Thai, Chinese food at Melia Purosani

Thai, Chinese food at Melia Purosani

YOGYAKARTA: A selection of mouthwatering Thai cuisine and special halal Chinese culinary treats is on offer at the Melia Purosani Hotel on Jl. Suryotomo in May.

Hotel public relations manager Atik Damarjati said the menu at the hotel's El Patio coffee shop was "essentially a harmonious marriage of centuries-old Eastern and Western influences resulting in blissful dishes that are uniquely Thai."

Whether chili-hot or comparatively subtle, harmony was the guiding principle behind each dish, he said.

The food ranges from the hottest to the sweetest dishes -- all original Thai recipes. They include tom yam goong, phad thai, tom khai gai, tod man pla, and gai haw bai toey. For dessert, the hotel offers fug thong sung-khaya.

The mushroom-based Chinese food on offer at the hotel's Ching San restaurant includes spring rolls with assorted mushrooms Nan Jing style; stir-fried beef with straw mushrooms Ming Ming style; steamed carp with black mushrooms and soya sauce; and mushrooms stuffed with prawn mousse Achow style. -- JP