Always looking for something to eat: Nihonkai, Kota Kemuning

Wednesday 9 October 2013

Nihonkai, Kota Kemuning

My search for Japanese food in Kota Kemuning proved futile for the first half and hour or so. Yes, that was before I turned into Business Park 2 and lo and behold I saw 2 Japanese restaurants. I chose Nihonkai for only one reason – there was an empty parking space right in front of it.

I walked in and noticed that there were 2 types of dining ‘tables’ options – normal tables and chairs OR you could choose to sit at the low tables with cushions. The workers were entirely local Chinese and it certainly did not give me a feeling of being in a Japanese eatery as ordering was all done in Mandarin!

This is the Nihonkai Special Lunch Set. Sold at RM19 per set, I would say this was worth every penny. With this set you get 2 thick slices of well marinated and grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce, a bowl of rice, some pasta and watermelon. Just look at the succulent salmon.

Unagi kabayaki set lunch - priced at a whopping RM44, this fresh water eel was initially dipped into rich soy sauce and subsequently grilled. It was lovely.

Sliced beef special set (RM20) – tender slices of beef served with rice, miso soup, pasta and watermelon, this set was delicious.

Shakedon and torikatsu set lunch (RM30) - this is an interesting set comprising of a bowl of vinegared rice topped with raw salmon and some chicken chop. I love the how the raw taste of salmon blends with cooked chicken as I mixed them up and eat them with rice. Awesome!

Gindara & yasai tempura set (RM32) – gindara is better known as cod fish to us. With yummy cod fish for protein and some yasai (that’s Japanese for vegetables) it was a complete meal on its own.