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Back with a bang
Updated On: 16 May, 2019 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Suman Mahfuz Quazi
If you didn't get a seat at lauded Japanese joint Izumi in its earlier, 6-table avatar, head to the bigger and better restaurant, now open with a full bar
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Nitsuke fish with stewed vegetables rice bowl
The year was 2013. It was our first proper date with our partner and in the short time we had spent with him, it had become amply clear that he garnered a severe obsession (induced by manga and anime) for everything Japanese. We were at an expensive and first-of-its-kind Asian eatery in Kolkata that most acquaintances promised had the best Japanese grub in town.
We remember trying the salmon sushi, lacklustre rice rolls served with flat wasabi and soy sauce that lacked brine. At the time, we were hardly equipped to have recognised these shortcomings, and we came away thinking that we just don't like sushi or the cuisine. It took all of five years and moving cities for the "wait till you try good sushi" suggestions to come true. And that change of heart materialised when we delved into a stirring culinary experience at Izumi when it opened near Carter Road in August last year. Not only did we realise that we loved sushi, but we also discovered a new-found love for food from the Land of the Rising Sun. When made well, Japanese fare confirms what is perhaps the most significant adage about food — it takes very few things to make the best kind.
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