And I do miss those bento meals and sashimi! So I decided to give myself a treat at Fujisawa Izakaya, Damansara Utama (where else, right?) which is still around after all these years.
I had to do a lot of squinting to read the menu. I wanted the Buta Kimuchi Itame Set but that was not available (I later learnt that this outlet is pork-free). Dang!
So I had to squint some more and selected the Tori Karaage Curry Bento even though I am not so keen on Japanese curry.
Since I miss sashimi, I ordered Salmon Sahimi from the main menu.
This is the lemon water that comes with the bento. I requested for ice but got room temperature instead. But I did not complain (but gave a demerit).
The Japanese curry was thick and starchy but it tasted very good. I was surprised that I liked it. There was a quail egg and some vegetables and a big wedge of carrot in the curry. You can see in the center of the tray is a small serving of dried chili sambal.
The tori karaage (fried chicken) was very crispy and tasty as what Japanese fried chicken should be. A small wedge of lemon and Japanese omelette accompanied the fried chicken, all placed on top of the rice.
The salad was all right, lightly dressed in a citrusy dressing. The watermelon was very refreshing, another thing I haven't had in a long time.
So that was my first Japanese meal in a long, long time!
Got condiment of sambal with a Japanese bento? O_o Haha....Malaysianised! I once had a green chilli paste with Japanese teppanyaki too...also Malaysianised...lol. I guess it's not as bad since it's teppanyaki and yours was curry rice with fried chicken. The Japanese curry I've had till now has not been to my liking. How I miss fruits too! >.<
ReplyDeleteLOL! Yes, curated to our Malaysian taste. It was actually very nice. I don't miss fruits at all hah..hah...
DeleteI haven't been to this eatery. Hahaha dried chili sambal for those who cannot live without sambal. Happy long weekend to you and all your fur kids ❤️😻
ReplyDeleteI liked the sambal hee..hee.. No long weekend, normal only unless if Merdeka had fallen on Sunday.
DeleteThe last time I visited a Japanese restaurant was around end July. I had craving for chawanmushi so went to Saboten Japanese Katsu restaurant to have my dinner. I wanted to joke with the staff restaurant name sounds like sabotage ten persons but he looked very stern so did not joke with him. The chawanmushi aka steamed egg with crab meat, chicken meat and ginkgo nut was warm, sweet and tasty. I also ordered agedashi tofu with soya sauce at S$2 per PC for small PC. The chicken katsu was sweet, juicy and tasty on its own, no need to add sauce, even though they have barbecue sauce for us to add on. I did not add sauce to it to enjoy the pure juicy authentic taste of the katsu. The cabbage strips with Japanese roasted sesame sauce was fresh and tasty too. They have refill of plain water and Japanese rice. I love Japanese rice bcos it is moist, tender and clump together and not coarse at all. I also enjoyed the vanilla ice. I would say I enjoyed the chicken katsu dinner 100%. The chicken katsu set costed S$20. Agedashi tofu one small PC S$2. Change from matcha green tea ic to vanilla ice additional charge of S$1.20. Iced water S$0.50. Total after 10% SC and 9% GST was S$28.42.
ReplyDeleteSaboten = sabotage ten persons LOL! You are funny! Thanks for sharing your Japanese meal experience. If I were earning SGD I would say SGD28.42 is reasonable. My meal cost RM55.45 which is sap sap suey for you when converted to SGD.
DeleteFrom how you described the taste of the bento set from the fried chicken, the vegetables to the curry sauce I knew you had fully enjoyed your Japanese meal. Happy independence day! Enjoy your long weekends.
ReplyDeleteThank you! But no long weekend for me >.<
DeleteHave not had Japanese curry rice for a long long time! As I prefer Chinese and Indian curry, Japanese curry is a bit sweet to my liking.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Indian curry is better. LOL!
DeleteMust have felt so peaceful and felt like a queen to have the own restaurant to yourself without crowds.
ReplyDelete*the whole restaurant
DeleteYup, I like it like that. LOL!
DeleteIt's my first time see Sambal was being served together with Karaage, it's 100% localized!
ReplyDeletehah..hah... yes, and it was good!
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