of Nobu and that culinary gem

I wouldn't say that I'm a complete foodie. but i do enjoy that swirl of revelation on my taste buds that just drives me straight to foodie heaven, whereever and whatever that may be.

and Nobu does that with that right amount of omigoodness-es.
and stupid me, forgot to bring along the camera for that moment of culinary delight.
and i shall try to reveal all in that foodie-critic style. should be fun using those cheem cheem words. shall rack my brains out then.

so the first course was this appetiser specially recommended by our server.
it's this yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno and a drizzle of "..." soya sauce. (couldn't catch the name of the sauce but owells.lol)
and omg....
the yellowtail had the right fishy taste, and that thin sliver of jalapeno gave that right amount of spiciness. and I'm a sucker for coriander on anything. so the coriander on the fish was an added bonus.
it didn't have a lot of ingredients.
but the moment i put it in my mouth, it was really foodie nirvana.
it had that combination of taste that reminded you of being on a beach ten thousand miles away with a coconut in your hand.
it had that laidback feel to it.

and then came the beek tataki with crispy garlic chips and minced onion with this other sauce again.
i've tried my fair amount of beef tataki before. but this trumps all.
the raw beef taste was exquisite, it was so strong that the sauce and onion failed to mask it which I totally love!
and i absolutely abhor garlic and onion and ginger.
but this dish managed to entice me into eating those crispy yummy golden garlic chips.

and then the salmon skin salad.
and for the love of my life, I have never seen so many cute interesting little salad leaves in my life.
i can tell you right now that Nobu doesn't just use any salad leaves from the market. i think they specially import it from goodness-knows-where.
the salmon skin was good. but the veggie in me relish those little exploding bombs of taste with every leaf.

and then came the piece de resistance.
the black cod with miso.
omg omg omg omg omg.
this truly deserves 5 omg-es.
it was.... just heavenly.
the fish literally melts in your mouth with those little slivers of fat in between the slices of meat. the miso was salty and fragrant.
for a moment, you can just sit there with that piece of fish in your mouth and not care or realise where you are.
it really does transport you into this whole new place where taste is dominant. i swear on this.
we had the most lovely time just chewing the fish, not daring to swallow and just swirling it in our mouth to milk every last drop of fishy essence from the fish.
and then the last bite came all too soon. sad.

and the the house special hand roll.
Nobu is never ordinary. and their hand rolls rock all the other hand rolls into oblivion.
most hand rolls are just rice with a tiny sliver of fish.
but Nobu generously packs with 4 (i counted and tasted every one!!)different kinds of fish.
and all of the sashimi was not supermarket-unfresh-crap. it was good.

and the the sashimi platter that came with a bowl of rice. (omg, can i just say that the rice at Nobu even tastes wonderful?!)
the sashimi was to die for with salmon, mackerel, tuna and yellowtail.
but the fresh scallop was one little circular thick disc of delight to be reckon with.
i have never known scallop to be so sweet. but this was.
it gave me that feeling of luxury with that seafood-ey avalanche of saltiness.
but i could still taste that sweet sweet flesh.

and the bill came all too soon.
it was a whopping amount.
but all i can say is that it is totally worth it. every cent.

and good food really does inspire good conversation.
there's this connection between tummy and the brain that scientists have yet to discover.
we had the loveliest time because of that connection.

time to save up for the next-year-trip to Nobu. *grins*