InterContinental Hong Kong s Popular Harbourside Restaurant Presents Autumn in Okinawa A Cultural Culinary Showcase

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InterCntinental Hng Kng s Ppular Harburside Restaurant Presents

Treasures f Okinawa fr a lnger and healthier life!

September 19 Octber 31, InterCntinental Hng Kng s ppular Harburside

presents Autumn in Okinawa, a Cultural Culinary Shwcase f specialty

prefecture f Japan, knwn fr its delicius fresh fd, pristine white

InterCntinental ANA MANZA Beach Resrt in Okinawa, Japan frm

1 InterCntinental Hng Kng s Ppular Harburside Restaurant Presents Autumn in Okinawa A Cultural Culinary Shwcase Unlck the Culinary Treasures f Okinawa fr a lnger and healthier life! September 19 Octber 31, 2016 HONG KONG, September 19, 2016 Frm September 19 Octber 31, InterCntinental Hng Kng s ppular Harburside Restaurant, acclaimed fr its elabrate internatinal buffets, presents Autumn in Okinawa, a Cultural Culinary Shwcase f specialty prducts and seasnal prduce frm Okinawa, the trpical island prefecture f Japan, knwn fr its delicius fresh fd, pristine white sand beaches, clear and clean waters and als fr the lngevity f its residents. Harburside will welcme Guest Chefs Jun Kakazu and Junji Taba frm InterCntinental ANA MANZA Beach Resrt in Okinawa, Japan frm September The guest chefs will be preparing their specialty dishes using premium prducts and ingredients imprted exclusively fr this Okinawan Cultural Culinary Shwcase.

2 Chef Jun Kakazu is the Head Chef and Chef Junji Taba is the Sushi Chef at the famus Unkai Restaurant at InterCntinental ANA Manza Beach Resrt. These tw Japanese guest chefs will share the authentic flavurs f Okinawan cuisine at live actin statins at the Harburside lunch and dinner buffets. Sme f their signature Okinawan dishes include: - Rafute: This dish riginates frm Dng P Ru in Chinese cuisine and features prk ribs with unhusked skin, sft biled using Awarmri liqur, sy sauce and sugar, served with mustard. Originally a frm f Okinawan Ryal Cuisine, it is suppsed t aid in lngevity. - Special Okinawa Uchina Tempura: Uchina means lcal Okinawan Tempura using ppular lcal ingredients such as red ptat, which is rich in minerals, gya, which is full f vitamins, and Mzuku seaweed which stimulates a smth bld flw. - Okinawa Sba Ndles: This is ne f the mst famus lcal dishes, best enjyed with a cmbinatins f green nins and pickled ginger. Okinawa Sba rigins in China. It des nt cntain buckwheat like traditinal Japanese sba ndles. - Kubu Irichi Stir-fried Kmbu Seaweed: Kubu means Kmbu seaweed. Irichi means stir-fry in the Okinawan dialect. Seaweed is a ppular ingredient in Okinawa, which has the highest cnsumptin in Japan. Seaweed is knwn t be full f Alginic Acid which helps t reduce chlesterl. - Green Papaya Champuru (Stir-fried Papaya) : There are tw types f papayas vegetable and fruit. In East Asia, papayas are cmmnly served raw in salad, but in Okinawa they are cked with meat and vegetables in the traditinal Champuru style. Abut Okinawan Cuisine Okinawan cuisine incrprates influences frm Chinese cuisine and Sutheast Asian cuisine due t its lng histry f trade. Besides vegetables and fruits, the influences f suthern and sutheastern Asia are evident in Okinawan cuisine in its use f herbs and spices, such as turmeric, which is used in Okinawa mre ften than in mainland Japan. Anther characteristic f Okinawan cuisine is its reliance n meat. The main prtein surces f Okinawan cuisine are derived frm livestck, specifically pigs. The Harburside Buffet will shwcase the tp quality fd prducts fr which Okinawa is renwned and which frm a key part f Okinawan cuisine, including: Agu Prk, which cntains less chlesterl than regular prk. This prk is frm a rare Okinawan traditinal breed with black hair (similar t a wild bar) which dates back t the 14 th century (Min era) when the riginal breed f pig was brught t Okinawa frm China. It is famus fr its tender sweet and delicius meat. Okinawan Agu Prk will be featured n the buffet in three styles at a Live Grill Statin, cked with Bitter Meln and marinated with Sy Sauce. Farmed Yellw Fin Tuna frm the Sea f Okinawa Okinawa Sba Sup Ndles, anther Okinawan specialty, will be prepared by ur chefs at a live actin statin. Okinawa Sba is a type f ndle sup prduced

3 in Okinawa, Smetimes simply called sba, it is different frm buckwheat ndles knwn as sba in the rest f Japan. The thick wheat ndles, which resemble udn, are served in a brth flavured with knbu (edible seaweed), katsubushi flakes and prk. Tppings include kamabk (fish cake),sliced scallin and a thick slice f stewed prk belly r ski (bneless prk ribs), garnished with pickled ginger. Okinawa Green Papaya can be cnsumed as a vegetable r as a fruit. The enzymes in this papaya are said t have bth slimming and breast enhancing prperties, and are als gd fr the skin! A great surce f ptassium, green papaya als cntains mre Vitamin A than a carrt. Citrus Depressa, which has anti-inflammatry prperties, is ne f the healthiest fruits n the Ryukyu Islands. The citrus depressa, r shikwasa (called shequasar in English), has a nutritius and flavurful taste. Knwn as a flat lemn, hirami lemn, r thin-skinned flat lemn, it is a small, green citrus fruit rich in flavnids and native t Okinawa. Mzuku Seaweed wrks as an antixidant Acclaimed fr its thickness and texture, Mzuku Seaweed is harvested in the beautiful clear cean waters f Okinawa and is knwn as ne f the famus lngevity prducts frm Japan. Seasnal Vegetables: Sample a rtating selectin f fresh seasnal greens and veggies frm Okinawa all high in nutrients which cntribute t the lng and healthy lives f Okinawans. Spnge Gurd (knwn as Lufa) is ne f the healthiest green vegetables. It is basically a fruit but is cnsumed as a vegetable. Japanese Mugwrt grws in suthern area f Japan in Okinawa and Kyushu Island where peple have a lnger life span. Mugwrts are used medicinally, especially in Chinese, Japanese, and Krean traditinal medicine. It is als used as an herb t flavur fd and is als used t make herbal tea. Okinawa Spinach, Rund Okra, Winged Beans and Bitter Meln are sme f the ther shwcased seasnal vegetables n the buffet. A rtating selectin f specialty desserts inspired by ingredients frm Okinawa including Beni Im Pie, Matcha Crème Caramel, Imagawayaki Blueberry, Imagawayaki Chclate, Okinawa Dang, Shiikwaasaa Tart, Sweet Ptat/Ginger and Sweet Ptat/Macadamia Pie. Abut Okinawa Okinawa is the suthernmst Prefecture f Japan and is the largest f the Okinawa Islands and Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands. Okinawa is knwn fr its trpical weather, breathtaking beaches and its delicius fresh fd. The seas surrunding Okinawa's islands are cnsidered amngst the wrld's mst beautiful beaches with cral reefs and infinite marine wildlife. With its distinctive culture and fascinating scenery, the island is rapidly grwing as a turist destinatin fr visitrs frm all arund the glbe. The island's ppulatin is knwn fr the lngevity f its residents - with ne f the lngest living ppulatins in the wrld. (Okinawa has 34 centenarians per 100,000 peple, which is mre than three times the rate f mainland Japan).

4 Opening Ceremny f Autumn in Okinawa A Cultural Culinary Shwcase Featuring the Traditinal Ryukyu Dance and Japanese Tuna Cutting Ceremny Mnday, September 19 (5:30pm- 6:15pm) Guests wh reserve the Harburside Buffet n Mnday, September 19 th evening, the pening night f the Autumn in Okinawa Cultural Culinary Shwcase, are invited t cme t Harburside at 5:30pm t enjy the Opening Ceremny which will be fficiated by representatives frm the Japanese Cnsulate in Hng Kng and the Okinawa Prefecture. Highlights f the Opening Ceremny will include a Perfrmance f the Ryukyu Dance (Okinawa s Traditinal Dance) and a Traditinal Japanese Tuna Cutting Ceremny with a 40 kil Farmed Yellw Fin Tuna (frm the Sea f Okinawa), which will be served during the Okinawa Cultural Culinary Shwcase at Harburside. HARBOURSIDE Lunch Buffet: Mnday-Friday: Adults: HK$448 / Children (3-11 years ld): HK$318 Saturday: Adults: HK$508 / Children (3-11 years ld): HK$358 Public Hlidays: Adults: HK$548 / Children (3-11 years ld): HK$388 Dinner Buffet: Daily: Adults: HK$868 / Children (3-11 years ld): HK$608 Sunday Brunch: Adults: HK$898 (inclusive f free-flwing Champagne, wine & beer / Adults (with free-flwing juice and sft drinks: HK$848 / Children (ages 3-11): HK598 Fr reservatins, please call InterCntinental Hng Kng s Restaurant Reservatins Centre at Tel: r fb.hngkng@ihg.cm Fax: / hngkng@ihg.cm / / InterCntinental Hng Kng, 18 Salisbury Rad, Kwln, Hng Kng Fr a selectin f images, please click here. Fr further press infrmatin, please cntact: Carle L. Klein Executive Directr f Public Relatins & Cmmunicatins INTERCONTINENTAL HONG KONG

5 18 Salisbury Rad Office Tel: (852) / Mbile Tel: (852) Fax: (852) carle.klein@ihg.cm

3. Egg Rolls (4 rolls) Deep fried rolls filled with minced pork, cabbage, mushrooms, carrots, taro and eggs. Served with house sauce. $6.

3. Egg Rolls (4 rolls) Deep fried rolls filled with minced pork, cabbage, mushrooms, carrots, taro and eggs. Served with house sauce. $6. *** APPETIZERS *** 1. Summer Rlls (4 rlls) Rice paper wrapped with basil, lettuce and rice vermicelli ndles, served with peanut sauce and grund peanuts. Chices f shrimp, grilled marinated chicken, r BBQ