Saturday, January 31, 2015

Shirayuki


One of the most HAPPENING dessert place named Shirayuki, has become a new famous addition to PIK neighbourhood and also become my favorite at the moment. Before Shirayuki, it used to be a casual Japanese eatery called Kabocha which serve fusion cuisine. Few days ago, I had a chance to pay a visit to there. Well, let's check it out :






Salmon Cream Soup Spaghetti (55k). One of the must-try main course at Shirayuki. It's basically a bowl of spaghetti served with creamy soup, contains of salmon, mushroom, and fried tempura. I love this!! I like how the soup is fabulously seasoned with balance taste, and not overpowering my tastebud. From its presentation, I found it's pretty unique, when the spaghetti is served with soup in a bowl. Note : eat this when it's still warm and don't take much time to take a photo, because if it's not warm anymore, it will turn off the taste.







Cabe Ijo Bianco (41k). Ultimate interpretation of modern Indonesian-style spaghetti. Cabe ijo spaghetti served with prawns, mushroom, eggplant, and absolutely... tangy cabe ijo. This is one of the most recommended main course too at Shirayuki! Especially for those who love spicy food. Honestly, I wasn't a chili lover, but I have to say this tastes so good. Do give it a try when you're here!


Kasshoku soft cream (13k as additional ice cream). Just order another flavor of the soft cream to accompany the Fried chocolate mars bar fusion set with chocolate syrup. The kasshoku soft cream is so scrumptious and delicious! It was made from mixed Japanese nuts and its texture was very soft and comfort on your tounge. Anyway it's also nice to eat this soft cream alone.



 

Fried Chocolate Mars Bar Fusion set with Chocolate Syrup (39k). It's one of the variant of Fusion Series Soft Serve, which all comes with your choice of soft cream : Maccha or Kasshoku or combination of both. I'd recommend you to order the maccha and addition of kasshoku, so you can taste the original taste of both, than order the combination. I'm not really a fan of matcha, but this is so delicious, I could taste the matcha quite strong. Don't forget to mix it with the famous fried chocolate mars bar and also the cute mini marshmallows, it's such a nice presentation tho.






 
Premium Blueberry Yukidaruma (58k). It's one of the variant of Yukidaruma Matsuri Kakigoori. It contains Premium Fruity : boba, coconut jelly, fruit jelly, cheese pop mochi, candy mochi, a half ice mochi and blueberry syrup. OMG does it look uber cute? Please welcome the famous Mr. Snowman shape shaved ice served with various toppings as you can see on many instagrammers' photos. I like it tastes pretty decent and wise, but not yet as beautiful as its presentation. The cookiesncream mochi and cheese pop mochi were the best. 

Here are several spot at Shirayuki :





 Next time I come here, I'll definitely try em!!! *These are other people's next to my table.

Special thanks to Shirayuki - Mrs. Marina for inviting JiF to have a great lunch and scrumptious desserts!:)


Overall, I enjoyed my lunch accompanied with nice desserts at Shirayuki. In Jakarta, the number of restaurants and cafes are growing rapidly, and not to mention, many of them just offer a nicely interior place and not consider the taste of the food when food lovers definitely look for delicious food. However, Shirayuki, the newly opened bistro & dessert place, proves it wrong. They not only serve good desserts, but also good savory dishes. The price is also affordable and not expensive since they provide high quality ingredients for the food. I think that they should maintain its consistency of the food, and add more inovation every some time period so people won't get bored ;) Personally I won't get bored to come back to Shirayuki hihi. So my conclusion is that Shirayuki become one of the must visit list in PIK neighbourhood. FYI, to avoid long queue, you'd better come not at lunch or dinner time, better earlier or later, but most of all, the pretty desserts worth the wait.


Shirayuki
Rukan Emerald PIK
Ph: 021- 240 80570

As a bonus, here is a short video of Mr. Snowman :

Friday, January 30, 2015

OHKA Japanese Restaurant


Japanese food is one of the famous cuisine around the world, as we can easily find in Jakarta, there's lot of Japanese restaurants. Few days ago, JiF was invited to try an authentic Japanese Restaurant located at PIK area, called OHKA. FYI, at first, they specialize in ramen, but as time went by they serve another authentic Japanese food which has original and traditional taste. No doubt, many Japanese people pay a visit to here. Anyway, here are their delicacies :

I'll start with the appetizer...



Sausage Kushiage (30k). Deep fried breaded sausage, served with fresh salad. I have to say this is not an ordinary sausage. I really like the texture, so crunchy outside and not oily at all. The presentation is also nice, as they make it cute mini skewers. The taste? Delish! Don't forget to dip it in the special sauce. *Note : this appetizer isn't halal, it contains pork.







Gindara Teriyaki (50k). Fried gindara with teriyaki sauce, completely served with white rice, miso soup, fresh salad, and pickles. Oh I love this! This gindara teriyaki tastes so delicious. The gindara is cooked perfectly, and not fishy at all. I like how crispy the fish, dipped with the teriyaki sauce, and eat it with hot white rice. YUM! :9







Kitsune Udon (50k). Thick udon noodle served with fried bean curd. A simple yet comfort Japanese dish. I could taste the natural dashi based soup stock, moreover the springy udon. Basically, nothing really special with this dish, and unfortunately the fried bean curd was too sweet for me. But I think the warm udon with the dashi taste soup will be perfect for a raining day.






Mochi ice cream - cheesecake and strawberry. I really love the very cute, colorful yet eye-catching mochi ice cream!! It's such a nice presentation. The mochi icecream itself is so scumptious, even it maked my tounge say : " I can't stop eat this :P "


A refreshing cold ocha. Free refill.

Here are the interiors : 






Special thanks to OHKA - Ms. Rissa & Ms. Sonia for inviting JiF :)


Overall, I think OHKA is a great restaurant where you can find authentic Japanese food with original traditional taste. As the chef originally come from Japan, no doubt many Japanese people come to here. For the food, overall is decent, especially the gindara teriyaki. The price is also reasonable and not too expensive. The interior is simply decorated with Japanese ornaments, and dominated with wooden furniture. The place is quite bigger than other restaurants near it, because it's located on the corner. The service is just okay. FYI, OHKA Japanese Restaurant provides the best possible ingredients for their authentic Japanese taste. So if you're heading in PIK area and crave for authentic Japanese food, OHKA is a nice choice.


OHKA Japanese Restaurant
Rukan Emerald Golf no.1, Bukit Golf Mediterania PIK
Ph: 021- 290 31696