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| To The Gulai House |
The Gulai House, The Datai, Langkawi
A magical Malay sense is flora inward The Gulai House, at The Datai Langkawi. The setting, a traditional Malay kampong house, blends well-nigh organically with the encircling 10-million twelvemonth former rainforest. Divided into diverse areas, there’s a larger dining section, intimate nooks veiled past times flowing curtains, as well as secluded depression tables with cushion seats for a romantic couple’s dining experience. Here nosotros dine on Malay as well as Indian cuisine served past times warm-hearted wait-staff uniformed inward indigenous dress.
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| Restaurant inward the Jungle |
There are no walls inward this traditional edifice as well as nosotros tin literally achieve our arms out as well as impact the jungle. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ceiling fan provides a soft breeze, as well as warm lighting from lamps as well as flickering candles contribute to a peaceful atmosphere. Wildlife from the jungle are active as well as function on us grinning throughout the eventide with chitter chatter edifice upwards to crescendos as well as therefore diminishing before intensifying yet again.
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| Floor Seating |
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| Table for Two |
The Malay custom begins with manus washing before every repast as well as we’re assisted with this, tabular array side, past times a waiter with a dark ceramic jug as well as bowl. As nosotros browse the carte du jour we’re expecting some spice inward the nutrient to come upwards therefore companionship a drinking glass of Gewurztraminer, Reserve Personnelle, A. Kuentz 2011 (RM35). This sweetness vino from Alsace tones downward the kick, making it to a greater extent than tolerable to unaccustomed palates.
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| French Riesling |
Orders in, an amuse bouche of fried prawn with capitan sauce arrives. It’s bedded with shredded fresh vegetables as well as the coating is tasty, making a pleasant entry to our meal.
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| Amuse Bouche |
Starters
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| Mixed Appetizers |
A sampling platter of Malaysian favourites enables guests to endeavour a multifariousness of dishes inward ane sitting. The classic Otak Otak, grilled fish as well as prawns cooked inward banana leaf, is already opened for us, making it tardily to eat. The filling is fresh as well as soft as well as a tangle of shredded veggies as well as a dripping of kokosnoot cream on function past times consummate the experience.
Sate ‘Gamelan’ of beef as well as chicken sports a gustation of charcoal, clearly pulled hot off the grill. The peanut sauce pooled inward a petite ceramic pot is chunky with nuts, non overly oily as well as solely brandishes a mild oestrus – it’s a dandy initiation to satay, peculiarly if you’re sensitive to spice.
Ketam Goreng Ranggup, deep-fried soft musical rhythm out crab, seems to bring been cooked together with curry leafage as nosotros banknote a gentle curry flavour inward the batter. Lastly, Kerabu Ayam, crunchy chicken mango salad, is cupped inward a pastry chalice. Thin strips of raw vegetables, light-green mango as well as chicken are tossed inward a calorie-free dressing. There’s a distinctive sour ending to this salad with the generous role of lime.
Soup
Sup Ketam Berserai (RM45) has been on the carte du jour since the eating topographic point kickoff opened inward 1997. It’s ingrained as ane of their signature dishes as well as they’ve been unable to take away it due to overwhelming asking past times guests. Local mangrove mud crab is fleshy as well as sweet, as well as combined with the lemongrass the broth proves a shine mouth-filling loveliness. We tin run across why this recipe has remained unchanged for around xx years!
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| Sup Ketam Berserai |
Mains
With the onslaught of the mains nosotros switch to a red, too hailing from France. The Beaujolais-Village, Domaine Des Marrans 2010 (RM30 per glass) is a calorie-free driblet as well as versatile plenty to partner a multifariousness of flavours.
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| French Red Wine |
Coming out break ane inward ane of CNN’s readers’ poll of the fifty Most Delicious Foods inward the World, Rendang Daging (RM80) is a must try! Strips of tenderloin beef are cooked for many hours as well as seasoned with bluish ginger, lemongrass as well as grated coconut. It’s aromatic as well as incredibly flavourful.
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| Rendang Daging |
Ayam Lemak Ulam Pegaga (RM75) sees chicken cooked with kokosnoot cream, turmeric as well as centella. The centella herb, nosotros learned on a nature walk with The Datai’s resident naturalist before inward the day, is believed to bring youth giving properties as well as is widely used inward Chinese, Malay as well as Indian traditional medicine. The sauce is rich as well as creamy, as well as the meat is moist as well as tender.
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| Ayam Lemak Ulam Pegaga |
Grilled fish with a spiced salad is presented inward the Ikan Bakar Berulam (RM83). Local coral grouper is filleted, coated with a multitude of herbs as well as finely chopped vegetables as well as lastly wrapped as well as baked inward banana leaves. Served with a thick sweetness soy as well as chili sauce on the side, it’s absolutely delicious as well as married adult man declares it his favourite.
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| Ikan Bakar Berulam |
Balancing out the poly peptide packed draw upwards nosotros bring Sayur Campur Goreng Aneka (RM39) mixed wok fried veggies, Nasi Putih (RM12) steamed white rice, as well as crispy pappadams. The additional side plate of steamed veggies is non on the carte du jour but comes with the meal, featuring lady fingers, long beans as well as banana blossoms gear upwards for dipping inward the sambal belacan (chili as well as shrimp glue sauce). It’s quite a refreshing contrast to the heavy mains.
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| Sayur Campur Goreng Aneka |
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| Accompaniments |
In full general we’ve flora all of the dishes leniently spiced as well as with far less crude than what we’ve had inward many Malaysian homes as well as restaurants. Cuts of meat bring been of high character with non a unmarried slice of skin, os or chewy sinew inward sight. This is clearly function past times of the arrive at Malaysian cuisine, as well as makes a favourable introduction for the uninitiated, but too for those who prefer to relish the complex flavours of each dish rather than live overwhelmed past times spice as well as oil.
Dessert
A typically Malaysian finale of Cendol Pulut (RM28) seems peculiarly appropriate inward this climate. Shaved H2O ice is drenched inward kokosnoot milk as well as mixed with palm sugar, pasty rice as well as ruby kidney beans. While my unusual gustation buds bring nevertheless non grown a dear for corn as well as beans inward dessert, the rice, saccharide as well as kokosnoot cream reminds me of rice pudding as well as both married adult man as well as I clink spoons to the rattling bottom of the bowl.
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| Cendol Pulut |
For something as delicious, as well as a signature of The Gulai House, nosotros too endeavour the trouble solid made H2O ice cream (RM15 per scoop) served inward an H2O ice bowl. Our pandan scoop is velvety shine as well as creamy – highly recommended.
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| Pandan Ice Cream inward Ice Bowl |
Reasons to visit: enchanting place inward the jungle; delicious top-notch Malaysian cuisine made with character ingredients; a unique sense inward the catch of the rainforest.
Gulai House
The Datai
Jalan Teluk Datai
07000 Pulau Langkawi
Kedah Darul Aman
Malaysia
+6 04 9500 500
Open 6:30pm – 11pm
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