Kiku

When you see something for many times, or visit a place for many times, you will very likely take it for granted. You simply won't appreciate them anymore.

Kiku is located in the basement of Landmark, Central, and quite some people in my office go there for lunch or dinner. Many of them would say that Kiku is good, but actually, it is a place more than good. Here you will find some of the best sushi and smoked eel in the town.

Today, I came back in search for some Japanese delicacies, and actually, I just needed their extremely good smoked eel. My friend's lunch came first, and it was a grilled beef lunch set which also included four slices of sashimi.

It looked really nice. The beef here was quite good too, but mine would be even better. My set was all about this big bottle gourd container.

And yeah, that's it! There were actually three layers and I will reveal them one by one. The top was the sashimi starter, four slices of fresh sashimi (haha, yes, the same as the beef lunch set one )...

Then the second layer is another starter dish, but hot. It included two fish cake slices and a slice of corn. The corn looked dry but turned out to be quite watery and sweet inside. Really interesting texture I must say. Excuse me for the bad shot...

And finally the bottom layer was the main course, the smoked eel!

The smoked eel was delicious! It was so thick, and very fatty too. That was just rich! The BBQ sauce went so well with the fish, and it was particularly good because the fish was meaty. Sometimes you may have skinny eel and no matter how good the sauce is, it just fails because you can't feel anything in the mouth. Another thing is that the grill was very well done. If it was overcooked, the eel inside would be very dry. This one was just right, a little crispy outside with the burnt smell, while the inside was juicy and soft. That's what I call good smoked eel!

Sometimes when we eat something too frequently, we tend to lose the basic appreciation to things and take things for granted. So it is a good idea to stop that, and have a taste of excellent food after some time, and learn how to slowly taste the details of the food. Only in that way can you pick up the magic taste and enjoy the food again.