Seafood festival called Coastal Carnival begins at Sheraton Dhaka

Dhaka: Sheraton Dhaka, in collaboration with bKash Limited, presents Coastal Carnival—a seafood festival to showcase diverse seafood flavors for foodies in the capital.

The seafood festival, currently underway at the hotel’s signature dining outlet Garden Kitchen, located on the 14^th floor, will end on July 19.

Ali Thunayan Abdul Wahab Hamadah, Ambassador, Embassy of Kuwait in Bangladesh, and Shiuneen Rasheed, High Commissioner, High Commission of the Republic of Maldives in Bangladesh, attended the inauguration ceremony on July 10 as the chief guests.

Md Shakawath Hossain, CEO, Unique Hotel and Resorts PLC; Kaidul Arefin, Senior Relationship Executive, Merchant Payments, bKash Limited; expatriate chefs specialized in seafood; and other high officials from the Embassy of Kuwait, High Commission of Maldives, Prime Partner bKash Limited, Travel Partner FirstTrip, and Loyalty Partner Orange Club, along with media representatives and food Bloggers were also present on the occasion.

A food tasting session followed the ribbon cutting ceremony where guests sampled exotic signature dishes which are on offer at the food festival.

Seafood Expert Chef Rimoun Obaid, Chef Sait Dursun, along with local culinary talents Chef Mahbubur Rashid Akhand and Chef Md Allama Iqbal are showcasing rich and coastal flavors at the seafood festival.

The festival presents a wide section of seafood across seven stations, each highlighting different flavors and preparations.

Guests can enjoy authentic seafood delicacies including Seafood Paella Valenciana, Smoked Hilsha, Seafood Jambalaya Rice, Chitol Fish Kofta, Tuna and Salmon Teriyaki, Ilish Bharta, Fish Sayadieh, Beetroot Salmon Gravlax, Lobster Bisque, and more.

At the live station, a premium selection of seafood Norwegian Salmon, Octopus, Tuna, King Prawns, Lobsters, and more are expertly pre-cut and beautifully displayed for guests to pick and choose from.

In addition, for meat lovers, there is an tempting array of dishes including Greek Lamb Shank, Mutton Nehari, Mutton Rogan Josh, and many more authentic favorites.

For dessert lovers, a large array of sweets awaits, including Chocolate Milk Baklava, Pistachio and Coconut Baklava, Turkish Rawani, Tulumba, Moshabak, Arabian Medovik, Kunafa, Coconut Delights, Matcha Mousse Cake, and more mouthwatering desserts.

Coastal Carnival is only available during dinner and the buffet is priced at BDT 9450 net per person. B1G2 and B1G1 offers are available with bKash and 24 bank partners.

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