Father's Day Menu at Alisan - Press Release

FATHER’S DAY MENU AT ALISAN

Alisan restaurant, adjacent to Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena, is providing a special 4-course set menu for £19.50 for Father’s Day on 17th June.

Seafood Pastry with Salad Cream
Mango & Prawn Spring Roll
Salt & Spicy Lotus Root
Crispy Seaweed
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Crispy Aromatic Duck
(served with pancakes, cucumber, spring onion & Hoi Sin sauce)
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Pan-fried Chicken with Almond Flakes in Lemon Sauce
Stir-fried Prawn with Asparagus in Garlic Sauce
Stir-fried Mixed Seasonal Vegetable
Chicken Fried Rice with Fresh Pineapple
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Champagne Sorbet or Maple Walnut Ice Cream

Commenting on the menu, Alisan director Colin Wong, said, “Our location makes us an ideal location for combining a meal with a stadium tour of the new Wembley.”

In China, the equivalent of Father’s Day in China falls on the same day every year - the 8th of August (i.e. 08/08). This is because 8th is pronounced "Ba" and the 8th day of the 8th month is "Ba Ba" Day, “Ba Bas” means “Father” in Mandarin and Cantonese.

Father’s Day in China allows children to show their love and affection for their father.  On the weekend before, the shopping centres in China are crowded with sons and daughters trying to buy the usual staples – ties, shirts, socks and after shave - for their fathers to show that they care.

On Father’s Day itself, children in China spend quality time with their fathers and take their fathers out for a meal to let fathers know how much they mean to his children. The traditional role of the Chinese father, like most fathers, is to provide financial support and love for his children.  Chinese fathers have a major financial responsibility in the family.  Not only do they have to raise their own children but they usually also have to support their parents as well.

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Editors’ Notes:  Photos and copies of the menu available.
The Dim Sum Head Chef, CC Wong, was the Dim Sum Head Chef at Yauatcha Michelin-starred Soho restaurant.

The name Alisan is taken from of a mountain in Taiwan made famous in an old Mandarin folksong.  The song is about the aboriginal women living on Alisan mountain being very beautiful.  The word "san" means mountain or hill in Chinese. The letters "LIS" in the ALISAN logo form the Chinese character for mountain.

Signature dishes are:  Scallop Shumai  a dim sum with scallops and minced prawns wrapped in a thin pastry and steamed, then topped with fish roe. Baked Silver Cod in Rose Wine Sauce a Japanese silver cod fillet steak marinated in champagne and lemon baked in the oven then topped with rose wine sauce. Venison Strips in Black Pepper & Garlic marinated tender strips of venison stir fried with black pepper and garlic giving a very slight spicy flavour. Mango and Grapefruit Tapioca Pearl small cubes of mango and pieces of grapefruit with sago in mango juice served chilled.

The split-level establishment seats up to 200 on the ground floor.  The first floor features a cocktail lounge, with 30’ ceiling, sofa seating, serving drinks and snacks.

A discrete function room is available for private hire, complete with karaoke facilities with over 20,000 stored tunes.

Wembley Retail Park, The Junction, Engineers Way, Wembley,  HA9 0ER
T:  020 8903 3888            F:  020 8903 1188             W: www.alisan.co.uk