Florida Tech dining takes culinary journey to China with all-you-can-eat buffet Jan. 31

The next in Florida Institute of Technology's monthly international dinner is set for Jan. 31. Prepare your taste buds for a trip to China.

Florida Tech's dining services department invites the public to join with students in celebrating the cultural diversity of the university by sharing a meal. Dining services chefs work with university students to create the menu and recipes.

The dinner, featuring dishes from China, will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 31, at Panther Dining Hall, which is open to the public. Cost for the all-you-care-to-eat buffet is $16 per person. 

As at previous dinners, the evening will feature educational materials and entertainment inspired by China. 

Panther Dining Hall, 3113 Panther Place, is just south of the Clemente Center on the Florida Tech campus in Melbourne. Visitor parking is free on the first floor of the parking garage behind the dining hall.

For more information, call 321-674-8040 or visit the International Dining Series page at fit.edu/dining/international-dinner-series.

The Chinese Dinner menu includes:

Red Braised Pork Belly: Pork belly braised with ginger, garlic, chile peppers, soy and rice wine

Roasted Chicken Cantonese Style: Chicken marinated in soy, orange, garlic and ginger

Guang Dong Style Snapper: Snapper steamed with garlic, ginger, cilantro, soy and sesame oil

Hoisin Shrimp and Vegetable Fried Noodles: Shrimp, carrots, onions, broccoli stir-fried with noodles, hoisin, soy and sesame

Tea Eggs: Hard-boiled eggs marinated in soy, black tea, star anise and cinnamon

Vegetable Fried Noodles: Carrots, onions and noodles stir-fried with soy and sesame

Jasmine Rice

Won Ton Soup: Rich chicken broth with pork dumplings, pea pods, scallions and bok choy

Mapo Tofu: Tofu in a spicy chili and bean sauce

Pork Dumplings: Steamed pork dumplings with soy and sesame sauce

Sesame Seed Balls: Rice flour dough coated in sesame seeds, filled with sweet bean paste and fried crispy

Bubble Tea: A refreshing drink of jasmine green tea, milk and tapioca balls

Email Leonard at sleonard@floridatoday.com.

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