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40 F L A V O U R Sby Fong Wai Ling

NIPPON TEISerious about serving the best Japanese

Nippon Tei, located on the 4th Floor of

Suria KLCC is serious about serving

the best Japanese food in town. The

outlet has been operating for over 9 years in

Suria KLCC under the management that pio-

neered Japanese restaurants here in Malay-

sia.

A buzzing crowd always seems to invade

the restaurant during lunch hours of working

days. During this time, its patrons are mostly

made up of the ofce crowd coming from the

many ofces around the city centre. Its really

not hard to see why when the restaurant oper-

ates on a fast food concept. Fast food in

Nippon Tei equates to quick time cooking and

prompt service as well as serving wholesome

and healthy meal. Its also this very fact that

garnered its steady stream of patrons from the

moment the restaurant opens.

Nippon Tei boosts a wide selection of

choices from appetizers, main course to des-

serts. One can easily nd something that sat-

ises their idea of a good Japanese meal. Wevisited Nippon Tei on a Thursday evening. It

was a rainy evening and the idea was to warm

our stomach with hot miso soup and fresh su-

shi.

The rst thing that caught our attention

was the Nippon Tei Gozen (RM48). Tipped to

be the most sellable item in the restaurant, it

holds a delightful combination of sushi, sash-

imi and tempura. Perfect for sharing and as

an appetizer before you start your Japanese

fanfare, the prawn tempura instantly became

my favourite. Light and crunchy, it was almost

addictive!

My friend, a die hard sashimi lover ordered

the Sashimi Gozen (RM53). With a choice of

ve sashimi served, together with hot Miso

soup and vegetable salad, there could be no

other complaints. The llets were fresh, lightand sweet and goes perfectly well with the

serving of rice.

We also have the Sukiyaki set (RM28), a

rich meal of thinly sliced beef served in a hot

pot. The meal also comes with a bowl o f

raw egg. According to Mr. Yan, Op-

erations Manager of Nippon Tei, a

lot of locals would pour the egg

into the hot pot in a typical steam-

boat fashion but the Japanese

way of eating it is to dip the sliced

beef into the raw egg and then

having it with your rice. We tried this

manner only to discover that it is

indeed a delightful way of eating

sukiyaki. The raw egg textureenvelopes the hot sliced beef

and gives it a milky texture. It

maybe a little intimidating in

the rst place but do try it the

next time you are there. Like

they always say, Eat like how the locals do,

We also ordered the King Prawn roll. It

came rolling out in a grand presentation of

sushi stuffed with prawn and salmon skin in

between the shrimps head and its tail. Graced

with avocado paste and mayonnaise, it added

much satisfaction to our lavish meal.

Finally, we had a dessert, made out of

fresh yogurt; the Blueberry avoured yogurt

provided us the sweet closure to our elaborate

Japanese meal.

All in all, Nippon Tei is serious when it

comes to serving Japanese. All meals are care-

fully constructed by their chef, where portionsare sufced and done in considerable cooking

time. The restaurant also holds a pleasant, laid

bank environment that is friendly for all.

Lot 426/427, 4th Floor, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03 2161 4169 / 2161 4176

Opening hours: 11.30am 10pm