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BOLTON NEWS
Sunday, 24 August 2008
Bolton Food and Drink Festival
By Asian Image reporter »
Weighing in at 124lbs, a giant Bangladeshi tigerfish is set to make
a real splash at this year's Bolton's Food and Drink Festival.
A fearsome creature and distant cousin of the piranha family, the
tigerfish is found deep in the forest rivers of Bangladesh.
The fish measures a whopping 5ft long and 2ft wide and is a
speciality of traditional Bangladeshi cuisine. The huge catch is now
taking pride of place on the menu for the award-winning Royal Balti
House in Lower Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton. The restaurant is
serving the dish especially for Bolton's third Food and Drink
Festival, which starts on Friday, August 29 and finishes on Sunday,
August 31.
Going by the name of tigerfish in Bangladesh due to its predatory
nature, the awesome creature is also known as a goonch and devil
catfish.
The restaurant will slice up the huge fish, marinate it in lime and
spices before serving it up with caramelised onions, curry sauce and
lemon and spice flavoured rice and salad. The dish will be served at
a special price of £5.95 for the duration of the festival and it
will then go on to the regular menu.
Bolton Council's Executive Member for Development, Councillor John
Byrne, was on hand to sample a pre-Festival taster served up by chef
Abdus Sabur, restaurant owner Nurul Meah and manager Iqbal Bhuiyan.
Restaurant manager Iqbal Bhuiyan said: "The Food and Drink Festival
is a good opportunity for food lovers to try something new. More and
more people are asking for fish and we are cooking this dish, which
is also called Desi Baag, just like we make it at home."
Councillor Byrne added: "This year's Festival is all about enjoying
good, fresh, healthy food like this fish. The fish was really
delicious and quite tasty.
"We have lots of good restaurants in Bolton like the Royal Balti
House and I'm delighted they're taking part. We also have a
Bollywood themed event happening on the second day of the Festival
with local Indian chefs cooking up a fiery feast."
On Saturday, August 30, Bolton will go Bollywood and dancers and
bhangra beats will provide the colourful backdrop when local Indian
chefs cook up a storm in a mobile kitchen on Victoria Square.
Henna painters and stalls with sparkling saris and stunning salwar
kameezes will add further Asian spiced flavour to the day. Other
highlights of the festival include cookery demonstrations from
celebrity chef Simon Rimmer. The celebrity chef will launch the
festival on Friday, August 29 by cooking a special Bolton inspired
dish.
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