Chirashi. Apart from the variety they offer in terms of sea catch – you get singular pieces of many types of sashimi instead of multiple slices of the same few things – what I adore about Sugisawa’s Chirashi is their inclusion of denbu (sweet semi-dried fish flakes) which tastes like…
Chirashi – salmon, swordfish, tuna, and amberjack sashimi with ikura and tamago on a bed of rice. Essentially Chikuwa Tei’s chirashi but now in a round and not square home, and the definitive chirashi that bitchslaps all others and demands that they bow down. It’s only $25, yet the thicknesses…
Mille feuille sushi – layered sushi with salmon, tamago and tuna, topped with salmon roe. Sushi enters mid-life crisis and takes an impulsive trip to France, not knowing what to do with her life, and then she stops outside a pastry shop and goes hmmm. The first sushi item I…
Ichiya Dori – grilled chicken served with lemon and yuzu pepper. The crispy skin, despite being slightly lemoned, crackled wonderfully like a dried leaf under Miu Miu stiletto heels, while the dainty petite lump of yuzu pepper, easily the best thing that happened to chicken in Japanese cuisine, added a…
Mix Bara Kaisen Don – assorted seafood sashimi chunks on rice. This is the lunch set, which is excellent value for money since you get chawanmushi, mochi, miso soup and a salad along with the generous servings of sashimi chunks! The chunks were nicely cubed and fat, and the bowl…
Gambas – soba in prawn jus topped with roasted sesame infused minced prawn. Felt like a big vegetarian stir-fry noodle dish. Fantasies of juicy fat prawn chunks sorta got popped with a pin as they probably were so minced, they became molecular. 3.25/5 The Laneway Market 266 Tanjong Katong Road…
Nagekomi Donburi. Sometimes a picture paints a thousand words. If this is what sharks get to eat in the sea it almost pays to be at risk of extinction. (Almost.) 4/5 Ryoshi Sushi Ikeikemaru 3 Gateway Drive #03-05 Westgate Singapore 608532
Babette Chirashi Donburi – marinated assortment of fresh sashimi, tamago, and tobiko on warm rice. The warm rice and marinate (quite soy) made it feel quite Chinese! Sashimi-rice ratio could be adjusted though. 3.75/5 Babette 165 Tyrwhitt Road Singapore 207569