Eating Sushi at Ajitsen Ramen

Craving for sushi for three days, I finally decided to put an end to it by dining at Ajitsen Ramen, a Japanese restaurant in the vicinity of Boulevard Hypermarket. I normally had sushi at Sushi King but this time I decided to have a change of atmosphere.

It was my first dining experience at the restaurant and I was impressed by the quiet, lantern-laden ambiance. I ordered three types of sushi - Unagi sushi, salmon sushi and Inari sushi. 

 The Unagi slices, which were pressed on vinegared rice balls and held together by toasted Nori bands, had been marinated with a sweet soya sauce base and barbecued over charcoal fire. Their sweet, slightly charred fatty meat melted in my mouth and I wished they were thicker.  One inconvenience was that when I dipped each one in Wasabi soya sauce, the entire package disintegrated and I had to pick up everything bit by bit with my chopsticks.

The next thing I tried was the salmon sushi. It also fell apart when I lifted it up from the soya sauce. However, I liked the succulence of the salmon slices, which were relatively thick compared to those at Sushi King.  To prevent the same mess from happening, I poured a little amount of soya sauce on top of the second salmon sushi and put the whole lump into my mouth. Some undiluted Wasabi sent a sharp heat into my nostrils and I enjoyed the numbing, near-sneezing sensation.

Halfway eating, I ordered a bowl of Miso soup but the taste was rather bland.  I preferred the one at Sushi King.

The Inari Sushi was the most delightful one to eat.  They were fried, sweetened bean curd poaches stuffed with vinegared rice balls. The aromatic soya flavour conquered my taste buds.

The whole meal cost me RM28.00, a little pricey compared to Sushi King, but I will come back here again.

P.S. I recently found out that I had been eating sushi the wrong way. To prevent it form falling apart, do not dip the rice ball into the soya sauce. Instead, invert the sushi and dip it lightly into the sauce.