Enticing gateway to other cultures

(From left) Chow enjoying chicken sausages and meat skewers during the opening of the Penang Asian Food and Culture Festival. Also sampling the Thai food are Yeoh, Penang state assemblymen Goh Choon Aik, Ong Ah Teong and Teh Lai Heng as well as Penang Global Tourism CEO Ooi Chok Yan.

FIVE shopping malls are showcasing a different Asian cuisine and culture during the three-day Penang Asian Food and Culture Festival which ends tomorrow.

It is being held simultaneously at Gurney Paragon Mall (highlighting Japan), 1st Avenue (Thailand), Queensbay Mall (South Korea), Gurney Plaza (China) and Sunway Carnival Mall (Indonesia).