongst them. Headed by award winning Head Chef Qiu Zhi Qiang, more popularly known as Chef Jason, the team at Long Feng presents the best culinary experience for any Chinese food connoisseur, all year round.
Chinese food culture is deep rooted in the history of the country and skilful chefs pay a great deal of attention in choosing the right cut of meat, the right sauce and the right method of cooking an ingredient. Cinnamon Lakeside’s own Chef Jason is dedicated to using ingredients and techniques of superior standards to create gastronomic art at Long Feng.
The menu at the restaurant displays a myriad of dishes originating from the diverse regions of China, which have been recreated to perfection. Long Feng serves up a variety of popular dishes starting from appetisers which include deep fried seafood wonton, pork belly with hot garlic salad and hot butter cuttlefish amongst many others.
Chef Jason’s signature dishes also include a plethora of seafood items such as Long Feng butter milk lobster, Szechuan style chilli prawn, wok fried black pepper crab, Long Feng fish curry and steamed garoupa with red chop chilli to name a few.
Other specialties such as sizzling lamb with oriental spicy sauce, Hu Nan style fried smoked pork belly and sea cucumber with black mushroom in oyster sauce are also on the extensive menu. Vegetarians can savour dishes such as wok fried tofu with mixed mushrooms and eggplant with hot garlic sauce to suit their tastes.
Patrons of Long Feng can look forward to a treat of untainted, subtle and unique Chinese flavours which have become increasingly rare in a city full of ‘Sri Lankan Chinese’ restaurants. All dishes are prepared to age old recipes using the choicest ingredients and Chef Jason and his team at Long Feng promises all its patrons an inimitable experience.
