UMU
- Nov 16, 2016
- 3 min read
UMU is a Japanese restaurant found in Dusit Thani Manila. It's a little hidden away and maybe even a little difficult to find if you aren't familiar with Dusit. For as long as I've been going there, I didn't know that UMU offered guests a teppanyaki menu. Intrigued by it, I was quite excited to try, taste and have an overall happy food experience with them.
For, more or less, 2500 per head, more or less because I can't really remember and I don't want to be liable if it's a little more expensive than 2500, there's already a variety of dishes that you would be able to enjoy and I'll be going through them one by one below. Ready? Okay!
WHAT WE HAD FOR 2500:
Fried Oysters in a Soy-Vinegar Sauce: They're quite tasty and even though the Oysters were soaked in sauce, they were still crispy.
Sashimi: Tuna, Salmon, Kampachi..... I majored in Culinary Arts but I'm not going to pretend to know anything about what Kampachi is or if it's even really a fish, but for the sake of this food review, that no one probably reads anyway, but if you are then thanks, I researched a little about it.
Kampachi is actually a game fish and is in the same family as the Yellowtail and Amberjack..... Yeah, I know, I don't know what those other fish are too. However, I can tell you what a game fish is. Game fishes are fish that are caught by anglers, people who fish with rods and lines, for sport.
A lot of trivia and knowledge there and we're only, not really, half way through.
Japanese Fried Rice: It's super tasty and that doesn't really surprise me because with the amount of garlic butter in there..... It's good for your tongue but not for any other of your internal organs, well, it's probably good for your stomach.
Seared Prawns & Seafood: A few ginormous-sized prawns can go a long way, even for six people. Plus, since we didn't know what the Kampachi was, we decided to ask the chef to cook them along with the prawns. If you're not really the type to eat Sashimi or raw anything then it's quite convenient to have a chef and a huge Teppanyaki grill in front of you.
Seared Thinly Sliced Beef with Enoki/Enokitake Mushrooms: Again with the amount of garlic butter in there..... Wooooo....... Plus they flambé them for you right in front of your face so that part/course is also entertaining for the eyes, aside from it being delicious to your tongue and stomach.
Seared Assorted Vegetables: I'm not really a fan of vegetables but they were good and they were fresh and crisp.
Miso Soup: On the side, so you don't choke to death while eating.
Deconstructed Mochi Ice Cream: It was a Vanilla Ice Cream topped with Mochi and a little Red Bean Purée finished off with a simple cherry. It was okay.... It could do without the Mochi. It was super anticlimactic.
TIP/SUGGESTION: The chef will be asking if you want the rice to be cooked first or last and, as Filipinos, our automatic response would be that the rice should be cooked first but in this case it should be last. I know it's impractical, but the rice in itself is already an "ulam" because of it being so tasty that you wouldn't need to pair it with anything else. It's also very heavy and, if you start off with rice, you might not be able to try every course that comes with the set.
That's all....... BYE!
Have a happy food trip! :)
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