Mott 32 Bangkok, The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon's modern Chinese restaurant, will launch the “Sip Sum, Dim Sum” weekend brunch on May 23, where diners can enjoy a five-course meal on top of all-you-can-eat dim sum. Go all out with an optional Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label Champagne package to make the brunch a true indulgence.
What distinguishes the dim sum brunch is that the five-course meal has choices for starters, meats, vegetables, rice and noodles, and desserts. Not to mention, soup of the day. Each course comes with a choice of six to nine dishes, so you'll be quite spoilt, despite being able to order only one dish per course.
Besides the five dishes of your choice, you can indulge in the all-you-can-eat 19 types of dim sum. While 19, across steamed and fried, may not sound like a lot, you won't feel shortchanged given the quality of the dishes.
From the steamed side, truffle fans should try translucent Wild mushroom har gaw that comes with an aromatic touch of the black fungus or the Soft quail egg shumai that also contains black truffle. Assorted seafood har gaw are luxurious parcels topped with caviar. You can choose either the Xiao long bao (the standard version) or The Standard version at Mott 32, or simply order both. The latter bursts with hot and sour soup that isn't scorching hot. The Szechuan-style minced pork jiaozi in chilli oil is aromatic and juicy.
From the fried side, I recommend the Wagyu beef spring roll topped with creamy avocado and one can still taste the beef inside the crispy roll. The Shredded Peking duck spring roll delivers an audible crunch with every bite and has aromatic meat inside. If you prefer a lighter roll, go for the Crispy bean curd roll with prawn, which has juicy prawns wrapped inside skinny tofu skin, fried until golden.
As for the five-course meal, you may want to kick off with the Cold chicken in truffle sauce or Fried squid in salt and pepper. Get your camera ready for the Smoked-with-apple-wood fish to capture the exact moment when the smoke escapes the cloche to reveal the tasty cod. Get healthier with the Poached fish fillet with a ginger and onion sauce.
Wok-fried Hong Kong baby choy sum with garlic and Wok-fried baby cabbage with XO sauce are just right, not having the life cooked out of them.
If your choice of carbs is rice, then the Black truffle fried rice and Crab meat fried rice should do the trick. The slender rice grains are thoroughly coated in flavours and don't feel greasy.
Instead of mango pudding as a dessert, Mott 32 serves Fresh mango and coconut in glutinous rice roll. For something sweet and light, try the Sweetened guava soup with sago pearls and ruby pomelo pulp for a slightly bitter contrast.
