FRAT MUSTARDGrowing Malaysia’s Food & Beverage Industry

Before I proceed with my blog post, take a good look at the picture above. Notice the off camera flash effect which I cleverly have chosen to remove imperfections such as red-eye and corpse-like-photo with direct flash. Not only does it give the person more definition it also adds to the mood of the photo. Yes… yes… I know… you all wish you could reproduce such high impact photos also and I wish I could give a lesson on how to reproduce such fantastic works of art… but the sad truth is… I don’t even know how the hell that happened! My photos suck so bad that even when using direct flash it came out like this!!! Serious case of what the hayyyyy?!?!? Maybe the lesson should be, how NOT to take photos. I am sure I’ll be a multi-millionaire by giving that course. *a light bulb emerges* (don’t worry it is energy saving)

For many months I had promised Jess Lew (owner of Exotic) that I’d come over with the #chowtut crew to review the place. Months had passed and with a full on schedule in early 2010, my promise was starting to look as solid as a soufflé.

There is only one way to deal with Frat… first you… and make sure your grip is strong and firm… then you… and finally you… and THAT is how you deal with Frat!

Then amazingly everything fell into place in March… my schedule cleared up, the universe was finally ready and so were the stars…

The stars of the night – @agentcikay, @alilfatmonkey, @fatboybakes, @surechoon

The celebrity star – @alisonjvictor from Big Red Food Review on Red.FM . Notice how Aly was on the brink of assembly disaster but managed to pull through in fine style towards the end. Me? I’m just glad @alilfatmonkey paid attention during the demo because I was too busy chatting up Aly!

Exotic beverages – Jackfruit Milkshake, 1000 Seed Drink and Salted Lime Juice all under RM8.00

Exotic combination platter – Fresh Prawn Roll, Vietnamese Prawn Spring Rolls, Thai Fish Cake, Thai Treasure Bag and Mango Salad. Something for everyone… even the impossible to please in-laws.

Vietnamese Crispy Creme. This was da bomb. It looked like an ordinary omelette but was actually a crepe made from yellow bean.

Dips in vinegar broth. Honestly I wasn’t paying attention to the demo at all… so I had to rely on @alilfatmonkey to assemble mine for me. Thanks qwazymonkey!

Grilled beef around lemongrass stick… a whiff of lemongrass where are youuuuuuuu??!!! *Runs around the coconut tree*

… and with the coconut that dropped from me dancing around the tree, we had fried rice in young coconut

The Cambodian grilled squid was pretty much the icing on the cake for the cholesterol count… yeeeehawwww!

By the time the Cambodian stewed fish was presented we were all already moaning and groaning with delight

Familiar desserts… but oooh so gooooood – deep fried banana with caramel sauce, water chestnut with coconut milk and tapioca cake with coconut milk.

I can tell you in all honesty that I knew from the start it was going to be an awesome evening with the stellar lineup of foodies attending. What I did not expect was how the food totally blew us away… it might as well have been called Erotic the way we were moaning and groaning with pleasure. Here’s what the rest had to say:

@alilfatmonkey – Addictive is an understatement.
@alisonjvictor – I recommend Exotic for (excuse the pun) its ‘exotic food’ and agreeable ambience.
@fatboybakes – Very addictive and went well with the beer.

The evening was so pleasant we didn’t want it to end. Aly, Fat Boy Bakes and I ordered more and more beer… until we saw the restaurant employees closing up and tallying the till for the day that we decided that we shouldn’t make them wait and it was time to hit the road… AFTER one more jug of beer… hehehe. *burp*

To sum it up, I’d say it was a damn good meal. I highly recommend dining outside simply because it is more charming and suited for this type of meal. Remember to reserve your table on theQguides.com .