There’s a Japanese place down the hill from us that I eat at only occasionally because there’s another Japanese place even closer that’s cheaper. But it was closed over the Easter weekend, so I went to the spendy place and decided I’d have something other than sushi or sashimi (or chicken katsu curry).
looks and sounds pretty damned good. In my old age i'm starting to pick things off the menu that i have never had before just in case i find my new favourite. It can be hit and miss, but when it hits . . . . oh man it gives that great feeling like you described.
Wow. Had a similar experience on Saturdat night. If you are in Melbourne please go here https://www.imaproject.co/ and order the prawn and mushroom dish. This is a community service announcement.
"Umami out the wazoo" there is probably a Japanese term for that, like Dorodango ("mud dumpling") in which earth and water are combined and moulded, then carefully polished to create a delicate shiny sphere resembling a billiard ball or Wabi sabi finding perfection in the imperfect.
Reminds me of the Mythbusters episode where they polished a turd using a method like this. I'm sure it's not related in any way to Japanese food though.
Aside from moving to Brisbane and stalking you to find this olace, just what can I do with the information about an insanely good meal at a wonderful, but pricey, restaurant?
thanks god I'd already eater before I read this, otherwise it would have been torture and I would have had to sprint to the nearest japanese eatery
looks and sounds pretty damned good. In my old age i'm starting to pick things off the menu that i have never had before just in case i find my new favourite. It can be hit and miss, but when it hits . . . . oh man it gives that great feeling like you described.
Wow. Had a similar experience on Saturdat night. If you are in Melbourne please go here https://www.imaproject.co/ and order the prawn and mushroom dish. This is a community service announcement.
Whoa. Stunning.
"Umami out the wazoo" there is probably a Japanese term for that, like Dorodango ("mud dumpling") in which earth and water are combined and moulded, then carefully polished to create a delicate shiny sphere resembling a billiard ball or Wabi sabi finding perfection in the imperfect.
Reminds me of the Mythbusters episode where they polished a turd using a method like this. I'm sure it's not related in any way to Japanese food though.
Mythbusters is where I learned of it, more I was observing there is probably a uniquely Japanese word of phrase for "Umami out the wazoo".
Aside from moving to Brisbane and stalking you to find this olace, just what can I do with the information about an insanely good meal at a wonderful, but pricey, restaurant?
Let me google that for you.
I’m gonna guess Miso Zosui from Yatai restaurant on Oxford St Bulimba.
Still just torturing me
Looks like a riff on miso rice congee. Found this - maybe substitute wagyu for the mushrooms. As they say in the classics, “Just Google it, mate.”
https://gingerandchorizo.wordpress.com/2020/05/23/miso-congee-with-tamari-marinated-shiitake-mushroom-jammy-egg-and-spicy-sesame-spring-onions/
But what about the mystery Abe, huh. What about the mystery?
Screw the mystery, I'm trying to find a recipe