Monday, May 24, 2010

More pics - Fish Mart Sakuraya

Found more pics to share. Lesser choice this round, varieties could have been wiped out during the delivery days  +________+

A close up view of very fresh salmon
Not forgetting the hand rolls

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Fish Mart Sakuraya

This is always Mike's choice when we are deciding what to have for dinner at parkway parade. Place there serve very fresh sashimi at a very reasonable price. If you have been there before, you know it is not exactly a restaurant but more like a japanese mart with wooden tables squeezed at the back of the store. Yo do not find typical japanese menu in this place as they serve mainly sashimi, assorted maki & hand roll. Like at a real fish market, the chunks of fresh fish are displayed in the counter refrigerator and you choose the pieces that you like the most and they will bring it over to your table once the chefs have properly prepared the sashimi.

Initially they started with like 3-4 small tables, but as of today, the shop has converted almost half of its size to accommodate the increasing no. of customers. The types of sashimi available varies from week to week and season to season. Fresh sashimi comes in twice a week in tue & fri. On these days, this place will be packed with customers so be sure to come early. Few of our usual selections are salmon belly, swordfish, amber jack, see bream. Sometime we get seasonal items like sanma, half beak, sea urchin, geo duck, huge clam and many more..

We went there again yesterday and tried a new sashimi of half beak (see translucent flesh top right in the pic). The meat is surprisingly sweet & unexpectedly crunchy. This plate of sashimi cost around $80++ and I supposed it will easily cost over $100 at other exquisite japanese restaurants.

One of my favorite ~ unagi hand roll 

If you’re a fan of sashimi, this is a great place to be ;)

Fish Mart  Sakuraya @ Parkway Parade
80 Marine Parade Road
B1-83D
Singapore 449269
Tel : 6345 3714

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Intro

I thought I should briefly introduce myself again and the purpose of this blog.

I notice I have been posting many non fishing topic in my main blog 'Minibaker' so I thought it is time for me to create another space so things will be more organized. "Minibaker' was created originally to record all my baking stuffs but it ended up being a fishy blog instead! After all, it happened because I pick up fishing as an interest and started blogging at the same time.

Back to self intro, I am a singapore born chinese girl with an avid love for making and eating good food. I believe in consuming and using organic products which are non-synthetic and using eco-friendly food packaging. During my free time, I love to bake nutritious soft bread and whip out nice dishes that I call 'my own comfort food'. I have an exceptional liking for japanese & korean cuisine which I have spent hours in the kitchen experimenting with recipes I got from the internet & cookbooks. My bf Mike luv to cook also but when he does, I 'll just relax & let him serves:)

I am also a coffee junkie as nothing please me more than a cup of smooth cappuccino & preferably with some home baked pastries. Also explained my blog title 'Minikopi'.

Well..so much for the 'brief' intro. Glad to have your support and wudn't mind u flooding my blog with comments and advices that would be of good help to me.

Have a kopi & relax~~~