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A happy marriage of hot steamboat and cool weather in Genting

BY YAP PIK KUAN
September 09, 2015

The steamboat menu for eight at Resort Seafood in Genting Highlands has enough to go around. Otherwise, add on to your meal with a la carte items or hot dishes. – Resort World Genting pic, September 9, 2015.Nothing goes better with crisp, cold weather than a pot of piping hot steamboat, and that's exactly what the newly reopened Resort Seafood in Genting is offering.

We decided to try the refurbished restaurant out during a recent trip to get away from the maddening KL heat, and we were not disappointed.

Served in a yin yang style black pot, there are five soups to choose from: spicy, tom yam, herbal chicken, fish head and kampung chicken.

Those who prefer a little heat should definitely go for the spicy and tom yam soups while the milder broths provide a hearty satisfaction.

Resident chef Lai Kok Yeow has prepared set menus that cater to groups of two (RM108 nett), four (RM240 nett) and eight (RM502 nett) that include several types of mushrooms, fish balls, seafood, noodles and eggs – all important components to the perfect steamboat.

For those who can't get enough, you can also add on ingredients of your choice from an a la carte menu.

Slathered in a thick sweet-spicy sauce, these sizeable shells hold juicy morsels of crab meat! – Resort World Genting pic, September 9, 2015.For a fish ball lover like me, the fu chew and fatt choi fish balls were some of my favourites. The former had a lovely bouncy texture on the outside wrapping a juicy minced meat filling, while the latter was infused with the recognisable flavour of the black moss.

The set menu for eight also comprised ingredients like ostrich meat, pacific clams and grouper slices. The ostrich meat had a similar texture to beef but was much more tender and the seafood was as fresh as it gets.

Resort Seafood also offers more premium ingredients like Canadian geoduck, Australian snow crab and Boston lobster, all picked fresh from the aquarium.

Sourced from Pahang, the steamed patin is a winner. – Resort World Genting pic, September 9, 2015.To complement the steamboat, patrons can also choose from cooked dishes hot out of the kitchen.

One of their signature dishes is the chilli crab (market price). Coated with a thick sweet-spicy sauce, it's perfect for ladling over rice or lapping up with fluffy mantous.

Another stand-out dish for me was the patin steamed with soy sauce Hong Kong-style (RM10 per 100 grammes).

Not only was the gravy moreish with savoury flavours, the fish itself was absolutely heavenly. The flesh was silky smooth and soft, free from the fishy smell that usually plagues the freshwater species.

The spinach in superior soup will warm you right up. – Resort World Genting pic, September 9, 2015.The spinach in superior soup (RM42) provides another hearty, soupy option. The savoury broth was made even more fragrant with the addition of century eggs. With the spinach boiled soft, the dish was incredibly easy to eat.

The next time we make our way up Genting, we'll be sure to head over here for some hearty steamboat! – September 9, 2015.

Resort Seafood | Address: Level 1, Resort Hotel, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang | Tel: 03-61011118 | Opening hours: 12pm–2.30pm, 6pm - 10pm daily | GPS coordinates: 3.425995, 101.793617 | Pork-free

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