Japanese-Swedish Fusion @ Daikanyama
October 14, 2013
Its the best thing to showcase a Scandinavian flavor since ABBA (or at least Roxette): Daikanyamas tenth quarterly experimental menu marries Japanese & Swedish cooking for October through December.
Stockholm Syndrome of a delicious sort strikes this "Gravad Sake" (RM18), salmon gravlax cured with bonito, served with kyuri & wakame.
Pizza Gubbrora (RM16): a base of gyoza skin topped with an "old mans mix" of boiled eggs, anchovy paste, dill, sour cream & Kewpie mayo. Fun finger food.
Svamp-miso-soppa (RM10), a hot cross between Japanese dashi-stock soup & Swedish mushroom broth, featuring fungi of the shiitake & shimeji varieties.
FiskGyoza (RM16), dumplings filled with mackerel & prawn meat instead of pork or chicken.
Katsu Wallenberger (RM18), something like a beef patty cutlet, showered with wafu dressing & served with red cabbage & lingonberry jam.
Not on the quarterly Swedish Journey promotion, but another hit from Daikanyamas laboratory-kitchen that might be available now: Teriyaki-sauce flavored gelato.
And what pairs better with weird food than weird cocktails, especially one with shochu & Vitagen.
Thanks to the folks at Daikanyama for this meal.
Thanks to the folks at Daikanyama for this meal.
Daikanyama,
42, Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
Daily, 6pm through late
42, Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
Daily, 6pm through late
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