8 October 2010
My friend and I popped into this popular Japanese restaurant in ION Orchard mall before the dinner crowd flood the queue line. Even then, we were relegated to counter seats in the already-full restaurant.
The paper table mat shows you how to eat a sushi properly.
We ordered several items, but here are some notable ones for blogging's sake.
Roasted Foie Gras Sushi $6 for one
Crisp, fatty and sweet in one mouthful. This non-traditional mix is a winner for us, and had us relishing the taste after the meal.
Whole Sea Eel Sushi $6
This is not your usual japanese-flavoured eel from the frozen food section of the supermarket. For one, the eel is seasoned differently. The frozen version tends to be sweet and masks the natural taste of the eel. This one is seasoned just nice, giving space for the eel to impress your tongue and its soft texture differs from the somewhat chewy frozen version. The lump towards the end is the sushi rice, which tells you how long the eel itself is.
Roasted Dorsal Fish Sushi $2.50
I like how the rice is slightly burnt due to the roasting. The dorsal fish has a natural sweetness which blew me away in one mouthful. This is one that I'll order again.
Fatty Yellow Tail $8.10 & Fatty Tuna Sashimi $21.60
The name says it all. "Fatty". But it's good fat, a small voice in my head protested. I agreed silently and chewed into the fatty sweetness, groaning inwardly lest I scare the neighbouring customers. It's good fat you know.
The two of us spent a total of $77.20, including a few other dishes not shown here; edamame, chawanmushi, salmon sashimi and roasted jack mackerel sushi. I felt it was quite worth the money for the quality, and also because we chose the more expensive dishes. We just wished that the sushi chef at the counter was friendlier.
Itacho Sushi
B2-18 ION Orchard
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