Chirashi Cupcake – fresh selection of various sashimi on purple rice with sesame ponzu sauce. The fishy frosting performed its duties best as it could, although the squid sashimi tasted like it did not shower after a 5 “klick” run. Elsewhere, the purple rice tasted like a healthy cross between…
Chirashi Don from Chotto Matte. One of the instances whereby the picture can do all the talking (uni and ootoro, wave hi). The rice — obscured by the smorgasbord of sashimi — is nicely seasoned so that proceedings don’t get too dry and colourless, and you end the experience feeling…
Edomae Hikarimono Don from Ginza Kuroson – selection of aji, saba and kanpachi sashimi (three varieties of silver-skinned fish) on a bed of rice. If you pardon the seemingly modest portion, this is truly a rice bowl from heaven if you’re a fan of silver-skinned (read: fishy) fish sashimi -…
Scallop & Mixed Fish Don from Teppei Syokudo. Essentially your standard value-for-money if slightly too salty Teppei Syokudo Kaisendon but with a few fish chunks substituted for scallop. Not entirely sure scallop wears the marinate as well as her fishly brethren – the porcelain beauty is beautiful just as she…
Seared & Sashimi Salmon Don from Teppei Syokudo. Whilst the marinated sashimi salmon felt reassuringly familiar, the seared salmon unflinchingly remained true to his raw self, despite society and the menu requiring him to be aburi. 3.6/5 Teppei Syokudo 391 Orchard Road #B2 Takashimaya Food Hall, Ngee Ann City Singapore…
Kaisen-don from Teppei Syokudo. The same marinated sashimi cubes on rice concept from the people behind Teppei and Hanare etc, only saltier and less consistent at these takeaway joints. However, given the avalanche and supreme fatness of these cubes (my jaws were working harder than a competitive nerd the eve…
Chirashi Teishoku set from Chirashi-Tei. Despite looking rather The Sushi Bar and Chikuwa Tei/Manzoku-esque with its thick cuts, this was like one of those Louis Vuitton bags from a back alley car boot that look damn legit from afar but up-close you can see the uneven stitching and detect the…
Chirashi don, ordered from their lunch menu (i.e. a few dollars cheaper than the normal ala carte menu). I love my chirashi bowls and have sampled many variations from different local restaurants throughout the years, but this was one of the worst I have ever had. The sashimi did not…
Chirashi Don – scallop, amberjack, tuna, chopped tuna belly, whelk, salmon, salmon roe and crispy tempura bits on Hokkaido rice. Unlike other commercial variants which have their sashimi grouped by type and forced to huddle and squeeze in a predetermined sitting plan, this chirashi don is so carefully put together,…