Nihon Mura Express (The Cathay)

Celebrated Marcus's birthday at Nihon Mura Express. But before that we baked him a Strawberry Shortcake.

It was really tiring but fun baking together and we were so glad that Marcus enjoyed the cake! It tasted good. The vanilla cake was somewhat moist with our melt-y cream and fresh strawberries.

Chawamushi- egg custard with crabmeat. It was slightly warm and quite tasty but I think Sushi Express one is slightly nicer than this.

White Clam Miso Soup. I regretted ordering it. It did not suit my taste buds but PY and Ger were okay with it. Clams were okay.

Mini California Maki- rice, cucumber, crabmeat, tamago and tobiko. I wish the maki was colder, then it would taste better. 

Ebi Fry Maki- rice, ebi, curry powder and sesame seeds. There was slight heat from the powder and bite from the ebi.

Snow Crab Gunkan- rice, seaweed, snow crab, cucumber, mayo. It was nice. A little creamy, chilled with things to chew on.

Hotate Mentai- Scallop with Cod Roe sauce. It was the best dish that I had and everyone agreed. The sauce was so yummy, creamy with tiny bits of roe and it smelled divine. 

Shishmo Karaage- Deep fried Smelt fish served with mayonnaise on the side. I love this fish, the texture is different from the kind of fish you usually eat. Instead of flesh you are eating the egg. Glad that there was mayo to help me finish the fish.

Lastly, desserts! Sorbet and gelato. I had the Matcha gelato. It was good. There was a strong Green tea taste and it was not too sweet. The Kyoho grape sorbet was sweeter than my Matcha gelato. The yuzu sorbet tasted like lemon peel. The chocolate one was good too. It was rich in chocolate but I still prefer my Matcha.

At Nihon Mura Express it's more about quantity then quality. But there are some items which are really worth $1.60.


Rate:
Chawamushi: 5.5/10 ☺
White Clam Miso Soup: 3/10 ☺
Mini California Maki: 5/10 ☺
Ebi Fry Maki: 5/10 ☺
Snow Crab Gunkan: 6/10 ☺
Hotate Mentai: 8/10 ☺
Shishmo Karaage: 6/10 ☺
Sorbet and gelato: 7/10 ☺