Of recent we were invited by Miraku Japanese Restaurant in Penang’s G-Hotel to gather a small group of bloggers to share the opportunity to preview their new dishes and promotions, and bridge them to the mass of Japanese food lovers out there. To begin with the series of planned event is their March & April Hotate (Scallop) & Chuhai (Japanese Cocktail) promotions. The promotions begin from the 1st of March and ends on the 30th of April 2011.
There are 10 items to choose from their Hotate promotion menu that ranges from the naturally sweet Nama Hotate sashimi to the savoury Hotate Ramen.
Most local Japanese food patron would have one or many encounters with sake (酒) or to be more precise Nihonshu (日本酒) in their course of dining out in their favourite Japanese restaurant, but not many would have been introduced to masu sake(枡酒).
Masu is a square wooden box that was originally used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period. One masu was supposedly enough rice to feed a person for one day. Today the masu is largely used for drinking sake with standard size of one gō or approximately 180ml. The masu is a symbol or celebration of life, love, friendship and happiness and are commonly used for New Year celebrations, weddings and company gatherings.
Good news to Hotate lovers. It's time of the year when Miraku the authentic Japanese Restaurant have the Hotate (Scallops) promotion. The many types of servings of scallops comes in colorful and creative presentation that ranges from finger food to main entree. Let's check it out!
Chūhai, the Japanese cocktail which is offered in Miraku allows you to choose from two types of Shochu which is the Mugi(wheat sochu)-150ml or Imo(potato sochu)-300ml. For mixers, there are tonic, carbonated drinks or fruit juice. It can also be served with oolong tea.
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