Niji Japanese Restaurant, With My Valentine.

This is our 4th year in a long distance relationship.

Seeing each other for a mere once/twice per month or one/twice a few months since the past 3 years are great challenge to our love journey. This is also why you don't always see his picture here or anywhere in my FB account except during special occasions.

He suggested that we should dine in Niji located in KLGCC on the exact day of Valentine's. Being a trophy girlfriend * x))))) I suggested that we should have our dinner one day earlier so to avoid the disappointment of not getting seat and to not splurge on set menus that I might not be able to finish.

No, nothing closed. They tasted like coffeebeans to me. And I think I tasted Wasabi =/

Maybe it's just me *shrug

Some people described the taste of natto (なっとう) as old socks or blue cheese so I guess I am the odd one.

It is a kind of fermented soybean commonly eaten by the Japanese, especially in East Japan. 

As you can see in the picture, The texture are slippery, gooey, stringy and sticky. I guess this is where the rich proteins come from. FYI, the gooey paste comes from the fermented bean itself. The more you stir them, the more stringy and sticky they become.

I have to admit that I didn't enjoy them as much as my boyfriend does. They do funny thing in my stomach after a few take so I let him have the rest.

It is almost impossible for you to be indifferent about it because they tasted just too unique! There is nothing that I have tasted so far which are any closer to the taste of natto except... coffee beans that are not bitter. You either ended up loving them or hate them. 

Anyway, I am trying to fall for them so that I can have another one more choice to feed my crave for healthy snack.

Jap salad are rather different from the westerner's.

I think they are less heavy.

Correct me if I am wrong, those little ikan bilis on top of the salad were Jako Dry Fish *Please enlighten me if you know exactly what they are :P *. I love how those sprinkled Ebiko gave every bit of the salad a crunchy and poppy texture.

The salad contains Tamagoyaki cuts, Ebiko, Cabbage, crabfillet cuts, sliced purple cabbage, avocado *my fav!!*, cucumber and salad dressing. There were also diced white raddish, I think.

The only differentiating factor for Edamame is the size and freshness of the beans. 

Some Japanese restaurant serve bad quality Edamame. The beans are almost tasteless because their skins are just too skinny! This one we had are all fresh and the beans were in good shape. 

I will order Ikura in whichever Japanese restaurant I visit.

This is one of the best Ikura I had in Malaysia so far.

I am not sure if it's me or every restaurant has their own unique recipe when it comes to marinating Ikura. Some restaurants serve Ikura that tasted like the roes have been soaked for 6435646779098 years in some kind of alcohol or they were simply marinated too salty, murdering the original taste of the fish roes. You probably had not tasted any Ikura in your life if you think they are salty (just like how I used to think they were before I explored them in various restaurants). They should taste fresh. *sweat* Sorry ya I have no idea how to describe in detail what I have just tasted @@"

Baby told me that the dish below was especially ordered for me because he knows how much I'll love it. 

I thought they were Tonkatsu.

* Kinda disappointed tho cause I am not a big fan of Tonkatsu ;(

I am not sure if I had tried any (Hamachi) Yellow Tails in my life.

*sorry ya sometimes I don't know my food :P

Can you feel how tangy the flesh is?

Boyfriend loves its juicy flesh that comes with a sweet aftertaste.

The flesh of Hamachi are luscious and buttery. I love any kind of fish with flesh rich with fish oil. Compare to Cod Fish, Yellow Tail has less oily flesh. 

This is a place for those who loves to dine in a homey ambiance.

Wearing my favorite chiffon black dress that costs me less than RM30 x'D

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x

KLGCC

No.10, Jln 1/70D,

Bukit Kiara,

60000 Kuala Lumpur.

Call 03- 2093 1111 or fax at 03- 2093 3393 for reservations or enquiries.

Thanks for your time in being here for me this Valentine's Day :)

p/s: Boyfriend has something special arranged for my 25th birthday next week!