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2017-12-30
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My first 3-hour omakase in Tempura Taki with delicate food and thoughtful services was remarkable. The wallpaper is a literal picture of瀧 with big wave (which indicates the radical) and a dragon. Not to distort the genuine name of the dishes, this review will be typed in English supplemented with Chinese. Among the 3 sets, I had the Taki Omakase $1180. Starter is a fine combination of Japanese raw quail egg, sea urchin, and snow crab松葉蟹 (crab paste and crab claw) . I tasted each of the delicacie
Among the 3 sets, I had the Taki Omakase $1180.
Starter is a fine combination of Japanese raw quail egg, sea urchin, and snow crab松葉蟹 (crab paste and crab claw) . I tasted each of the delicacies individually first and found the ingredients superiorly unami. Mixed together, I felt like being in Japan.
Appetizer was recommended to taste in a clockwise direction from the walnut tofu. The tofu is topped with wasabi; surprisingly made without any beans thus creating a rather tough texture with tiny walnut pieces. The sweet and sour jellyfish is a little crunchy. The green Japanese ginkgo銀杏 tastes like the Chinese白果. Lastly the French duck breast topped with mustard. Overall the appetizer is enticing, together with the visually soothing red leaf.
The minced oyster soup蠔真丈清湯 is centred with a soft oyster cake. Savoured individually or blended into the soup, both ways have its uniqueness.
Sashimi (from left to right): 深海池魚, toro拖羅, 鰤魚. My favourite is the buttery toro which has high oil content and melts in mouth.
Tempura is the king of the place. The lightly battered pieces of deep fried seafood and vegetables are usually seasoned individually with salt and dipped into dipping sauce before eaten. Among Okinawa seaweed salt, curry salt and lemon sauces, I prefer the lemon sauce which minimized the oil content of tempura. Also, the sauces are accompanied by a small bowl of grated daikon (giant white radish). It is to be added into the sauce to balance the deep fry. The daikon is a refreshing mixture of sweet radish from Shizuoka prefecture and spicy radish from Kyushu.
At upmarket tempura-ya, lighter flavored items like shrimp and fish are served before the stronger one. The pictures are posted according to order of serve.
This碼頭魚 on top of Japanese mushroom is my favourite. It can be eaten in their entirety together with scales. With the fresh seafood sauce, this crispy fish item is fascinating.
My second favourite goes to日本海鰻天婦羅 topped with京都萬能蔥 which is a nice match.
Hot dish of duck pie and French duck confit is beautifully presented. The meat is meltingly tender and it is great to have big and hot gourmet after all those lovely little items. The rich food already fulfilled my stomach very well and I requested a smaller rich dish.
Rice dish is the nourishing ramen with grouper石斑, yuzi, and onion芽蔥 pieces in chicken booth (which has been boiled for 2 days). The satin and slightly sticky booth definitely replenishes blood, invigorates kidneys essence, and gives youthful complexion.
Fresh fruits end the meal. Le Lectier新瀉啤梨 is extremely soft with hints of pears. They melt in mouth into abundant juices. Persimmon日本富有杮 is also juicy and sweet.
To sum up, food is supreme from Japan. Viewing chef’s preparation of food just in front of you accompanied by detailed dish introduction, the dining experience is memorable. Just it took as long as 3 hours which was much longer expected.
張貼