Showing posts with label sea urchin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sea urchin. Show all posts

Friday, March 10, 2017

The best Temaki Sushi hand rolls

As I was in Tuen Mun for a photoshoot, I got some recommendations for food.
My friend recommended me this Temaki Sushi hand roll joint at Waldorf Shopping arcade.

I didn't have any expectations because hand rolls are just cold clumped sushi rice and the only exciting part is the first few bites because all the ingredients are on the top.
Secondly I find it messy eating hand rolls because the toppings and rice go everywhere after taking a bite.

Anyway, after the photo shoot I decided to check it out as I was really hungry and could do with some carbs.

It was a small joint beneath the busy mall yet they had so many hand rolls to choose from that it was hard for me to decide, so in the end I picked the hot items.
The interesting thing was that I saw a grandpa eating a roll so it must be good because elderly Chinese do not usually eat sushi as they consider it rather modern.




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[grilled flounder fish hand roll]
Began with the flame grilled flounder fish which was a good start because the rice was at room temperature and it wasn't clumped together but loosely held together yet firm.


It was wrapped in paper so it was easy to eat AND I did not make a mess and the fish didn't drop out, the seaweed was fresh and crisp that it lets you get a clean bite without needing to tug it.
The fish itself was fresh and the oils infused with the rice nicely that I didn't need any seasoning.

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Next I had the cheesy roll with a prawn cutlet in the middle.
It was topped with egg and cheesy sauce.


Normally I am not keen on Japanese egg because it is sweet but when you take a bite of this, all the flavours are fantastic because the sauce is tangy and then you get the warm crispy prawn in the middle and then you have the egg and cheese.


The best thing is that the frying oil was fresh so it didn't kill the roll.
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The next roll I had was the hand roll with uni, scallops and salmon roe, basically all my wishes in one as if I was eating a hand rolled donburi!!!


Again, all the ingredients were fresh especially my favourite popping salmon roe and in the middle it was not just solid rice, there was salmon in the middle.


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As I was still hungry, I decided to get the fried soft shell crab with crab paste hand roll because the fried soft shell crab is guaranteed to be good judging by the fried prawn I had earlier since their frying oil is fresh.
When it came, you could see the how vibrant the crab was, it was bright orange and you can see the claws clearly because the coating of flour is thin.


I just loved every bite of this because the crab paste was so fresh and not fishy and the soft shell crab was light and crispy.
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I am definitely coming back when the MTR is half fare again.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Great Japanese food in the heart of LKF

At LKF most of the restaurants are American or International but now there is a good Japanese one called Ore-no Kappou by Ginza Okamoto at the new California building.

Here was what we had:

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Welcome cocktail - Ore no Sakura:

Started off with this sweet cocktail that had notes of grapefruit, peach and sakura.
Definitely a sweet and pretty cocktail for girls.
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Dassai 50% Junmai Daiginjo sparkling:


Tried this before and after it was shaken.
The taste before was quite light but after it was shaken the alcoholic taste was really strong.
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Potato gazpacho with seafood:

Started with this delicious viscous potato gazpacho which was loaded with pieces of fish, scallops and prawns topped with creamy urchin on top.
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Assorted sashimi:

The sashimi was fresh with a good assortment.
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Seared abalone, sea urchin, scallop and seaweed wrapped in Japanese paper HOUSHO:

The Housho had a great wow factor, it was abalone, scallop, sea urchin topped with seaweed wrapped in paper with browned edges.


It was served with delicious abalone liver sauce that made it taste amazing.

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Pan fried shirako with butter, assorted vegetables, ponzu sauce:

It was my first time trying Shirako and I have always wanted to try this because they look like mini brains or twisted intestines clumped together.
I didn't know what they were before but I found out that they are fish sperm sacks.
Anyway, I liked them because the texture was mushy and sticky like sweetbreads and the sauce tasted like sweet and sour sauce which complemented it nicely.
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Grilled wagyu tenderloin and pan fried foie gras with truffle sauce:

The foie gras was huge, it was just as thick and big as the tenderloin which was tender and juicy.
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Red miso soup:

Compared to the usual miso soups, this had a stronger beany bitter taste.
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mackerel saba sushi:


It was my first time trying this as well and it was like a huge omurice and the comments were good because others said the fish tasted good.
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Pineapple creme brulee:
I thought this was just going to be a an ordinary creme brulee flavoured with pineapple but again I was impressed because it was a huge slice of pineapple with creme brulee in the middle.

When you eat it, you have to dig right to the bottom to get the pineapple as well.

It was delicious because the juicy tart pineapple balances the sweetness and creaminess of the brulee which is a nice change from plain boring creme brulee.
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Sweet red bean zenzai cigar style:

Red bean lovers will love this and there was a nice chewy layer in the middle of the crispy roll.
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6/F, 32 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Sea urchin mania at Zushi ANA

Zushi ANA (Causeway Bay)

Thanks to Isaac for inviting me to this tasting!
Never in my life have I had so much sea urchin in one meal.

First started off with sea urchin maki, the sea urchin was flavourful and just like runny egg yolk which did not need any soy sauce.


Then I had fresh sea urchin so I was able to taste how sweet it was.
The abalone was quite nice as well.


Next the fried urchin wrapped in seaweed coated with tempura batter was divine and bursting with hot liquid urchin inside.


Then there was fresh tempura crab with sea urchin on top!
It was amazing that so many items could be paired with sea urchin.


Last but not least there was deep fried tempura scallop, perilla leaves and urchin.
Surprisingly you could taste the perilla leaves as well.


Then there was seafood and tofu pot which had a sweet tasting broth crammed with lots of tofu and seafood.


The rice in green tea broth was interesting and different to the ones I have had before.
I could really taste the green tea here.


As for the grilled ox tongues, the cubes were big and meaty.


For dessert, we had pan fried Japanese mochi topped with peanut butter sauce and sugar.
I have not tried this before so the texture was quite sticky and chewy.

Dining Offers: Tasting Event

Friday, August 03, 2012

Sushi @ Bento Express by Jusco

Got some sushi from here, salmon and prawn with sea urchin.
There was eight in the pack, four of each.
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Prawn with sea urchin:
This was quite nice and the sea urchin was fresh and not bitter like some places.
The prawn was relatively fresh too.
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Salmon:
The salmon was not fresh and it was chewy.
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Friday, April 06, 2012

Seafood pot @ Masamura Sushi Restaurant

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Carpaccio sushi salmon and tuna
This was bascially the usual sushi topped with sliced onions, a slice of lemon and some Italian dressing.
Overall they tasted quite pleasant and it was just like carpaccio with rice. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Steamed egg with urchin
This tasted too salty. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Seafood hotpot with crab
There was not enough soup to cover the contents when it came, so asked for more broth so that the contents could be ensured that they got cooked.
The crab did not taste that fresh and it came straight from the Freezer because there was ice particles on it.
The cutlery for the crab had to be requested. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Price: $1xx
English menu: yes, and they have pictures!
Service: brilliant
Yummy factor: OK
Sweetness levels: OK
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