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Well, back to the food story, there are five outlets to date – two in Thailand, one in Autocity, Penang, one in Queensbay Mall, Penang and one in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. James shared passionately that he is opening two more outlets in Kuala Lumpur in the near future.
Food quality control is a rising success factor in the food business and nevertheless, James is very quality-oriented. In the conversation with him, there were countless times he stressed about giving his customers the very best. Also, he was very tasteful in making all his dishes authentic that he actually travelled back to Thailand in making sure his dishes taste finely. Every chef has to be personally trained by James before cooking in Golden Triangle.
As we chatted along, it was all the more exciting when each dish was served. Allow me to remind you again, the food in Golden Triangle is made up of three sorts (Thai, Laotian and Vietnamese), unlike any ordinary Thai or Vietnamese restaurants, so we were pretty much expecting surprises. And the dishes never failed to impress.
“Do not say that you have dined in Golden Triangle if you have not tasted our Claypot Tang Hoon Crab”, touted James. Yes, his signature dish, the Claypot Tang Hoon Crab, is one of the many must-tries.
We were then served Choo Chee Fish, very much tasted like Tom Yam. For girls who dread gaining too many unwanted pounds when consuming too much coconut milk, this is absolutely the dish for you.
Another culinary delight of Golden Triangle, the Laard Chicken, i.e. Laotian minced chicken salad, which tasted somewhat like local Kerabu but as indicated in its name, it was prepared with minced chicken. It was quite spicy though as there were traces of sliced chilli padis. As I was chewing, I could not help but to keep reaching for my glass of no sugar added, 100% ambra juice.
One of the must-tries I would say, would be the Seafood Otak-otak in Fresh Coconut. It was not any typical, local otak-otak dish everyone would normally perceives it to be. In Golden Triangle, it was delightfully cooked with fresh coconut flesh. The sound of it is already amusing, right? Definitely a dish you should not miss as you would not find it easily anywhere else in Penang.
Last but not least, the Thai dessert named Thap Thim Crop was absolutely pleasing. Water chestnuts wrapped under jelly along with jackfruit. Being a sweet tooth I am, this definitely wowed me. I totally loved it! It tasted just fine, and not too sweet!
The food served was excellent of its décor and according to James, all the utensils and furniture of Golden Triangle were specially sourced from Thailand! No wonder the interior reflects the food so much! Nonetheless, many of the ingredients were sourced and transported directly from Thailand. For instance, the ‘decorative’ sliced pineapple served with the ala carte dishes tasted sweet and not sour. They were translucent, unlike local pineapple where at times, are so sour that we shudder.
All five outlets share the same menu and it is updated every 6 months, where popular delights are retained and old ones are dropped.
It was of great pleasure to be able to sample the culinary delights prepared by Thai, Laotian and Vietnamese chefs, leaving our tummies well-filled and in satisfaction. Foods in Golden Triangle are priced slightly toward higher-end but for the exquisite food quality combined with the classy IndoChine ambience, it is worth your money.
All in all, it was great food and great place. Verdict of the food: good.
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