“Omakase is more expensive because we put the shoyu and wasabi for you”, joked the chef in Kisume.
Omakase
Loosely translated, Omakase (pronounced oh-mah-kah- seh) means the chef’s choice ━ as they know what’s best and usually seasonal. It’s a multi-course meal where we let the chef choose our food for us. Also, unlike most restaurants, the chefs take their time to have a conversation and explain each dish that they choose for us. It also allows the patrons to different kinds of food which they otherwise won’t usually order.
My Best Omakase Experience
My first and best omakase experience fittingly was in the birthplace of the food culture, Japan. The first time I had Omakase was a sushi breakfast in Sushi Dai, Tokyo. Ever since it had been my best sushi eating experience until I had a meal of a lifetime at Jiro Sushi. Unlike the first time I agreed on Omakase because I was sleep-deprived, I said yes to Omakase in Jiro Sushi because I felt so overwhelmed in front of Jiro’s son that I put the fate of my taste bud on his sushi rice folding hand. Unsurprisingly it ended up being both the best sushi and omakase experience of my life.
Omakase in Australia
I had an Omakase dining experience last night when Fafa took me out for a celebration dinner as I recently accomplished a milestone in life. He told me I could pick any restaurant I wanted and I told him anywhere was fine as long as it was a new restaurant. We decided on Kisume, the happening Japanese restaurant in Melbourne CBD.
Honestly, at first, I didn’t know that there was an Omakase dining experience in Australia. However, the whole experience was great. The chef was skilled and tentative. My favourite piece of the ten sushi we had was the garlic prawn sushi. Ultimately, I was very satisfied with the food and very drunk, thanks to the rose’s sake.
The Aussie Way
Australia also has its own version of Omakase, called Feed Me in the down under food culture. It’s where the chef selects several dishes to be served to a group of people (it’s scarce to be able to do Feed Me if one is eating alone). I have had it twice in Makan, an Indonesian restaurant in Melbourne. Once with Fafa and the last one with my colleagues.
Well, this proves the food culture is getting globalized.
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