Jakarta,
April 2013 - InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza welcomes the asparagus season by
presenting a number of flavoursome dishes with the generous use of white
asparagus at Scusa and Bacchus. This
white European asparagus affair is available to delight your palate for lunch
and dinner starting from 15 April 2013 until June 2013.
Considered
delicacy in Europe, it grows seasonally from late April to June. White
asparagus is different than the green asparagus because of the planting process
where the white colour from the white asparagus comes because the plant did not
get any enough sun light, therefore the photosynthetic process is not occurred.
The white asparagus referred to as the royal vegetable which is less bitter and
much more tender. It must be peeled before cooking or raw consumption.
Our
Executive Chef, Gary Palm together with Wawan Barito Setiawan, Chef De Cuisine
of Scusa Restaurant have created special menu using the white asparagus
ingredients such as boiled white asparagus with poached egg, arugula and brown
butter sauce, creamy white asparagus soup with parmigiano reggiano fritters,
white asparagus risotto with parmesan and truffle scented, beef tenderloin with
melted gorgonzola, grilled white asparagus, creamy baked potatoes and tarragon
bearnaise sauce. Price starts from Rp. 105.000++ to Rp. 445.000++ per portion.
Bacchus
Bar also provides “Create your own” asparagus menu available for dinner only.
By paying Rp. 230.000++ per portion, guest can indulge 120 gr white asparagus
boiled or steamed with 1 type of meat, seafood and choose their own condiments
such as arugula, boiled potato, black truffle with poached/fried/boiled egg and
their sauce selection, for example Hollandaise or brown butter sauce.
“This
premium vegetable has been flown in directly from Europe and our team has
created a number of flavoursome dishes inspired by white asparagus. White
asparagus is very healthy with 95% consists of water and has no cholesterols,
high levels of antioxidants, a good source of vitamin C and dietary fiber which
is good for disease prevention and balance your diet” says Gary Palm, Executive
Chef of InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza.
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