Tokutoku: Round Two. Earlier entry: June 13.
Yakitori platter of chicken meat, gizzard & skin. Customers can have their skewers cooked with salt or tare sauce. Both seem to offer a subtly sweet, smoky flavor.
Oden, a hearty, healthy stew. Everything in this tastes terrific, from the boiled egg to the radish & konnyaku _ a gray, gelatinous jelly that's always texturally fascinating.
Sushi platter. Our favorite is the slice topped with otoro _ the fattiest portion of tuna belly _ which boasts a sumptuousness reminiscent of pork belly.
Steamed burdock with egg. Tastes home-cooked, in the best sense.
Beautifully savory miso soup with asari clams. A fitting finish to a fab feast.
A sweet sake variant, not as dry as others that we've tried.
Tokutoku,
59A, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.
Din expect a revisit here :)
ReplyDeleteD yakitori and steamed burdock with d goey egg looks nice :D
Ulric: I guess I really like the feel of this place. It feels welcoming. The food feels authentic. Everything feels right, to sum it up =)
ReplyDeleteI recall tat ordering was a bit difficult bcose of some sort of language barrier?...*scratches chin*
ReplyDeleteUlric: the menu here is in Japanese, but the staff can help translate. Give this place a try someday. U might like it =)
ReplyDeleteErr.. where exactly is it?
ReplyDeleteI haven't had yakitori before but reading your japanese food posts always give me this strange yakitori craving!
ReplyDeleteD first yakitori I had was at Sanuki Udon's at Wisma Cosway...I din know tat chicken skin would taste so good :D
ReplyDeleteSadly they have closed the branch...so no more cold udon during lunch for me :(
I want to try the oden! We had tried once in Tokyo last year, a very light and clear soup base.
ReplyDeleteI love miso soup with asari clams.
ReplyDeleteRebecca: ohh it's at the shophouses where mcdonalds and giordano are, at the junction of jln sultan Ismail and jln bkt bintang...
ReplyDeleteMichelle: ooh, I think you'd enjoy yakitori! More and more independent Japanese outlets in KL are serving it too :D
Ulric: yakitori is yummy. I'd recommend Ri Yakitori at mid valley gardens and motto motto at solaris mont kiara.
CK: ahh, this outlet is actually quite near the horse's new office, I think, so you both might find it convenient! :D
ReplyDeleteBaby sumo: i used to ignore miso soup, but then i discovered the delicious ones, brimming with flavor! :D
Yum yum.. those yakitori looked very inviting. And the place is so cosy too..
ReplyDeleteiamthewitch: oh yeah, it's like a traditional setting with traditional food. and the chef & most of his team are japanese too :D
ReplyDeletelooks like a small and unpretentious place. I love yakitori especially the chicken skin. eheheh
ReplyDeleteeiling: yeah, it's a humble place, with mainly japanese customers (guys who work in the bkt bintang area). and yeah, i love chicken skin yakitori too. sinful but so good :D
ReplyDeleteClam soup! Devil CK should love this. And yes, he's right - this version of oden is quite different from the one we had in Tokyo last year. Wanna try! :D
ReplyDeletekenny: ohhh, you're right, i just checked the wiki entry, and there are different preparation styles for oden in different parts of japan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oden ... the shizuoka version sounds the most elaborate! :D
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