07 Jan

For this visit I decided to try one of the dishes on their 'signature menu'. This was sake-poached blue grenadier with soba, snow peas and carrots. I thought there'd only be one fish fillet, but to my surprise there were two. Unfortunately there wasn't much taste in the fish and I couldn't tell there was sake in it. At least the fish wasn't overcooked. The vegetables were just boiled/blanched. The soba had the nice chewy texture to it and the broth was tasty; it just wasn't in the...

17:05 / Food / Japanese / Japas / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
06 Jan

I came across about four of these 'twin almonds' today after eating a whole lot of un-shelled nuts. Now when I see concave-shaped almonds in the bag I'll know where they come from. It's the first time I've seen two nuts in one shell (apart from ground nuts) and I used to think it was pretty unusual, but I found so many in the same bag so maybe not....

22:18 / Whole Foods
01 Jan

Tomodachi recently changed its name to Japas to reflect the change in their menu. The name is a blend of "Japanese" and "tapas". They'd literally just put up some lantern decorations so the restaurant had a nice atmosphere. The nasu dengaku came first, and looked different to what I expected ($7.80). The eggplant had been taken out of the skin and diced, then mixed with the miso sauce, which tasted strongly of hoisin for some reason. The sauce was too overpowering and used too generously, and it masked the...

17:10 / Food / Japanese / Japas / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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