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Strawberry Festival on in full swing at Mumbai’s Peninsula Grand Hotel

Mumbai’s Peninsula Grand Hotel has conceptualised a twenty-day Strawberry Festival named Berry Berry Strawberries. It is currently underway at the hotel 24x7 coffee shop, Carafe.

Crystal Mendonca, the hotel’s executive chef, has planned an elaborate menu, comprising beverages, soups, main courses (vegetarian and non-vegetarian), salads and desserts. Each of these would have the fruit as an ingredient.

It comprises three beverages - Strawberry Fizz (priced at Rs 200); Strawberry Lassi (Rs 190), and Strawberry and Banana Preparado (a coconut-flavoured banana and strawberry shake with grenadine, priced at Rs 250).

The two soups [Spanish-style Strawberry Gazpacho (a chilled concoction of vine ripened tomatoes with garlic, cucumber and zingy strawberries), and Canadian Style Cheese Soup with Strawberries (a blend of mozzarella, parmesan and cheddar cheese with strawberries)] are priced at Rs 175.

The vegetarian main course comprises two variants - Paneer and Strawberry Chilli (cottage cheese in a yin-yang avatar, priced at Rs 350) and Paneer and Sweet Pepper Tacos (with a spicy strawberry salsa, priced at Rs 325).

The non-vegetarian main course comprises one dish - Prawns in Thai Chilly Basil (batter-fried prawns with strawberries in chilly basil). These are priced either at Rs 300, Rs 350 or Rs 650.

There are two kinds of salad - Strawberry Raita (a creamy yoghurt with strawberries, priced at Rs 150) and Summer Fruit Salad (which comprises strawberries, melon and black grapes, tossed with mint and orange dressing, and is priced at Rs 250).

The dessert range comprises Jharberi Ka Meetha (a combination of ghee-roasted bread slices with rose-petal jam, rabdi and strawberries, priced at Rs 200); Strawberry Rabdi Kulfi (served with falooda sev and priced at Rs 250); Chocolate and Strawberry Trifle (chocolate sponge cake covered with rich chocolate and strawberry cream, priced at Rs 200); Sizzling Strawberry Blondie with Ice-Cream (a white chocolate and strawberry bake with strawberry ice-cream, priced at Rs 250).

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