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It’s time for a change in your usual go-to meals and enjoy some grilled food! Indulge in an impressive platter of seafood that will whet your appetite.
What is Grilled Gala
Grilled Gala Platter is an exclusive dish from Manhattan Fish Market. It is a grilled seafood platter made up of fish fillets, prawns and calamari with their signature side of Garlic Herb Mussels. They are served with garlic bread, broccoli and carrots at the side.
The fish fillet is a strip of fish flesh that has been cut from the bone. Fish fillets do not have large bones and are often called boneless. When cooked right, the fillet is moist and has a flaky texture.
Properly cooked, prawns are sweet and tender. It can be fried, grilled or steamed depending on the recipe. Shrimps can be cooked with its shell on or off.
Calamari comes from the Italian word for squid. It is usually served as an appetiser at restaurants and bars. It is white in colour, sweet and chewy when eaten. It is generally deep-fried and served with a dipping sauce.
Mussels are a type of shellfish. They are cooked in broth either in or out of their shell. It is ready to eat when the shell is open. The mussels are enjoyed with garlic bread to soak up the tasty broth.
Garlic bread is a baguette sliced into small pieces. The bread is topped with garlic and olive oil or butter, and the bread is either grilled, toasted or baked in the oven.
Bite into mixed vegetables on the side for a bit of crunch to the savoury, sweetness of the seafood platter.
Nutritional Information For Grilled Gala
Usually, a platter of Grilled Gala has around 1000 calories in one serving. For one fish fillet, there are about 123 calories. Fish is a healthier alternative to meat as fish is high in protein but has low fat content. They are rich with omega-3 fatty acids, which can help reduce inflammation and lower blood pressure levels. It is recommended to consume at least 2 servings of fish per week.
Prawns packs a healthy source of nutrients. They are high in protein, low in carbohydrates and fat. However, it contains high volumes of cholesterol. In a 3-ounce serving, it has about 200 milligrams of calories, 17 grams of protein and less than 1 grams of carbohydrates and far. If you have a history of heart disease, prawns shouldn’t not be consumed too often.
For one serving, calamari squids have about 205 calories and 15% fat. It is high in protein offering about 4.4 grams in protein. The body processes protein slowly, which helps so that you don’t get hungry too fast. But since calamari is battered and served fried, it makes it quite unhealthy.
Garlic bread is 180 in calories. It has 21grams of carbohydrates, 8 grams of fat and 4 grams of protein. It is often grilled, toasted or baked to a buttery crunch. It is made of baguettes and serves as any side to any meal.
As many knows, butter makes most of the fat in garlic bread. It is unsaturated fat raising concerns for high cholesterol levels. For a healthier option, you should brush your garlic bread with olive oil instead of butter.
Where To Find Grilled Gala
Grilled Gala can be easily found at any western restaurants in Malaysia. Manhattan Fish Market is one of the restaurants you can visit to get a taste of this impressive seafood platter.
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