海老の髭 Ebi-no-Hige
銅鑼灣霎東街15號12樓
12/F, OLIV, 15 Sharp Street East, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/niigata-delights-e2433993
I was recommended this place because they serve lots of dishes from Niigata in Japan.
As we were a big group, we tried the set meal for one which costs $780 and some a la carte dishes.
The set meal was quite good because there were quite a few good items included, it even had Niigata rice which is cooked in the copper pots when you go into the restaurant.
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Here were the items in the meal, followed by some a la carte items that we shared.
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Appetizer:
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There were two pieces of sushi (Japanese sea urchin, lean bluefin tuna), steamed egg custard with prawn and Salmon roe with grated radish.
The bluefin tuna was a delight, the taste was strong with a brilliant umami aftertaste.
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Soup:
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This was a clear steamed prawn dumpling soup with a springy prawn patty.
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Sashimi:
On the sashimi plate were Ikijine Japanese amberjack, medium fatty bluefin tuna, seabream and Northern prawn.
All of them were fresh and tasty.
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Tempura:
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The delicate tempura coating on the Prawn and Japanese vegetables were nice.
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Grilled food:
Sado city style salt grilled rosy seabass
The fish was delicate and silky.
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Main dish:
The A5 wagyu rib eye was grilled on the hot stone which lets you control how well you want the beef done and mine ended up juicy and tender.
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Simmered dish:
Simmered thornyhead rockfish
Compared to the first fish, the texture was silkier and it was covered in an appetizing sauce.
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Rice:
Sakura prawn with Niigata Koshihikari rice cooked in tradtional copper pot.
As a carbs lover, this was my favourite because the rice was soft and slightly sticky mixed with delicious sakura prawns that gave it a savoury taste.
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We also had the plain Niigata Koshihikari rice served with seakelp, roe and pickles.
This was delicious as well, the simplicity of rice that had a natrual sweetness paired with strong tasting sides.
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Niigata salmon sakebitashi
The slices of dried fish were soaked in sake which tones down the pungent flavour while releasing the aromatic salty taste of the preserved fish.
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Stone grilled pork roast “koshi gold”
The pork was juicy and lean.
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Tochio specialty: jumbo fried tofu
This was another favourite of mine because the tofu was springy and soft.
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Niigata local specialty Noppe
The vegetables in light gravy were perfect for balancing the heavy dishes served earlier.
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Japanese vegetables assortment with 2 kinds of miso [snow aged miso used]
These vegetables were another delight, they were sweet and crunchy paired with miso.
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To summarize, the copper pot Niigata Koshihikari rices and the bluefin tuna were fantastic.
