It was a one-night only event at Element On Tras Street Amara Hotel Singapore on the 20 April 2018. For this event, a 56kg bluefin tuna was imported from Okinawa. Diners who were there for the International Buffet Dinner got to enjoy free-flow of bluefin tuna and sashimi for just $98++ and diners who chose the Bluefin Tuna Kaiseki Set with Beer/Sake/Wine would have enjoyed the 5-course kaiseki at $68++ per set.
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| Bluefin Tuna One-night only event |
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| Chefs in action |
Passerby were intrigued by the large fish, while patrons awaited eagerly for the prized meat. The two Chefs showcased their skills in getting the most yield from the fish. It wasn't an easy feat and it was interesting watching the Chefs in action.
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| Japanese Chef Yow and Executive Chef Charles |
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| the prized fatty tuna |
Bluefin Tuna Kaiseki Set with Beer, Sake or Wine
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| Mosaic of Freshly Smoked Bluefin Tuna with Caviar |
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| Bluefin Tuna Carpaccio with Salad and Japanese Shoyu Dressing |
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| Bluefin Tuna with 63 Degrees Poached Egg and Spicy Jon Jing Zhang Sauce |
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| Bluefin Tuna Sashimi and Sushi |
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| Bluefin Tuna Belly Soup with Leek and Tofu |
All the dishes in the Kaiseki were beautifully presented. The starting dish was most impressive for me while the last dish was the weakest link in the kaiseki.
Mosaic of Freshly Smoked Bluefin Tuna with Caviar tasted complex with that ever slight hint of smokiness from the flesh, and was lightly seasoned with truffle salt before topping it with caviar. So good. That's one umami dish.
The Bluefin Tuna Carpaccio with Salad and Japanese Shoyu Dressing, alternated back to a milder palate. The taste is reminiscent of tuna tataki sans pepper. It's always good to have some greens on the plate in this tuna-centric kaiseki.
Next, was the Bluefin Tuna with 63 Degrees Poached Egg and Spicy Jon Jing Zhang Sauce. Was amused by the sauce name. Have not heard of this funny sounding sauce though. Upon further enquiry, it turned out to be gochujang sauce. Oooh...Chef so humourous ya. Loved the spicy cheese stick cracker that goes so well with the poached egg and tuna cubes.
Next, was a small plate of tuna sushi and sashimi. Freshly grated wasabi was placed on the plate as well. This brought out the mild sweetness in the tuna. Soy sauce was not needed here.
Chose sake to go along with this set as it would then feel more, complete? The sake served was light and clean tasting.
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| Gekkeikan Junsui Sake |
If you're doing buffet, one could imagine the fun in 'building' your own dessert. Element's buffet dessert section has ice-cream and cakes, so one could 'combine' these two. I did, and such fun it was! Tasted good too. Two scoops of vanila ice-cream, with some chocolate sauce and sprinkles, topped with a mini-swiss roll cake.
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| ice-cream and mini-cake for dessert |
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