Hokkaido Ichiba (Kita No zen) at 1 Utama Old Wing

We were checking out the old wing of One (1) Utama shopping centre after the renovation and ended up for dinner in Hokkaido Ichiba Japanese restaurant. This place was packed with diners when we walked it. We manage to get a table overlooking the Promenade. I am not a great fan of Japanese Food but my son loves it very much. Enjoy the pics and food!

Standard cutlery for every table. 

 My youngest son got his kiddies cutlery set after he protested that he does not know how to use a chopstick! LOL

Starters California Rolls and Kanimayo Maki........, my son finished 2 plates of Kanimayo Maki...

 Set meal that consist of Soft Shell Crab Tempura with Chawan Mushi and Octopus. Sorry, already ate some of the food before remembering that I have not taken a photo of this food set! he he he

 Reall cute container.....what is inside?

 Chilly powder inside the cute little container.......yum yum, I love spicy stuff! Taste good when added to some of the food.

 This is Spicy Miso Ramen. Hot, spicy and tasty! I recomend this dish if you like spicy food.

My daughter's Shoyu Ramen. She don't quite like it but prefer the Spicy Miso Ramen.I added some chili powder to the soup. he he he, we love spicy food so much! LOL!

Deep Fried Chicken with  mayonaise. Our tummy were almost full when it was served. Anyway, we manage to finish off the whole plate. Nice aroma and goes along really well with the mayonaise.

YAY!, it is dessert time...........

 Green Tea Passion is actually Ice Cream on a Crispy Waffle. Nice green tea aroma and creamy too! My youngest son finished most of it and the waffle as well!

Mango Crepe with Ice Cream. Nice fruity ice cream with fresh mango cubes.

 This is Melon Niagara. Good combination of fresh rock melon with ice cream. A refreshing dessert.

My daughter's Tiramisu......I tumpang 'makan' (ate) most of it! LOL!

The total bill plus tax and service charge came up to be RM169.60

Address and contact of Hokkaido Ichiba (Kita no zen) Japanese Restaurant\

1)  Hokkaido Ichiba & Hokkaido Ice @ 1 Utama

     LG101, Lower Ground Floor Promenade,

     One Utama Shopping Centre,

     No. 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, 47800, Petaling Jaya

     Tel : (603) 7727 0020 Fax : (603) 77280030

2)  Hokaido Ichiba @ The Gardens Mall

     T-201, 3rd Floor The Garden Mall

     Mid Valley City

     Linkaran Syed Putra, 59200, Kuala Lumpur

     Tel 03 22831060, Fax 03 22833060

Making Makisushi with leftover Fried Eggs with French Beans and Onions – Recipe

Sushi rolling mat and sushi vinegar

When I had some leftover fried eggs with beans and onions, I know it is time for me to take out my makisu (巻簾, bamboo rolling mat) to make some sushi rolls (makisushi). It has been quite some time ago since I last made sushi for my eldest son. He loves sushi and this is a good way for me to make good use of the leftover food I have. I did not use the short grain Calrose rice but just improvise with some leftover rice from dinner. Generally you just need rice, condiments, nori (seaweed sheets), a dash of vinegar (normal or sushi vinegar) and a little salt to make Makizushi (巻寿司, rolled sushi) or makimono (巻物, variety of rolls).

Ingredients

Calrose rice (or normal rice), steamed or cooked

Sushi Vinegar (or normal vinegar), a few drops

Salt, to taste

Nori (seaweed wrappers)

Fried Eggs with French Beans and onions

Put a few drops of vinegar into the rice and stir it until well mixed. Add salt to taste. Put nori on the makisu (bamboo rolling mat). Put the fried eggs on the nori. Add rice and roll the nori to compress the rice so that it will not all off when you cut the makisushi. Cut the sushi and eat with a little wasabi (horseradish with mustard powder) with soya sauce or shoyu.

Rakuzen – Desa Park City

Nice exterior deco...........................................................and dining sets

California roll.............................................................Maki and ebiko

Tempura and Soba set My son loves Japanese food. He would always request us to eat in Japanese restaurant or buy sushi from hypermarket counter. Actually we were supposed to eat at a shabu-shabu restaurant next to Carrefour Kepong but it was closed and we later found out that it only opens daily from 3pm onwards. So, we ended up in Rakuzen Desa Park City instead. As usual he ordered his favourite ebiko, california rolls and maki. He finished everything within minutes and ordered another California roll. As I was not really hungry, I just ordered a simple tempura and soba set. Well, one thing for sure the quality of the food and service here is worth the price paid. I have lost the bill but I remember it was around RM60 for all the food that we ate!

Map To Rakuzen Desa Park City