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People eat at Castella Cafe, in the Beruk River, in Gerik, Perak, about 450 km from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 July 2017. Castella Cafe has been operating since 2014 and is run by ten family members, headed by Mohd Isa Ramli. It serves what is known as Malay Patani Food, or that traditional to the cross border area of Malaysia and Thailand, featuring many fish, meat, even exotic hedgehog, also vegetable and a special rice dish called Nasi Buluh (or rice inside bamboo), the theme is nature as customers sit and eat feet in the river water, amidst natural surrounds on tables made of plywood or bamboo. The restaurant is so popular bookings need to be made a week in advance. It used to be a restaurant attracted customers because of good food and drink. But now, with so many choices and options, tasty food is not always enough. Asia's many and varied theme restaurants were quick to recognize dining is more than what is put it your mouth. They took up the challenge to offer a palette of weird and wonderful dining experiences that turn a quick bite, into an unusually memorable sensation. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)
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