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2014-06-09
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All I knew about Mentaiko was it usually came with japanese cuisine and it was a kind of fish really spicy and salty which I don't really like. However, I read in a food magazine and saw this place was the first shop which specialized in mentaiko, and the way they presented the food in a magazine looked very tempting. Therefore, I decided to try out later on.Well, it was located in a commercial building of Causeway Bay, when I stepped out of the lift, there was a black sign named "Tararan ya" ri
Well, it was located in a commercial building of Causeway Bay, when I stepped out of the lift, there was a black sign named "Tararan ya" right in front of you which you won't missed out.
Though the dining area weren't very spacious and the space between chairs and tables were slightly squashed, yet you could still find a comfortable spot sitting on one of those red chairs. Also, the counter behind the dining area was designed as a U shaped, it was used in two different purposes: firstly, it was used as a open kitchen. Secondly, there were a few display drawers and windows in front of the open kitchen for displaying their different kinds of mentaiko products such as the soup base of mentaiko, souvenirs etc.
In addition, a fridge which had three compartments was found underneath the display window, the main purpose was to store the packets of the mentaiko.
Finally we made our decision of what we were going to order , Tararan Potato Salad was a freshly made potato salad , grinded into mashed puree and mixed it wtih mentaiko, lettuce and tomato. As a result, there were tiny potato bits hidden inside the mentaiko and it tasted a bit sour yet a very refreshing appetizer to start with.
Secondly, we ordered the 'Tender Mental dashi Egg Roll', it comprised of multiple thin egg layers and wrapped it with mentaiko in the middle. The texture of the egg roll was soft, smooth and moist on the exterior with a creamy , slightly spicy and salty on the interior. Also, they added the blowfish soup to the egg sponge as an extra flavouring in order to become more tasty.
'Chicken Namban with Diced Egg in Tartar sauce' came in the third place of our order list. Though the Chicken Namban was deep fried, it still could maintain its moisture and tenderness yet the skin was lack of crispiness. Also, it would be perfectly matched with the diced egg in Tartar sauce because the Chicken Namban has already been marinated and flavoured previously, so therefore it balanced out the mild flavour of diced egg sauce in order to minimise the oiliness of the Chicken Namban . However, I still preferred to have the Chicken Namban without dipping the diced egg sauce .Fnally we ordered the signature Tararan bowl , you were given a few choices of filling to choose from: Salmon, Ambejack Red Caviar, teriyaki chicken, Salmon and Amberjack.
So we ended up having Salmon and Amberjack for our fillings, it came in a bowl with diced Salmon, amberjack, eggs and some pickles.
I was told by the waiter that there were three ways of having this: you could have it straight, add condiments or fish broth. Firstly, I try to have it without adding any seasoning, it tasted nothing special, just a normal bowl of Salmon and amberjack rice where you can get in many japanese restaurant.
Secondly, you were given a small tray with six partitions of different seasonings; black and white sesame, wasabi, shredded spring onions and shiso leaves.
All you need to do was to choose your favourite seasoning and mixed it into your tararan bowl. Frankly speaking, the presentation looked more scumptious than before by adding more seasonings yet the seasonings won't make any difference for tasting indeed.
Thirdly, the final option was pouring in the fish broth and mixed it. However, thought that the taste of the fish broth was pretty mild, just like having some hot water which was rather disappointing.
Overall, in terms of food quality, service and enivornment, some of the food qualities were necessary to improve yet staff were quite polite and meticulous in explaining the food in the menu. Also, I hope they will also improve the spaces of chairs and tables in the dining area, frankly speaking, it was quite squashed when the restaurant was all packed.
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