Showing posts with label hotpot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hotpot. Show all posts

Nazimi - Japanese Restaurant

>> Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Beautiful sun rays seeping through the clouds

One afternoon at work, I looked out at the window and saw the glorious rays of sunlight seeping through the clouds after days of rain. It is always a blessing to be reminded of the beauty of God's amazing creation!

It has been so cold in Sydney lately. Well I guess people from places like Chicago would probably be in their swimmers in this 'fine' weather, but for us anything-below-twenty-degrees-is-freezing Sydneysiders, heaters and winter coats are starting to come out of the closet!

Hotpots (sukiyaki) must be called for on days like this, right? My friend C and I headed out to Nazimi after work which is close-by, just opposite the QVB.

Egg (not cracked perfectly) for the hotpot

Raw beef and udon to be cooked

Finally, the hotpot - beef sukiyaki! $18 pp ($36 for two)

Nazimi serves your usual fare of Japanese food - they have an extensive selection on the menu from sushi to gyoza to yakisoba to chirashi. Their hotpot is a lot better than the one I had in Mizuya recently, as the broth is just right (not too salty!) and there is a nice variety of fresh vegetables hiding beneath in the big pot! I love putting the udon and the eggs in at the very end...hmmmm. Looking forward to more sukiyakis as the temperature continues to drop. That's one thing I love about winter :)

Nazimi
141 York St
Sydney NSW 2000‎
Tel: 9283 2990‎

Mizuya - Sydney CBD

>> Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Agedashi Tofu - $5.8

I've been hearing a lot about Mizuya on Geroge Street ever since the beginning of the year with its izakaya dining hall, touch-screen menus and the karaoke rooms. Not another Japanese touch screen restaurant, were my first thoughts. I am not a big fan of it and prefer having my menu printed out in front of me (just like how I've not yet come to terms with reading a book using Kindle or iPad). However whenever I walk past the restaurant during my lunch breaks, the dark decor always piques my curiosity and tonight, I was keen to give it a try when a friend suggested it.

First up was the agedashi tofu. The batter was thin as I like it but very chewy as it must have a lot of corn flour.

Touch screen menu

Soft shell crab salad - $9.8

It is always good to have something healthy like a salad to offset the not-so-healthy deep fried soft shell crab, right? ;)

Cheese potato mochi - $5.8

I thought this was an interesting dish. It tastes like a cheesy mashed potato cake (I couldn't really taste the mochi) and was very filling.

Wagyu Beef sukiyaki (small) - $15.8

We ordered a suikyaki as well (which is like a hotpot with sweet soy broth - as opposed to the clear broth in shabu-shabu). We were told that it would be enough for two, but I could see myself easily finishing this myself if we didn't order anything else. The beef was lovely, however the broth was a bit on the salty side even after we put in the water to dilute it.

Additional vegetable for the hotpot - $7

Great Tea Shiratama Sundae $6

This is probably my favourite of the night. Green Tea ice-cream with lots of red bean paste and mochi balls, as well as your breakfast corn flakes at the bottom for that extra crunch.

I guess people don't come to Mizuya for authentic Japanese food, but rather the ambiance (it was actually very similar to the izayaka halls I've been to in Japan) and the alcohol accompanied by the large selection of side dishes like yakitori and kushiyaki.

Mizuya
14 George St
Sydney NSW 2000‎
Tel: (02) 9266 0866‎

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