Japan has a wealth of culinary traditions apart from sushi.
All the examples on this page are hot dishes as a contrast to sushi.
Contact us for more information if you would like to learn more about the Japanese equivalent of the gastro pub and their home cooked food.
Izakaya Style Menu
Japan’s Home Cooking
Niku Jyaga
Sounds like Mick Jagger and looks like the Japanese equivalent of English beef casserole. Served hot with rice. £6.50
Torisoboro Bento
Minced chicken cooked with ginger, soya sauce, mirin (Japanese sherry) and sake (Japanese rice wine). Served with mange tout, small strips of Japanese omelete and cooked rice. £6.50
Toritsukune
Skewered minced chicken combined with water chestnuts, fried and seasoned with Teriyaki sauce. Two skewers £2.50
Gyuniku-Aspara
Marinated sirloin steak wrapped around asparagus and broiled. 1 roll sliced into 6 pieces. £4.50
Zousui
Japanese risotto. Here the stock is fish stock and the mixture is thickened with egg. £4.00
Chawan Mushi
Egg & Japanese stock is steamed in a cup into which prawns & edamame have been placed. The perfect Chawan Mushi is just set, a challenge similar to poaching the perfect egg.
On site dinner parties only
Kaki Age
Essentially a home-cooking version of tempura, this uses a crispier batter. Delicious served with hot noodles or rice, these are simply made with carrot, fine beans and onion, yet taste like a million dollars, or yen. £3.50 for 1 serving
Soba Noodles
Buckwheat noodles are delicious served in a hot bowl of dashi. Eat by themselves or with Kaki Age. £3.00 (Large 4.50)
Ochazuke
Popular after the pub, this is simply cooked rice and grilled salmon with green tea poured over to make a soup. £4.00
Kama Age Udon
A beautiful variant of noodles in broth. Dip hot noodles into tsuyu with your choice of spring onion, sesame, ginger and yuzu-kosho (citrus fruit & very mild chilli). Or just add them all!
£3.00 (Large £4.50)
Miso Soup
Served with most meals this is fish stock with miso (fermented soya bean) paste. Around Japan the taste varies enormously depending on regional variations in the miso. £2.00
3-Day Pickles
Unlike English pickles these taste fresh and light having only been placed in a vinegar and sugar mixture for a short time £0.75
Japanese Rice
Need we say more? £1.50
Ordering Information
We are very happy to supply small orders, but as everything is made specially for you, please understand that the following minimum quantities apply:
Sushi - £20.00.
All non-sushi items, at least two servings.
Orders must be made at least 48 hours in advance, preferably more!