Showing posts with label tempura. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tempura. Show all posts

Friday, May 09, 2014

Floppy and soft tempura!

丸亀製麵 (樂富)

Had a craving for Marugame Seimen's tempura so went here because I was nowhere near TST.





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Squid tempura:

The tempura coating was awful!!
It was soft and greasy which was totally different to the one I had at TST.
If the coating was normal, the long piece of squid should not flop!~
I felt sorry for the people if this was their first visit to Marugame Seimen because it won't be good!

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Monday, May 05, 2014

Great tempura from Marugame Seimen

I was so glad I had a tasting nearby or I would not have gone in for some tempura.

On this visit, they had huge long strips of squid which was not there last time and the quality of the tempura was good because they were freshly fried for the busy session to come.



I only had the squid and the egg because I don't like their udon.

soy sauce with grated ginger and spring onions was self service from the condiments counter.

They also have forks and spoons for children.

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Tempura egg:


Again, another perfect egg with a runny yolk centre!!


It was simply delicous with the soy sauce complimented by the light crispy tempura coating.
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Squid:



The squid was so satisfying because it was such a big piece and the coating was light and the squid inside was soft.
I should have dipped it in the egg yolk above and it would have tasted amazing.
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I would love to come here more often but the design of this mall is really crap because the escalators are randomly located.
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Marugame Seimen
Shop 609, 6/F, iSQUARE, 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Friday, July 05, 2013

Udon tempura is coming

Marugame Seimen
Since my last visit, there are new items on the menu.

They have wasabi inari!


They also had UDON TEMPURA which was not for sale as it was on trial.
They looked like snacks called potato sticks.

Anyway I tried one and the texture and taste was exactly like those potato sticks.








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Curry Udon:


I am not fond of Sanuki udon, but this time it was quite nice because it was chewy and al-dente.


The curry sauce was just right and not too spicy.
It would be great if they had a vegetarian version without the beef or burdock curry.
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Udon with meat and burdock:


Beef is not really my favourite meat, but the burdock was nice.
At the end, it was not very pleasant because the lard started solidifying.





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Squid tempura:





The squid was delicious, the batter was light and it was infused with seaweed powder.
The squid was nice and chunky too but not tough.
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Salmon omusabi:
This was delicious but disappointing because it did not hold together!
No improvement from my previous visit.
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Overall, this place is good for fast food and you can grab what you like from the Tempura bar.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Zanzo dans Tai Hang........... Zazie dans le Metro

Zazie and Zanzo are not related but it just reminded me of the 1960s French film Zazie dans le Metro which was really funny.

Zanzo is a new hip bar serving Japanese style tapas located on School street round the corner from LabMade in Tai Hang.

I was attracted to this place because of the black tempura coating.

Although I do not drink alcohol but they specialize in Japanese-styled sake and even have their own labelled sake in partnership with some brewery in Hokkaiddo.
Above the bar table, there are lots of sake bottles.
Despite sitting at the bar table I was surprised I was not given any water or even tap water.
I know this place is for drinks but I was here for the food and I do not drink alcohol.

I finally got some tap water when they got my order wrong because I ordered Tofu pudding but the tofu skewer arrived, so they probably tried to make me feel better with a glass of water.

Anyway, the tofu pudding was not available that day so I will have to come back another day for it.
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Chicken breast with truffle miso cream: I did not know what to expect when I ordered this but it turned out to be great.
I do not normally order chicken breast because it is usually tough and dry.
When it came it reminded me of the chicken breast at Maureen's and it was PURE WHITE CHICKEN MEAT! It was fatless, skinless, veinless and bloodless and the best thing about it was that they were really soft, tender and moist.
The truffle miso cream was a slight disappointment because it was not strong enough and the sesame sauce beneath it was stronger than the truffle sauce.
The julienne vegetables were a good balance to the chicken.
The chicken was also sprinkled with sakura (cherry blossum petals).
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charcoal vegetables:
Without product shots, one would never have guessed it was charcoal tempura!
Initially I were they were grilled in a charcoal fuelled grill but it turned out to be charcoal tempura.
The charcoal tempura was the best coating they could have used because of it colour which complemented the colourful vegetables and made it vibrant and fun to eat.
There were bright violets, greens and yellows.
The peppers had the strongest taste and I felt that it should have been paired with some mayonnaise.
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Spiced obaro konbu and nori:
I had to order this because the appearance looked really similar to wood!
Basically it is seaweed pressed as thin as paper before it is roasted.
The taste of this was slightly smokey and does not taste as marine as the green ones.
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Home made tofu with okinawa brown sugar:
I wanted to order this but it was sold out.
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