Sri Lanka’s biggest and most authentic Oktoberfest is happening at the Hilton Colombo from October 31 to November 9 at the grand air conditioned marquee. Celebrate the much anticipated festival with great Bavarian fare from pretzels to brats, brews and music.
Oktoberfest may have its roots in Munich but you don’t have to go to Germany to enjoy this annual celebration. You can party at the most popular festival with the oompah band all the way from Bavaria playing their tunes while you tuck into some Bavarian fare prepared by Executive Chef Robert Mujagic and his vivacious culinary team. Lots of action stations from carveries to batter fried fish for those who do not desire the meats.
Oktoberfest 2019 takes the form of a typical German brew festival serving special brews with authentic German staples such as bratwurst, schnitzels and sauerkraut that go along with the traditional Oktoberfest celebrations together with entertainment provided by a nine member Bavarian band and traditional service girls from Munich. Popular activities such as the Chicken Dance, Power Hammer, Brew competitions and daily raffles will be staged throughout the 10 days of celebrations.
The event will be held at the Sports Centre Arena under a huge marquee which can accommodate up to 1,000 guests. A one hundred per cent homemade German sausages to original Bavarian recipes are being churned out by the hotel’s butchery closely supervised by the hotel’s German Executive Chef Robert Mujagic who vouches to deliver authentic Bavarian specialties. Executive Chef Robert suggests one begins the journey with a fresh Pretzel made with German flour or a slice of an authentic German Sour Dough Loaf with a thick layer of the most awesome cheese spread known as Obatzda; a Camembert mix with paprika powder and soft butter, a thinly sliced Lyoner Sausage with shaved onion in vinaigrette. Then go on to the cold appetizers and salads; Cold Bratwurst sausages with German Potato Salad with chives, shallots and fresh parsley and pickled Herrings too.
Coming to Mains, a must try will be the home-made Thüringer Rostbratwurst with a sweet, hot or mild Mustard! A few other choices would be the Pork Schnitzel, Knuckle or even the Schweinebraten (pork shoulder) together with some Sauerkraut. The Baked Farmers Meatloaf too is recommended! In addition to these dishes, there’s a whole lot more on the buffet with action cooking. For non-pork eaters, there will be other options available like chicken and fish.
“Just to keep the local palate happy we have invented a totally home-made spicy Sri Lankan Wurst”, says Robert with a smile.