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2018-05-25
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Date night this week was at umi a cozy 10 seater sushi bar helmed by 40 year sushi itamae kanijimasan. Kanijimasan comes from 4 generations of sushi chefs and his affinity with the fruits of the ocean is beautifully expressed through the 16 course omakase at umi.To start we had a delicious light truffle rice topped with a pinch of uni and caviar. each grain was enveloped with truffle butter / oil. Highlights of the night include the amberjack, scallops that are lightly zested with Japanese lime
To start we had a delicious light truffle rice topped with a pinch of uni and caviar. each grain was enveloped with truffle butter / oil.
Highlights of the night include the amberjack, scallops that are lightly zested with Japanese lime / mandrine , the abalone served in a beautiful shell with its liver as sauce and the trio of tuna : maguro, chutoro and otoro.
Finale was clam miso soup and what I call the uni icecream handroll. Generous servings of uni wrapped in a freshly toasted seaweed. So so good.
Dessert was super sweet strawberries wrapped in a mochi and green tea nama chocolates.
The sushi rice that umi uses is seasoned with brown vinegar and cooked with water from Japan giving its characteristic brown colour. Umi is 1 of 5 restaurants in hk that gets their fish flown in daily from japan.
I really appreciated the portioning of the meal and the personal interaction with kanijimasan and the staff. My date and I felt absolutely spoilt as if we were at a personalised sushi masterclass.
For the price point and the quality of food and service, we definitely feel that umi is great value and well worth a visit. Quite frankly surprised that they don’t have a star yet! Will be back!
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