Chef Hidekazu Tojo of Tojo’s Restaurant readies to launch a must-try Tojo’s Spot Prawn Kit, complete with an array of Japanese dishes that celebrate local ingredients. “Sweet, clean tasting with a crunchy texture, the prawns are a local delicacy and best prepared simply, with sushi rice as nigiri or lightly steamed or boiled. In Japan, they are served during special celebrations; for me, the BC spot prawns symbolize the bounty and beauty of spring,” shares Tojo.
Included in Tojo’s Spot Prawn Kit is a half-pound of locally harvested spot prawns, served with Tojo’s Special Sauce. The spot prawns’ delicate and sweet flavours are paired perfectly with a dish of medium flavoured hake, also locally sourced, which is lightly fried with a breadcrumb. A wholesome vegetable chirashi bowl bursts with spring ingredients including burdock root, wood ear mushroom and asparagus; the root vegetables and mushrooms of this dish combine for a most memorable umami-packed experience. The kit is complete with a seasonal gommae of kale, swiss chard and broccoli.
Tojo’s Spot Prawn Kit
Half-pound of BC Spot Prawns
Tojo’s Special Sauce
Spring Vegetable Chirashi
Lotus Root, Asparagus,
Wood Ear Mushroom, Dried Tofu,
Burdock Root, Carrot
Gommae
Kale, Swiss Chard, Broccoli
Breadcrumb Fried Hake
Each kit serves two and is available for $88.00.
Also available on the a la carte menu will be BC Spot Prawn Nigiri for $6.00 apiece. Orders can be placed online via the restaurant website here, or by calling 604-872-8050.
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Hey Diana, lovely article! Prawns are my most favourite and I can gobble them up in a ridiculous amount. The menu looks quite promising as well. You’ve tempted me enough to place an order already.