Travel Blog 16: Teppanyaki Madness!! Tenderest and flavour explosion Sushi at Sakura Japanese Restaurant, Khao Lak

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After a long time since I've posted a Japanese dining experience, I figured out, this is the time for the next one! Also an interesting one, I promise!

Beautiful isn't it?

Just in case you're wondering which Japanese dining restaurant that I am saying, I will leave a link below where you can check it out :D So, without any delay, let's start!!

Let's start with a video which could give you a general idea of what Teppanyaki is. So, there you go:

Teppanyaki show, 鉄板焼表演

What is Teppanyaki?

In layman term of Teppan means, iron plate and Yaki means grilled, pan-fried. Thus, Teppanyaki is deduced to be grilling on an iron plate. While in Japan, teppanyaki is widely used to cook dishes including steaks, shrimps, vegetables or even fried rice.

在日本的俗语中，（Teppan） 是铁板而（Yaki ) 是烧烤，简称为铁板烧。因此，铁板烧被称为在铁板上烧烤。自今在日本，铁板烧很常使用烹饪食材包括牛排，虾，蔬菜甚至炒饭的菜肴。好吃又有表演欣赏~

My love confession to Japanese food
Well, if you already saw my previous post, you must have known that I love food in general but when it comes to Japanese food. It's a brand new story. I wouldn't have used the word love but being replaced with obsessed! Yes, I am obsessed with Japanese food!

如果你已经看到我以前的文章，你一定知道我超级喜欢食物，但是，我一谈到日本的食物，那就是一个全新的故事了。我不止超级喜欢而会使用痴迷这两个字去形容我的爱与日本料理！ 我就是痴迷于日本料理！ 啊啊啊~

First up!

Sashimi set Sushi

1. Blow-torched Sashimi Salmon Belly (烧烤三文鱼肚片)
2. Blow-torched Sashimi Scallop (烧烤生鱼扇贝片)
3. Blow-torched Sashimi Blue Fin Tuna (烧烤生鱼蓝鳍金枪鱼片)
4. Blow-torched Sashimi Japanese Mackerel (烧烤日本鲭鱼片)
5. A set of exact same sashimi without being blow-torched

Let me describe the difference between being blow-torched and the one that is not. It might look ordinary just one being grilled lightly and nothing special. But! NO!

The blow-torched sashimi taste extremely different! The blow torched adds an extra caramelized flavour to the sashimi and the texture changed entirely. The semi-raw yet cooked surface makes it extra special when you're devouring it. With the sushi being handled so well, it is magnificent without being dip into the soy sauce. The pure taste of the seafood just posses their originality amazingly.

While the sashimi without being torched, it just melts in your mouth tender...Without any stench or stinks, it's extremely fresh tasting that makes you keep wanting for more! How I wonder when will be my next time to have it again.. :l

烧烤的生鱼片味道特别不一样！烧烤能刺激生鱼片的质感，而质生鱼片的口感完全变化了。半生不熟的表面让你在吞食的时候更加特别与众不同。让你在尝试的时候能品尝到少许的焦味。寿司的处理如此之好，没有酱油也一样是好吃。最重要的是，海鲜的纯正口感的确让我惊讶。

Soft Shell Crab maki with house-made special sauce

As much as I love sashimi, I love love love hand-rolls too. I especially love the crunchiness of the soft shell crab, wrapped in a bed of Japanese rice over a fresh crispy seaweed. Oh..that just make me salivate thinking of it. The house-made sauce gives it a tinge of spiciness yet a citrusy taste to every bite of ours. It's surprising yet addicting! 4 pcs are definitely not enough for me!!

我喜欢生鱼片，但我更喜爱手卷！！而我特别喜欢酥脆的软壳蟹，厨师使用日本大米包裹着新鲜的海苔上， 让人迫不及待的把他们吃完！哦，这真是让我垂涎三尺啊~还有餐厅自制的酱汁带来了一种辛辣的味道，但带来了淡淡的柑橘味让我特别开胃。超级惊讶，但令我上瘾了！ 4件绝对不够我吃！

Now the star of the day! My Wagyu Beef

Surf&Turf with Lobster

Just look at the plating, I literally took a million photos of them because it's just too beautiful to be eaten!

You can see the chef has put in extra effort to grill our meal to perfection~ The beef, lobsters are grilled to perfection. It's extremely tender where you can just chew with your gum. Also to mention the sauce, I have no idea what magic they have put it in, no words can describe how good it tastes! The buttery, salty yet sweet taste compliments the whole dish so well that I've licked my plate sparkling clean.

In overall, it's definitely not a cheap meal to have but I definitely think that it worth every penny!

那厨师的摆盘，看了我都不舍得吃！因为它实在是太漂亮了！

可见厨师付出不少心血和努力为我们烧烤着我们的完美牛肉及龙虾烤。入口即化的牛肉让你可以不用力的咀嚼。另外那特别调制的到酱汁，不懂使了什么法师和魔法，让我无可形容描述它的味道有多好吃！那奶油的香味，鲜甜，咸带甜味让整个料理变得如此完美，我也忍不住的把我的盘子舔得一干二净~

总而言之，这绝对不是一个便宜的晚餐，但我觉得这值得每一分一毛！

*Disclaimer: All photos are taken by myself. I do not copy from any websites and hopefully, you guys will understand and do drop me a message if you would like to use the photo. Thank you~

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