It is an encouragement to be able to follow the resumption of bars and restaurants after the most critical phase of the pandemic. And one of the recent experiences that touched me the most was chef Tsuyoshi Murakami’s trusty menu. Called the Murakami Experience, it brings a sequence of six times where it is possible to witness the talent and sensitivity that the chef applies in his creations.
The menu is designed daily, always according to the best products of the day. Although this maxim may sound like a cliché, here we can see its effective application in dishes like Pink Lobster Yuzu, which opens the tasting. The freshness of the crayfish makes it possible to prepare it as sashimi, which gains delicate acidity and a remarkable perfume with the use of yuzu, the aromatic Japanese lemon. Without such a fresh raw material, it would be impossible to obtain the same result.
The sequel brings Sugaki to Uni, with oysters from Cananeia, sea urchin, wakame, Sunomono, momiji oroshi (grated turnip with pepper) ponzu (citrus sauce) made in-house. A dish built with several layers of flavor that play with the palate, sometimes spicy, sometimes salty, sometimes sweet.
The Tempura Set brings the ingredients breaded in a dry and delicate dough and arrives already seasoned, dispensing with the use of sauce. The crayfish and the okra are beautiful, but the corn is the one that shines, cut with surgical precision and presented in the perfect shape of a tablet.
For carnivores, Wagyu Tataki comes with its epiphany of flavors. The wagyu flank steak is marinated in the house soy sauce and arrives lavishing softness and flavor. It comes with a salad made with shiso, chives and garlic sauce, as well as a chunk of Japanese eggplant topped with kimchi. Powerful flavors that create a beautiful duel with the greasiness of the meat.
Tirashi ends the sequence of savory dishes with a wonderful selection of fish and seafood over the shari, the seasoned sushi rice. The composition brings mackerel, horse mackerel, snapper, boyfriend, grouper, cavaquinha, unagui, sea urchin, cod roe, scallops, masagô and a perfect egg that crowns the dish with color and flavor.
the delicate motchis (glutinous rice dumplings) by Suzana, Murakami’s wife, are still firm in the dessert and arrive filled with Belgian chocolate ganache and white chocolate with decopom, a variant of ponkan created in Japan. And now they come with mango sorbet with passion fruit and a cuttlefish sembeitablet made with delicious ruby ​​chocolate.
Murakami restaurant works by reservation only, from Tuesday to Saturday, in two shifts: at 6:30 pm and 9 pm. The six-course menu costs BRL 470.00, but there are other options such as the Sushi Experience and the 2022 Experience, nine times with caviar, which can be booked by calling (11) 3064-8868.
The restaurant’s space is clean, spacious, with high ceilings and few seats, allowing direct interaction with the chef and ensuring a safe distance from other customers. A memorable experience.
Murakami Restaurant – little map here
Alameda Lorena, 1186, Gardens, Sao Paulo
WhatsApp +55 11 97103-1186
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