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2022-07-01
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Dinner organised by Bagholic. Brother was excited to try, since he enjoyed his meal at Yakitori Yamato in Osaka, which was famous for its own reared chickens. 6 of us, and we were led down some stairs into the private room in the “basement”. Turned out private room had its own entrance next to 老巴剎 and its own private lavatory. There was also a grill inside the room. Unfortunately there was currently only 1 chef in the restaurant, which meant our skewers would have to be brought down from the mai
Brother was excited to try, since he enjoyed his meal at Yakitori Yamato in Osaka, which was famous for its own reared chickens.
6 of us, and we were led down some stairs into the private room in the “basement”. Turned out private room had its own entrance next to 老巴剎 and its own private lavatory. There was also a grill inside the room. Unfortunately there was currently only 1 chef in the restaurant, which meant our skewers would have to be brought down from the main grill upstairs.
Brother queried whether the skewers would be cold by the time they reached us and was warmly assured by servers that they wouldn’t.
Personally I would rather sit upstairs watching the chef at work.
Seemed to be only 1 menu ($1,680 pp). Here’s what we had.
First, a trio of Appetisers, being
-Deep Fried Nara Chicken Fillet supposedly with Tomato, Pineapple and Kimchi Sauce. Since I indicated my allergy to spicy food, chef gave me tartar sauce instead. Not bad, but Brother noted with a scowl that his chicken was cold. Maybe it was supposed to be.
-Corn Paste Canape with Caviar on a piece of charcoal bread
-Grilled Broad Bean. There was some discussion as to whether the “E” should be eaten as well; I found mine generally too chewy and spat out the lining.
Next: a teacupful of piping hot chicken Consomme
Salad with Mango Passion Fruit dressing; tomatoes tasted fresh; server explained they were imported from Japan.
10 skewers, being:
1. Breast Meat- supposedly with yuzu pepper; server put mine on the side.
2. Chicken Neck- very tender; medium well done.
3. Chicken Upper Drumette with sauce made with spring onion, garlic, sesame oil, and fermented bean curd
4. Mushroom
5. Chicken Mid Joint Wing- very crispy skin and juicy inside
6. Heart
6b. Gizzard (stomach)- not in menu, added $100
7. Chicken Thigh- with very crispy skin
8. Green Pepper- didn’t try as someone exclaimed that theirs was extremely spicy
9. Chicken calf
10. Tsukune with Egg Yolk
Condiments: spicy red and green Sansho powder.
In addition to the skewers, these dishes were intermittently served:
1. Isobeyaki of Caciocavallo Cheese on Seaweed. Isobeyaki is a mochi that is cooked until the exterior turns golden and crisp. Caciocavallo (Italian for “cheese on horseback”) is a traditional Sicilian style cheese, shaped like a teardrop, with a mild taste like mozzarella.
2. 漬物: pickled baby Corn.
3. Tempura of Burdock (牛蒡)
4. Chicken thigh burger
5. Tomato coated with hardened sugar syrup- 冰糖葫蘆 style; with the words 多謝 scribbled on the plate.
6. Last but not least, Chicken and Egg with Rice. I added $180 and upgraded to shark fin ramen. Soup of the ramen was thick creamy chicken soup. Yummy.
Assorted fruit as dessert.
In summary: yummy meal. Anything less would simply be unacceptable, given the hefty price tag. Brother noted that the damage would probably be at least half of what we paid had we been eating in Japan. Anyway, plenty of yummy but less pricey yakitori choices in Hong Kong, eg Toritama.
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