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Watatsumi

October 22, 2013

Posted by Kanga. Please do not reblog.

We were invited to the grand opening of the Watatsumi restaurant in Le Meridien Mina Seyahi hotel. As you know, when someone says “sushi” I’m there.

We began by meeting our future dinner.

This may seem like a big fish, but as tuna go, this is a little one.

Miyoko Shida performed the feather balancing act, which is amazing. She begins with a white feather. Then adds sticks creating a perfectly balanced structure.

She keeps the structure moving slowly around in a circle.

She can’t bend over, so she picks up each stick with her foot.

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She balances it on her head.

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Then she tips up that last stick and uses it as a pedestal.

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Then she takes off the feather and it all comes tumbling down.

The aftermath. My camera battery wouldn’t allow for a full length video, but if you want to see her in action, click here.

Then, we had some delicious food. Mushroom appetizer.

Beef and potato salad.

Seared tuna and kelp salad.

Tuna and salmon sashimi (a bit of our friend the big fish)

Ending with a tasty dessert – lemon custard and hazelnut crumbs. Maybe it’s been too long since I’ve had a lemon meringue pie, but this was a big hit with me. Yummy!

Everything was tasty. We will be going back to Watatsumi for a proper meal and proper review.

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Sushi!

September 28, 2013

Posted by Kanga. Please do not reblog.

It is one of those weekends when we have reason to drive into Dubai on both days. Ya gotta love Friday morning traffic.

Here’s your obligatory iconic picture:

We had doctor appointments in the afternoon, but first we went to the Sumo Sushi restaurant at Jumeirah Town Centre at the invitation of the owner to help taste test some new dishes.

They were all delicious. The above is made with brown rice, green onions, salmon and black roe. Yummy!

This one is cucumber and salmon and very beautiful, but a little tricky to get into your mouth before it falls apart. Still yummy.

This one has shrimp inside. It was delicious, but what I really liked was the crispy fried shredded carrot. One of the major things I like about sushi is the combination of different textures. The carrots are all about texture. In the background are squid rolls which were very interesting on the texture and taste scale.

This one is pattered after Thai fresh spring rolls. Delicious. I think I ate most of them.

This is my A#1 favorite. Tuna, avocado, and fried carrots. The only way to make this better is to use salmon (my personal favorite fish). I would definitely order this every time. (A bonus – it is paleo in that there is no rice.)

Seared salmon nigiri was a big hit with everyone. It was delicious, but probably 3rd on my list.

A new style sushi sandwich with slices of tuna, salmon with avocado and roe. This was a hit, too.

Unfortunately, only a few will make it to the menu. I’m crossing my fingers for the brown rice/salmon maki, the tuna/avocado salad, and fried shredded carrots on EVERYTHING.

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