Went out to eat at the restaurant in the Marriott's yesterday. They are having a Middle Eastern themed buffet for the puasa season. They even flew in a couple chefs from Jordan to man the grills.

They had an interesting array of food that tasted really good though wasn't as exotic as I had initially expected.

There was this this gyro-like thing with lamb, tomatoes, onions, etc. -- except instead of the cucumber paste, they had this paste made out of sesame seeds. Tahini, I think was what the guy called it. Google seems to agree with me.

There were some really weird pickled cheeses too. I think those are more of an acquired taste though -- one I doubt I will be acquiring anytime soon. I tried eating it by itself, with some chicken, with that gyro-like thing; the taste was just too strong for my liking, I guess.

Damn... now I really feel like some Brie.

I have a feeling a lot of their food was toned down to fit Malaysian taste buds. Not to mention, they probably had trouble finding the exact ingredients needed and had to improvise (I had to do that with Pau before).

Whatever the case, the food was still really good. It was one of those times when you mouth refuses to stop tasting even after your stomach starts screaming at you to stop.