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Bara chirashi sauce5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() These bowls also usually include pieces of tamagoyaki or sweetened omelette, cucumber and pickles. Raw items in these bowls range from fish such as yellowtail and salmon, to uni and surf clam (akagai). In a chirashi don, fish is served in thick slices much like in a sashimi platter, while bara chirashi don refers to cubed marinated sashimi. GPS : 1☁6'36.2"N 103★0'37.8"E | 1.276720, 103.Japanese restaurants in Singapore abound and several offer good versions of chirashi and bara chirashi don, where raw fish is served atop sushi rice. Read about Singapore Michelin guide Bib Gourmand winner, Man Man Unagi □ clickĪddress : 1 Tras Link, #01-17, Singapore 078867 (Orchid Hotel) (Pro Tip: The grilled unagi in Hana Hana's don comes from Man Man Unagi as both restaurants belong to the same owner, Teppei san □ ) S$17.60 after 10% service charge and 7% GST. □ I have not eaten don in Japan nor eaten many Chirashi rice bowls in Singapore, but I like Hana Hana's Kaizen Don the most so far. Hana Hana offers free flow of tea, and sides which I like but we took our leave the moment we finished our rice bowls to make way for the long queue of people waiting outside. I enjoyed my Kaizen Don with stewed daikon (radish) a lot as the sweet, soft root vegetable was dripping with savoury sweet juices soaked up from the stew. Hana Hana serves some sides to go with our don - a stew of Salmon bones and head with daikon and carrot fried anchovies and peanut and, preserved diced vegetables. They graciously paused and obliged my request for a photo with smiles. Two huge salmon fish arrived half way through our lunch. Tossing in the wasabi gave the sweet savoury bowl a bit of subtle heat.Įven though the crew was extremely busy churning out bowls of don for the lunch time crowd, I could still feel their warmth and friendliness. The layers of sweetness coming from rice, fish and sweetish soy sauce which also provided a bit of balancing savouriness. The bowl tasted generally sweet with underlying savouriness. (The fish in the bowl varies from day to day.) The Kaizen Don is a bowl of boiled white rice thickly carpeted with marinated sashimi cubes of salmon, tuna, yellowtail, and scallop dressed with salmon roe, dried seaweed, leek and a sprinkle of sesame seed. ![]() Pro Tip from Milton: you can mix and match your own don - this is the basic Kaizen Don topped with add on pieces of beef tataki.Īs this was my first time here, I had Hana Hana's signature Kaizen Don (price $17.60). ![]() Hana Hana veteran Milton ordered a Bara Chirashi & Beef Tataki Don (price $19.80). The moment we sat down, we were served whisky on the rocks chilled tea.Ī small appetising warm bowl of savoury miso soup followed. Some customers thought that there is only one entrance □ Pro Tip: When going to Hana Hana queue at Hana Hana. Sister restaurant Teppei which is famed for their omakase is right across the same narrow space (without any partition between them but a separate kitchen). The chefs prepare our food in full view of the customers just a breath away. All customers sit on high stools, rubbing elbows at the bar around the tiny open kitchen. I like the unpretentious, intimate interior at Hana Hana. It's a convenient, light, simple, healthy meal in a bowl which is competitively priced. Today, I joined buddy Milton at one of his favourite lunch haunts for bara chirashi don at Hana Hana 華花 restaurant at the street level of Orchid Hotel. ![]()
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