W took me to this great little Japanese joint called Shiki in the middle of The Rocks – the food was gorgeous! I ordered the teriyaki as the menu claims they have the best teriyaki sauce in Sydney and it was pretty awesome – the sauce was a great consistency and a perfect balance of mirin and soy; the tuna was melt in your mouth! I could eat Japanese food every day and not get sick of it.
Doesn’t the food look amazing? From top – sashimi boat, salmon teriyaki and wafu steak with ponzu sauce that W had.. oishii!
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W and I made these fried cream cheese and bacon wontons on the weekend – they were so indulgently good!
We also made cream cheese and camembert (W’s favourite!), prawn and some wontons with a more traditional pork and mushroom filling.. yum!
I would love to make some dessert versions soon – if you can deep fry a Mars bar why not do it wrapped in egg wonton skins?
In KL, there is never the question of where to go for breakfast. It is such a food-centric country that the question is usually what to have. During my short trip I had a hard time deciding!
Had a little ‘picnic’ with the works for Australia Day – cherry tomatoes, blueberries, pheasant pate, quince paste, tabouleh, white anchovies (my fave!), paradise pears, taleggio, camembert and pont l’eveque finished off with some rosé and Pimms lemonade and bitters.
Indulgent or what? Bliss! :)
I’m a little late to the party and have only just recently discovered Menya Mappen in the CBD. Love the simplicity of the food, the fact that it feels like lining up in a school canteen and the communal dining experience!
I had the beef udon noodles with a perfectly cooked soft boiled egg, cold soba and some tempura – it was delicious.
There is another outlet from the Menya chain, Chinatown Menya, that used to be my staple ramen fix.. until I discovered Gumshara Ramen, that is! It’s still pretty good though, I prefer the noodles at Menya, but it’s hard to go past the seriously loaded tonkotsu soup at the latter – do check out Helen’s review!
I’ve been eating a lot of Japanese food lately. There are just so many good restaurants in Sydney. If there’s one thing I miss about working in Bondi Junction it’s my favourite Japanese hole-in-the-wall on the mall called Ichiban Boshi. They do amazing ramen and this terribly indulgent Japanese curry with cheese over karaage and rice.. I feel a craving coming on! Over the weekend, W and I hit up the fish markets for cheap and delicious sashimi.. bliss!
