HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

To all mothers... especially mine XD

What d'you guys do for your mum? Actually, I didn't do anything. Haha. My elder bro did. He brought us out for dinner at Rakuzen Japanese Restaurant at Jalan Raja Chulan, KL. Since I haven't blogged in awhile, I've got something to share now. Hehe. More like a memory I wanna keep imprinted forever.

It was a great place. Sort of like Japanese fine dining, but not exactly. Ambience was alright. Different parts of the restaurant had different lighting and decor. I guess since it was a weekend night, the service was not as impeccable as expected. The food was great though. I'd definitely go back there. You guys can check it out too. There's once exactly opposite SJMC. It's rather old, though. But Aunty Meg says the atmostphere's good cause it's like ancient Japan. Hehe.

Anyway, me and Ko went through what we'd be ordering. Decided not to haev rice or noodles.

Here's the cutlery laid out before us. I can separate the chopsticks perfectly now. Haha. I used to suck at it and used up almost all the chopsticks at Sushi King. I'm not really good at using the chopsticks. I can get my food but the way I hold it is wrong. Mum always teases me about it. Says I'm just like Dad. But, yeah, true. Haha. Of all my siblings, I'm the one with the bad hand.
How many of you like wasabi? I don't really. The wasabi was real pretty that night though. Hehe.

Our first dish was Salmon Sashimi. There were 7 pieces altogether. Being the first time I've eaten raw seafood, it wasn't very much to my liking. I guess it's an acquired taste. But I'm definitely game for other kinds. Jo loved it, though. Hehe.

Inari! Vinegared rice in sweetened beancurd. It was the first kind of sushi I'd ever eaten, and it's a must for me to have it at every Japanese eatery I go to. Rakuzen's version was lots better than Sushi King's. Haha. Well, of course! The rice was just right and the beancurd was fresh and sweetened nicely. It enveloped the rice properly, not hanging loosely and spoiling the whole visual affair.

Definitely everyone's favourite of the night was the Dragon Roll. It's prawn topped with avocado and flying fish roe. Double thumbs up for the superb presentation. The roe was a tad crunchy, which gave it a nice bite.

This Grilled Cod is so fresh! Nicely marinated in teriyaki sauce, we quickly finished it up. I'll bet the other grilled items are good too. This was Ko's choice =D

Me, Mum and Jo ordered a temaki each. From left is mine, Jo's and Mum's. I ordered Unakyu Temaki which is roasted eel and cucumber. Jo's is California Temaki (surely everyone knows what's in that, haha). Mum ordered Negitoro Temaki which is tuna belly. The seaweed was hard to bite. It wasn't crispy and we pretty much gave up trying to bite it. Lol.

The Spider Roll. It's actually soft shell crab. This was good too. The crab is delectable! If you guys head over to Rakuzen, you HAVE to try out the rolls. Honestly!

The last roll we ordered was this Cranky Salmon Roll. It's salmon sashimi coated with spicy bonito flakes and flying fish roe. I like the ones coated with spicy bonito flakes more. Those are the ones that aren't orange. Haha.

Assorted Tempura was our last dish before we had dessert. You put some kind of cubed salt in the bowl of sauce. Then you dip the tempura. The prawn tempura was real fresh and I liked the sweet potato one.

After that, we ordered dessert. Had both their specialties: Macha Ice and Itachoco Monaka. Hehe. I ordered this time. I pronounced the second item perfectly. Hahaha. I had my green tea ice cream with red bean while Ko opted to have his sans red bean. I think it was nicer with the red bean. Now I've been converted into a green tea ice cream lover. The Itachoco Monaka is vanilla ice cream wafers with chocolate pieces. Me and Jo had something like it before. The wafers were real nice.

We were full but not stuffed. This is good cause the food didn't come all at one shot. So we have time to kind of digest a bit before adjourning to the next dish. Japanese food is pricey, though. But if you just have sushi, it's not that heavy on the pocket. Oh yeah, for Mother's Day they gave Mum this complimentary drink. There was a tinge of alcohol but it was a pleasant drink. There was pickle in it. Rakuzen was a great place. So happy Ko brought us there. Hehe.

That's what we did for Mother's Day lah. Only me, Ko and Jo cause Che's in US and Dad was flying off to Europe that night. But it was a great way to celebrate. Hehe. And the rolls came in fours, just enough for us. Haha.

Once again, Happy Mother's Day, Mum! =)