Hogging the Limelight at Oriental
Pavilion, Jaya 33
Hear
ye Hear ye… calling all suckling pig fans! For the whole month of July, The Oriental Group of Restaurants are hogging
the limelight with their roast promotions in various restaurants in the city.
It’s a month of indulgence filled with plenty of classic as well as modern
roast meats from suckling pig to Peking duck and more.
We
headed to Oriental Pavilion at Jaya
33 for an oinking good time with a few swine lovers recently. Oriental Pavilion, voted as one of
Asia’s Finest Chinese Restaurants by The Miele Guide and also rated as the only
Chinese restaurant in KL’s Top 20 restaurants by CNN Travel Guide, has always
been a popular hot spot for classic Cantonese cuisine. From dim sums to
Cantonese roasts and dishes, diners can opt to dine at their main modern dining
room or one of the eight private rooms available.
From
now till 31 July, Oriental Pavilion
is running specials on their famed Roast
Suckling Pig and Iberico Pork Ribs. It takes special skills of a roast
master to achieve luscious roasts, so diners like us can savor sumptuous roast
suckling pig, roast Peking duck and more. The Oriental Group of Restaurants
roast masters has certainly nailed their roasts to perfection!
What
makes a perfect Roast Suckling Pig? For me, the skin is the most important part
of the dish. I need the acoustic sound of crunch upon savoring the skin as well
as the even lacquered hue of the whole suckling pig as the main judging point
for a perfect roast suckling pig. Choosing the right size of the piglet would yield
just the right amount of meat and fat for a solid roast as well. Then one needs
to also ensure that the little amount of meat is also tender, juicy and well-seasoned.
The roasting skill is another crucial factor to achieving even roast as well as
fabulous crispy skin.
First
up, Finest Macau Style Roast Suckling
Pig, served with Chilled Citrus Juice and crisp greens. Brownies point goes
to how gorgeous this piglet looked and from every angle too! The skin is
beautifully and evenly lacquered with such a glistening skin that rendered many
sounds of excitement from everyone at the table that evening.
Unlike
those suckling pig that one only enjoys the skin, this one has a little meat
that oozed with much juiciness. A closely guarded dry rub recipe, the special
rub is what makes this Macau Style Roast Suckling Pig superior to all the other
roast piglets. We heard the rub is so good, only the top two chefs in the group
has the recipe for this special rub.
After
our homage to the pig with our lens, our Macau
Style Roast Suckling Pig was cut up in thick pieces for easy consumption.
The
skin was literally to-die-for! The acoustic of the crunch of the skin was music
to my ears. The little bits of meat was sublime and moist while the special
spice rubs on the bones had me succumbing cavemen style (or cavewomen in my case)
in gnawing the piece clean in doing justice for the piglet.
The
Chilled Citrus Juice worked out well
as a refreshing palate cleanser after that oink…
Next
up, another variation of the Roast
Sucking Pig, BBQ with Glutinous Rice. This one is quite different from the
Macau style one as the Roast Suckling Pig is deboned and served with steamed
glutinous rice.
Though
it doesn’t have the same smoothness of the skin as the earlier one, this one
still rendered a solid crispy lacquered skin with a lot of crunch. We enjoyed
the leaner skin on this one and it certainly paired well with the soft and
sticky glutinous rice studded with bits of mushrooms and Chinese sausage. It is
served with a side of scallion and hoisin sauce though we think it didn’t really
needed it because the glutinous rice was already very tasty with the Roast
Suckling Pig.
There
is also a third variation of Roast
Suckling Pig, BBQ with Foie Gras Sauce, which also sounds wonderfully
delicious. All 3 styles of Roast Suckling Pig is priced at RM238++ each (normal
price RM350++ each), available until 31 July, 2017.
There
is another special swine that also stole much limelight that evening. Charcoal Grilled Iberico Pork Ribs Spanish
Style served with Chilled Citrus Juice and crisp greens is a modern Chinese
take on using the sublime black Spanish pig.
An
order of this dish features a whole rack of
Iberico Pork Ribs Spanish Style served at tableside with crisp greens and
Chilled Citrus Juice. The picture shown here was for two orders hence two full
racks of ribs. The restaurant was so thoughtful to provide disposable gloves
for the dish though we felt that we should just dive right in to savor the full
finger-licking good sensation of the ribs.
Look
at the glorious rack of Iberico ribs! Generously seasoned with dry herbs as
well as special marinade before roasting, the Iberico ribs were unctuously succulent
with tasty fatty bits.
We
also enjoyed how the meat has a good solid bite, a note of just ribs roasted
slowly to achieve a meaty bite. There’s plenty of tender meat to gnaw till the
bones are clean. Besides the ribs, there were also end parts of soft ribs that
added much delight to just enjoying the ribs. The crisp greens on the side is
great with the ribs too as it balanced off the heavy notes of eating this much
meat. End this course with the zesty tang of the citrus juice too…
The
Charcoal Grilled Iberico Pork Ribs
Spanish Style served with Chilled Citrus Juice is available on promotion at
RM138++ per rack (normal price RM198++ per rack) until 31 July, 2017.
While
you are there, you might as well end your meal with Oriental Pavilion’s long
list of desserts. We had their Lemongrass
Jelly, Summer Coconut Jelly and Chilled
Yam dessert that was light, fresh and a sweet way to end the dining
experience.
No
reservations required for the Roast
Suckling Pig and Iberico Ribs Promotion,
just make sure you have a table booked ahead as Oriental Pavilion gets very busy, especially in the evenings. There
are other Roast promotions going on at all other restaurants featuring different
choices such as Peking duck and more so check out their website or Facebook for
more information. Don’t miss this great promotion!
ORIENTAL
PAVILION
P1-04, Level 1 Podium,
Jaya 33
No.3, Jalan Semangat,
Seksyen 13
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Darul Ehsan
Tel: 03- 7956 9288
Website: www.orientalrestaurants.com.my
Business Hours:
Mondays to Saturdays
Lunch 11.00 am – 3.00 pm
| Dinner 6.00 pm – 11.00 pm
Sundays & Public
Holidays
Lunch 10.00 am – 3.00 pm
| Dinner 6.00 pm – 11.00 pm
