Mags and I wandered to Yaletown to get a sandwich, but ended up going to Minami, which was the best idea ever. We just needed a taste of their delicious Salmon Oshi Sushi. If you’ve had it before, you know its pretty damn delicious. It’s always one of my favourite dishes in town.
Minami is the sister restaurant of Miku, which made famous the Aburi style or flame searing technique to Vancouver’s thriving sushi scene. I always find they use quality ingredients and have Ocean Wise seafood options.
Mags and I both had the Minami Zen ($28) which includes:
- miso soup
- Aburi Tuna
- Tofu Salad
- Chicken Nanban
- Beef Tenderloin Skewer
- 5 pieces of Signature Aburi sushi
It’s a perfect set to really try a bit of everything off the menu. The price is reasonable and you get the most value out of it.
The first 4 items are served in a traditional Japanese hinoki box.
Aburi Tuna is lightly seared with a wasabi masatake sauce on top. It is also garnished with radishes and seaweed. There are 3 pieces of tuna and it tastes really good.
Tofu Salad is topped off with wonton crisps and a umami soy vinaigrette. It was light and refreshing and the wonton crisps really give it a nice texture.
Chicken Nanban has a sweet and sour soy sauce with an asian slaw. It was ok, but the chicken inside was quite bland and missing some flavour.
Beef Tenderloin Skewer has a sweet soy glaze and has tsukemono, which are pickled vegetables. The skewer was quite large, but it was hard to chew some parts.
Miso soup came in a large bowl and it has tofu, enoki mushrooms and seaweed. Yummy.
The 5 pieces of signature aburi sushi did include the widely popular Salmon Oshi Sushi.
Salmon Oshi Sushi is pressed BC wild salmon, jalapeno, and the secret miku sauce. The BEST!
I don’t know what this one was but I think it was Toro. It was melt in your mouth delicious! None of the aburi items disappointed. Mmmm Mmmmm Mmmmmmm!
Overall, the lunch was more than I would normally have spent, but it was so delicious. It’s always nice to have a treat at the end of the week especially when it’s pay day.
We Rate Minami:
Address:
1118 Mainland St
Vancouver BC
Website:
http://minamirestaurant.com/