Exotic coastal delicacies on offer at 'Oriental Seafood Festival'

New Delhi: From delectable prawns to succulent lobsters, and from tender pomfret to crispy squid, an ongoing food festival here in Delhi-NCR offers a treasure trove of delicacies to true-blue seafood enthusiasts.

The month-long 'Oriental Seafood Festival', currently underway at different outlets of Chowman, features some of the most beloved seafood dishes from coastal cuisines around the world. It offers a sea of dishes for the visitors to choose from, including 'Crab asparagus soup', 'Vietnamese chilli crab', 'Thai style jumbo prawn', 'Cantonese style squid with soy', 'Ginger & chillies' and 'Calamari in chili tamarind sauce'.

"This festival is a feast to the culinary senses and like every year we've casted a net of flavours from the East to bring you the sea's finest. I, with my team of chef's have been working on the menu for quite some time and I hope this year's Seafood Festival becomes a huge hit once again," Debaditya Chaudhury, MD, Chowman Hospitality Pvt Ltd., said in a statement.

Other seafood exotics, showcasing the flavours of the ocean, are 'Lobster with mint, lemon and chilli'; 'Singapore chilli whole crab'; 'Vietnamese seafood pho-bowl', Shrimp Chahan' and more. Notably, all the ingredients for the wholesome coastal cuisine are sourced from Kolkata. The food goes off the table on October 10.