Aozora III

Martin Axe was visiting and Aozora was in need of another visit from us so off we went. It was packed. Their junior staff turned us away. No free tables till 9pm. Then the lady hostess saw us and called us back in. She found us a table, phew.

We had:

chutoro with shiso leaves,

akagai with shreded ginger shoot and lime,

saba

The sea bass was in season and the best!

This was followed by:

japanese foie gras (a type of fish liver) in soy sauce, spring onions and wakame.

grilled scallop with nori,

aburi anago sushi,

kawahagi,

aburi toro sushi,

miso soup,

home made caramel and salt ice cream.

Aozora, again

We took Jocelyn's visit for another opportunity to visit Aozora. This was our sashimi plate. Not just a beautiful picture - we had:

suzuki with japanese chives,

toro with shiso leaves,

maguro with shiso flowers,

akagai with shreded ginger shoot and lime,

iwashi with grated ginger and spring onions

and ikura with salt and lime.

The sea bass was in season and the best!

This was followed by:

japanese foie gras (a type of fish liver) in soy sauce, spring onions and wakame.

grilled scallop with nori,

fried white bait, lemon and salt,

anago sushi,

kawahagi,

aburi toro sushi,

miso soup,

home made caramel and salt ice cream.

Lots of bowing and sushi kata des, wow.

Zu Shi "Something"

Sushi just round the corner from our house.

Welcome tofu skin with wasabi
The fatty tuna sashimi, scored for the flavoured marinade to sink in and topped with daikon. Three slices.
We also had this as sushi and within a nori roll like a californian roll with a larger nori.
Baked aubergine with a sesame dressing
Ika sushi
Deep fried 'kacang' fish - Nathan finished mine.
Fresh edamame.
BBQ broadbean

I read somewhere that you can judge a place by how many housewives that go to a restaurant and by their miso soup. A miso made from bits of leftover fish show that they buy the fish whole and therefore is fresher.

The best!

added later:

We went back to this place for lunch. It was just as good - they have a set menu which is mixed sliced sashimi (moriawase) with egg, nori and sesame seeds for added taste over a herb rice. Fantastic way to sample their sashimi if you didnt want their expensive dinner meal.