Monday, May 16, 2011

To-fu Part two : the kiwi perspective

Kaiso Salada:
One of my all time favourite starters. Simple, Healthy and to the point.
Slimey, beautifully green seaweed that gives you a texture in your mouth that is rather hard to describe. Chewy, slippery and tasty with a sprinkle of sesame seeds. And for only $8.50. I say YES PLEASE.
On a side note, i can't make up my mind about the subtle bitter aftertaste. delicious but different.


The Tofu Don. $18
Served with a side of miso, and i ordered extra pickles(a long time favourite accompaniment to my dons).
Deep fried tofu chunks with tasty cheese and teriyaki sauce. Sounds too good to be true. The combination of all things listed under glorious in my personal dictionary was sitting here infront of my in this delightfully deceptively small bowl. Struggling with my snap-away chopsticks to consume every last grain of rice, this dish defeated me fair and square. But it was a defeat i enjoyed til the last mouthful.

A must have for anyone vegetarian, or non-veg to be perfectly honest.

Dessert.
I could easily call myself a regular at Ichi Ni Kazaya, and when it comes to dessert, i do not have to glance at the menu because the chocolate spring rolls(harumaki) are my penchant. HOWEVER, this time, i was brave and chose the deep fried icecream. Churro-like on the outside i cracked open my parcel of icecream to find a melted mango sorbet? Utterly disappointed. This was a churro filled with mango sorbet, not deep fried ice cream filled with vanilla icecream(the norm) and covered with cinnamon and sugar. I'm not saying conform to the norm ichi ni, i still love you. 

But Chocolate Harumaki is hands down still my favourite.

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