We will’t speak about omakase with out together with Hashida, which is very considered one of many high sushi eating places in Singapore. It shuttered in 2020 amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, however reopened in 2021 at a brand new location in Telok Ayer underneath new administration, OUE Eating places.
Hashida’s newest iteration revolves across the idea of sandō – the pathway that leads right into a Shinto shrine. Upon getting into, you’ll be greeted by a torii gate, and the pathway leads you right down to its three eating rooms: Ei, which implies ‘moon’, is a 12-seater area with up to date décor impressed by moonscape and yin and yang philosophy; Bi seats eight and is modelled after a standard sushi restaurant; whereas Ou, which implies ‘sakura’, is a comfortable 7-seater that’s harking back to a Japanese home and incorporates a chef’s desk made out of sakura wooden.
Highlights from our lunch served by Chef Atsushi Kuroki embody the hirame (flounder) and cuttlefish sashimi, served with a aromatic gin salt derived from botanicals utilized in gin manufacturing, and ankimo (monkfish liver). The latter was a flavour bomb in a single chunk – creamy, candy, and velvety on the palate. The array of nigiri sushi hit all the proper notes, making it arduous to select a favorite on the finish of the meal. But when we needed to, it’ll be the tachiuo (beltfish) and uni, and naturally, Hashida’s signature hand-carved otoro (tuna stomach). One of many joys of Japanese omakase is seeing the meals being ready proper in entrance of you, and our jaws dropped when Chef-owner Kenjiro ‘Hatch’ Hashida introduced out a beautiful slab of tuna with stunning marbling to organize our hand-carved otoro. It definitely whetted our appetites once more, though we had been on our 18th course by then.
The meal ended on a excessive be aware with dessert – which encompass Japanese fruits, a sakura jelly, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream with strawberry jam. The eating expertise was definitely pleasurable – the cooks had been chatty and very happy to elaborate on every dish. The eye to element was impeccable, proper right down to the house-made pickled ginger and radish (so good that we requested for seconds!).
Hashida is at 77 Amoy St, Singapore 069896
Supply: Her World