Japanese rice bowl merchants are a dime a dozen, but it’s nigh impossible to say no to a nice bowl of Japanese rice, soft boiled egg and some meat or fish. @hatsumi_donburi is a new Japanese donburi specialist in a sea of Japanese donburi merchant, but the ace up their sleeve is that they’re a healthy donburi option. This here Miso Halibut with Sous Vide Egg is $13.90 nett, and you have the option of adding an extra $2.90 to make it a full meal complete with miso soup and a drink.⠀
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It’s not every day that you get halibut in a rice bowl, but Hatsumi’s halibut is quite excellent. It’s moist, flaky and sports a nice crisp skin, but it was a little bit bland due to the lack of miso sauce on it. The egg was delightfully runny and sous vide just right, while the seaweed bits added pops of crunch along with extra salinity to the deep rice bowl.⠀
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Oddly enough, I was most impressed by the Charred Broccoli with Ponzu Dressing in the background, going for five bucks flat a pop. The charring of the broccoli caused the veg to be incredibly savoury & smoky, while the savoury & sweet ponzu glaze was absolutely addictive. I even found myself scraping up said ponzu glaze to apply to the halibut, that’s how glorious the glaze is.⠀
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Hatsumi certainly isn’t reinventing the wheel, and it isn’t going to utterly awe anyone, but it is superbly satisfying & fairly healthy at a very reasonable price point. The Truffle Shoyu Angus Ribeye Don caught my eye the last time, and I’m just looking for an excuse to go back to @hatsumi_donburi and eat that.