Back home in Perth, I often hear Japanese people comment that the sushi they had in Perth was better than back home in Japan, and I'd often be quite curious as to why that would be the case. We were lucky in that my JET placement landed me in the Noto - the land of wonderful fresh seafood - and that when we do eat sushi during our travels around ( Read more... )

On Saturday night, Rob and I went out to dinner with Rinnie and her hubby Matt. Kinda like a double date. It's funny how you meet people. I met Rinnie two years ago on a wedding forum. At the time, we were both planning our respective weddings which were to happen later in 2004. Both of us were located in Perth so we kept in touch via email (in ( Read more... )

Fujiya Japanese Restaurant, Haymarket

On the eve of Chinese New Year, my sister Lynn took us to Fujiya Japanese Restaurant on George Street nearby her apartment in Haymarket. We decided that going for a non-Chinese restaurant would ensure that it wouldn't be packed for this festive occasion. I thought the menu was reasonably priced - neither cheap ( Read more... )

Sushi is quite simple to make - it's just so fiddly! I usually make several different types of fillings for the sushi, but I'd thawed out a bit too much chicken and made quite a bit too much teriyaki marinade, so it was teriyaki chicken sushi for dinner with teriyaki chicken salad. Hehe.

Teriyaki marinade/sauceAnyway, decided that I was gonna make ( Read more... )

Taka in Perth has been a favourite place for us to go to whenever we want some good but affordable Japanese food. It's cheap but not nasty, and the food is fresh. It's the place where Japanese students and backpackers in Perth go to have their meals (yes, I asked a few Japanese). The first Taka opened on Shafto Lane (between Murray and Hay Street) ( Read more... )

Rob brought me out to dinner at Tsunami Sushi for a belated birthday celebration. We were actually booked at least a couple of months in advance to go to the Loose Box in Mundaring last Saturday, which is touted to be the *best* restaurant (not just the best French restaurant) in Perth, but alas, Rob fell sick the day before and had to cancel. ( Read more... )