Japanese ingredients in the Tanoke Prosperity Yusheng set it apart from others. Hamachi, ikura, shiso flowers, honey yuzu and goma dressing add a nice touch to the traditional Chinese New Year salad.
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Auspicious mochi waffles on the first day of the Chinese New Year
Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, and The Wife wanted to start off the year with an auspicious breakfast. So she made some mochi waffles and paired them with Jeju yuzu citron and Canadian maple syrup.
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Sushi Raku is the pretty stepsister of Itacho
We started with the lighter-tasting shiromi, or white-fleshed fish, and slowly worked ourselves up to the heavier-tasting sushi. They say that first impressions are the most important, and the Raku Sushi Set did not disappoint.
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Yuzu ramen two ways at Ippudo Singapore
We were surprised that the two yuzu ramens were nowhere to be found on the menu, but a quick check with our waitress cleared up our confusion. They were unlisted and the only way to order them was via the Chope Deals coupon, which she had to manually key into the order entry system. It felt like we were ordering off a secret menu, making them even more desirable.
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We went to En Dining for mozuku and unexpectedly found good buri sashimi
When we heard that En Dining was offering a seasonal autumn menu featuring mozuku, we were quite intrigued. Since the special menu was only available until the end of November, we promptly made a lunch reservation and headed down to Capitol Tower.
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Home-grown vegetables make home-cooked food taste even better
You can’t rush Nature, but when you give it time to do its thing, the results can be quite delicious.
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It’s been a while since I had anago tempura
Eel is one of our favourite ingredients and Japanese chefs are probably the best at using it to make delicious meals such as Unajyu, Unagi Hitsumabushi, Hamo sashimi, Anago tendon and Anago tempura.
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Soft and chewy Japanese pan from Gokoku Bakery
I’ve always found it intriguing that the same word can have such similar pronunciations in different languages. Take, for example, the word “bread” in English. When you push it through Google Translate, you get パン (pan) in Japanese, pain in French and 빵 (ppang) in Korean.
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What goes well with yuzu sake? Why, yuzu pan of course
The Wife pointed to a dozen or so bottles that had the words ゆず written prominently on the label, with the brewer’s name 梅乃宿 in smaller font in the top right corner.
Apparently this was the seasonal 2021 Aragoshi Nama Yuzushu produced by Umenoyado, an unpasteurised and roughly-crushed version of her favourite yuzu sake.
The Look appeared in her eyes as she lovingly picked up a bottle.
No prizes for guessing what happened next.
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When you can’t fly to Japan, head to Tanoke for good food and lots of sake
The six bottles of sake on display were only a small sample, because once you turn around, you’re greeted with a wall of chillers packed with sake from all over Japan. It’s not a terribly large collection, but it is impressive and not a common sight in Singapore.
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