So I went up to Isetan supermarket again to get myself some lunch to go. It was a big mistake, Hokkaido fest was in full swing, and being a Japanese food lover, it can only mean that my pocket is going to get terribly lighter.
just look at them sushis and bentos!
There were all sorts of offerings from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, synonym to great Japanese seafood in the culinary vocabulary. The little area next to the 3rd floor escalator of Isetan were packed with quite a large selection of Sushi, Sashimi, dried fish, scallops, fried seafood, cakes, and even Doraemon’s favoritte, dorayaki
bestest office lunch
Being a huge fan of both Ikura (salmon roe) and Hotate (raw scallop), I just couldn’t help it when noticing the perfect combination on display. After the battle of taste buds vs financial sanity. The raw sense scored a stunning defeat over logical sense and I happily paid RM 39.90 for a take-away bento.
The stuff was very very good, scallop was sweet and juice, and there were 3 whole scallop in the serving. 2 of them raw, and the remaining is lightly cooked/marinated. The portion of ikura was generous and tasted like how ikura should be, slighlty salty, terribly oily, and absolutely juicy. The bento was easily one of the best I had from anywhere.
If my memory serves me correct, the fest runs until the end of the month and won’t be back again until the next year. Tempations, tempations….
GPS: 3.157581, 101.712102
Alot of us sushi lovers don’t get to eat sushi as often as we like due to the fact that these stuff are pricey. And any self respecting sushi connoisseur would not step into Sushi King or Genki Sushi. Those places use pre-molded rice and pre-cut fish that aren’t terribly fresh. The outer part of the rice also gets dried up, making the texture left to be desired. Last but not least, those places only create an illusion of economic sushi, they certainly aren’t cheap at all considering the quality of stuff you get.
Enter Isetan
Aren’t these YUMMY?
Now most of the stuff they sell at this ‘prestige’ Japanese departmental store aren’t cheap, or even average. However, much to my delight when I started working at KLCC, their sushi is priced very reasonably, and I would say even cheaper than Jusco and Cold Storage. They carry a wide selection too.
You get Amaebe for RM 1.50, Salmon for RM 1, Tuna for RM 0.75, Scallope for RM 1.50 (where else do you find single peace scallope?), Surf Clam for RM 1.50. They sell some bento too. The stuff is fresh, and 7 pieces of sushi fitting nicely in a disposable plastic container usually costs me less than RM 10. A good choice for light lunch.
I tarpau from there so often I have a bottle of soya sauce in the office. If you don’t have the luxury of working there, you can always tarpau and then eat at the food court at 2nd or 4th floor.
10 bucks for fresh and good sushi with a good selection, what more could you ask for?
GPS: 3.157581, 101.712102
