SIFF 2011 – Azuma Kushiyaki Sugar Hit
Lulwut?! It’s already October?! I have been slacking off but since it is time for Good Food Month or Crave SIFF again, there are so many foods to taste and enjoy. I was lucky enough to be able to attend a Sugar Hit prelaunch at Azuma Kushiyaki thanks to Chocolatesuze. I have always enjoyed the food at Azuma Kushiyaki and their Sugar hits in the past years have always been up their in quality and presentation. I had some high expectations this year round and I was not disappointed. Here Comes the Food
I pressume they didn’t want us to be bouncing off the walls from pure sugar highs from eating sugary goodness on an empty stomach they treated us to some of the awesome delicacies from the kitchen. Starting off with some maki sushi and some delectable soft shell crab.
Then moving onto some chicken kushiyaki which were all so tender and juicy. The meat grilled beautifully and brushed some sweet awesome sauce.
The last savoury dish was some marinated lambchops which Azuma intends to add to the menu. These were easily my favourite and I could eat platefuls and platefuls of these tender and succulent chops. They have been marinated in Azumas‘ secret recipe but they have the sweetness of honey soy and in general some really good chops.
Once again the presentation is impeccable and the 2 tier bento box of sugary goodness was presented to us in all its glory. In the top box there is a Sake sample of Nigori sake or Yuzu sake, green tea tiramisu or kinako tiramisu, dark chocolate praline and sake sponge bites. I think the general consensus was that the sweeter with slight citrusy/sour noted Yuzu sake was the tastier one. They are both dessert sake and on the sweet rather than dry side but the Yuzu was refreshing and complimented the desserts better in my opinion. Both of the tiramisus was beautifully creamy and flavoursome and the kinako one even had some chocolatey goodness inside but I personally love green tea so that one was my favourite. The chocolate had hints of popping candy but I had hoped for more. It was still very smooth and good way to finish off the sugar hit (if you save it for last like me). The sake sponge were not as moist as I had hoped but still bite sized morsels of sake goodness.
The bottom tray has a Anmitsu, a combination of assorted fruit, rice moji, red bean and brown sugar syrup, and a scoop of homemade white sesame ice cream. The ice cream was delightfully refreshing and goes in beautiful combination with the anmitsu. I love brown sugar syrup and enjoyed it in the anmitsu although I wouldn’t had minded if it was thick enough to eat with a fork and the rice moji were just chewy, sticky awesomeness.
Kinako tiramisu
Yuzu sake and Nigori sake
Azuma Kushiyaki have been able to impress me with each visit and I believe they will keep impressing me.
Here Comes the Food dined here as a guest of Azuma Kushiyaki
Azuma Kushiyaki
Ground floor, Regent Place
501 George Street
Sydney 2000
FFichiban
October 11th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
so sad that they didnt tell me there was an alternative when i visited! now i feel so cut
October 11th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
I had my first taste of Kinako in the form of a delicious little Cre Asion macaron. Seeing it in tiramisu form on so many food blogs is really messing with my head/stomach. I wonder who I can drag along for a Sugar Hit. Looks fabulous!
October 12th, 2011 at 8:27 am
Seems Azuma is a really popular sugar hit.. and now I really can’t wait until its my turn
October 12th, 2011 at 10:03 am
Gorgeous food. I never know whether to come here or Chefs Gallery when in the area. Love to try the desserts here.
October 16th, 2011 at 6:49 pm
Haven’t got around to trying this Sugar Hit yet and – dammit! – I’m running out of time!
October 19th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
I wish there were slightly more pop rocks for that explosive finish too~ the kinako-misu looks good, though matcha-misu was real tasty ^^