21/10/2026
Taste of Malaysia Dinner: An Evening of Malaysian Flavours 🇲🇾
Date: 16 October 2026
Venue: My Square Restaurant, DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai – Business Bay 🇦🇪
Tourism Malaysia Dubai, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Malaysia in Dubai, hosted the Taste of Malaysia dinner on 16 October 2026 in support of the Visit Malaysia 2026–2027 campaign. The event showcased Malaysia’s culinary heritage, multicultural flavours and regional diversity to the UAE market, using gastronomy as a gateway to discovering Malaysia.
The programme featured Chef Rene Johari and the Malaysian Culinary Professionals Community Dubai, who presented a talk on “Jejak Aroma – Malaysia’s Culinary Heritage”, followed by the symbolic launch of the book “Jejak Aroma”. Guests also enjoyed live cooking demonstrations of Roti Jala and Teh Tarik, a dinner of authentic Malaysian dishes including Chef Rene’s signature Nasi Kerabu, and a food walkabout with influencers.
Tourism Malaysia Dubai organised the programme as part of its promotional efforts to strengthen Malaysia’s visibility in the UAE and reinforce the Malaysia Truly Asia brand. In his address, the Director of Tourism Malaysia Dubai highlighted Malaysia’s 32 million international arrivals from January to September 2026, the improving situation in the UAE and the return of air capacity to Kuala Lumpur, including the new Gulf Air service from Manama, increased Air Arabia flights and Etihad Airways’ additional weekly flights.
The dinner was graciously officiated by Mr. Riaz Abdul Razak, Consul General of Malaysia in Dubai, and attended by representatives of the agencies inDubai and invited guests from the travel trade, media and influencer community.
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