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Chirashi

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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…

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 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,…