Minions

Went out with Holly today. We went to see Minions and Monsters in Cineworld. I didn't think it was that good and prefer Despicable Me which I think I said the exact same thing as the last film. We could have went to see the new live action Moana but went Minions as Moana will be on Disney+ sooner.

After we went to Zumuku on Lark Lane. I usually get sushi but I've just not been able to have sushi since I came back from Japan so went for ramen today.

Kaiso - Japanese seaweed salad, rice wine vinegar, toasted sesame seeds - £4.95

I love this seaweed salad but didn't see this in Japan so mustn't be authentic Japanese

Duck Gyoza - four pieces, minces duck dumpling, gyoza dip - £7.50

These are usually deep fried and crispy but asked for them to be steamed. They didn't have much filling in them and it came with hoisin sauce.

Holly's

Miso Ramen - Homemade miso broth, Tokyo noodles, black garlic, fungus mushrooms, nitama egg, kale, prawn dumplings and extra naruto - £14.95

Mine

Shoyu Ramen - Prawn dumplings, udon noodles, marinated mushrooms, naruto, nitama egg, sesame seeds

We got our dumpling steamed and I changed my noodles to ramen. It was nice. Wasn't super filling and light.

After we got a gelato from Gelato UK.

Pistachio - £4

Holly

Pistachio & Ferrero Rocher

Holly got so much!

We went for a walk round Sefton Park. It was a long over due catch up that was very much needed!

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Zumuku Sushi

 

Went for dinner at Zumuku Sushi on Lark Lane with Holly last night. We booked for 6:45pm which was a smart move as the place is tiny and people couldn't get a seat. They do really well for takeaway deliveries as well as there was constantly a delivery driving come in to pick food up.

Took me a while to decide what to get as the All salmon set I got last time was good but I couldn't get the same thing again. Had to change it up. So I ended up getting the Tokyo rainbow and Buttery Uramakis.

Uramaki Roll - Tokyo Rainbow 10 pieces - £14.95

Prawn, tuna, salmon, mango, cucumber, tobiko

Uramaki Roll - Butterfly 10 pieces - £14.95

Salmon, tuna, avocado, cucumber, teriyaki sauce, Japanese Mayo

Pork Tonkotsu Ramen - £14.50

Fungus mushroom, spring onion, soy egg, Naruto fish cake, black garlic oil, chicken broth

Avocado Nigiri - £6.50

Holly got ramen again and tried the Tonkotsu which she said was better than the Miso she got last time. Said the pork was nice and soft but the noodles could have done with being cooked a little longer.

The sushi is good but they need the change the platters to do a mixed 20 piece set. As the other sets are too big - I probably could eat a 30 set to myself like but that's meant for 2/3 people. Will probably slowly go through the different Uramaki rolls each time I go.

Not a great car selfie but a photo as we don't take enough selfies when we actually go out!

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Zumuku Sushi

Went to a new sushi restaurant that has opened on Lark Lane - Zumuku Sushi with Holly tonight. It opened last Friday and is a chain as there's a few of them already opened in Manchester.

It's only small inside and sits around 18 people max. Has 2 tables that sit 4 people, 2 tables that sit 2 people then a bench facing outside and a bench that faces the wall. When we walked in it was pretty full with only one table and the window bench free. You can walk in or book probably would have to book on a Friday/Saturday.

Omakase Sushi Sharing Platter - Omakase is the Japanese tradition of letting a chef choose your food. So let our chefs choose a selection of the freshest and tastiest sushi to create a memorable dining experience

All Salmon Set 20 pieces - £24.95 for 1-2 people

Uramaki Roll - Plant Powered - Seaweed salad, cucumber, mango, avocado - 5 pieces - £7.95

Pork Miso Ramen - Kale, fungus mushroom, spring onion, soy egg, spring oil onion, chicken broth - £14.50

I got the sharing salmon platter to myself. I was going to get the Tokyo Rainbow but you only got 10 pieces with that. This had a mixture of everything - sashimi, nigiri, California and maki. It was nice I enjoyed it.

Holly got the plant based Uramaki - couldn't taste the mango but it was nice and she got ramen. She's ranked it 5/10 places she's been to. She liked that the pork was cut up and not a big piece that most places do.

Would go back again for my sushi fix. Glad a sushi place has opened up closer and I don't have to go all the way into town. They only thing is a wanted gyoza but it's the deep fried one rather that the steamed or pan fried which I prefer. Looks like they're doing well as they had a few take-aways and when we left there was 2 tables.

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Hibiki Sushi & Ramen

Before going to see The Book of Mormon we went for dinner at this new Japanese restaurant called Hibiki Sushi and Ramen. We were planning on going to Renshaw Street Food Market but just wasn't feeling it.

It has Sushi, Chinese - Dim Sum, Italian, Mexican, Thai, Turkish, Bar, Bubble Tea and Dessert. The food just wasn't looking appealing and was over priced for the portion sizes. So we had to plan b and look for somewhere else that was close by. We did a Google search and Hibiki sushi came up which was only down the road so went to have a look. The menu looked alright and looked nice so we thought we would give it a try. It opened July last year but had no idea about it. We sat at the bar as they were fully booked.

The sushi chef was in the middle of the bar so you could see him making the food and then you could see into the kitchen where they were making the rest of the food.

Holly got Avocado Maki - £2.80

Chicken Gyoza (6pc) - Hand made chicken dumplings, steamed and pan fried. Served with dipping sauce - £5.80

I got:

Sushi Box - (Top left going down and then across) Salmon Maki, Sweet Shrimp Nigiri, Salmon Nigiri, King Prawn Tempura, Karage Chicken (Japanese style fried chicken, ultra crispy on the outside but insanely juicy on the inside) Takoyaki (Traditional Japanese street food, deep fried rice ball with octopus inside), Edamame Beans, Goma Wakame (Healthy seaweed salad with sesame oil flavour) and Salmon Sashimi - £23

Holly got:

Chashu Pork Ramen - £10.30

Pot of Japanese Tea - £2.50

I didn't know what to get so ended up getting the chef box as it had a bit of everything. On the menu it says you get dessert which I would have happily swapped my edamame beans for as I'm not really a fan. I did ask what you would get and they said it changes every day and today happened to be salmon which is my favourite so it worked well for me. The sushi was good and I liked the karage chicken - the chicken was nice and juicy inside. Wasn't keen on the gyozas though as they looked deep fried. I like them just steamed or steamed and quickly panned fried just to get them brown. We could have done without the gyozas really because I was so full from my box. Holly enjoyed her ramen and said it was flavourful. We were glad that we found this place instead of going to the food market as it was reasonably priced and the food was good. I would go back and recommend!

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Shoryu Ramen

Went to Shoryu Ramen in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester last week before we went to see Bastille on the their ReOrchestrated Tour. I've heard good things about it and when it first opened I remember there being queues to go there. It's been opened for a while now so I don't think it's that popular anymore!

Me and Holly got the same Shoryu Ganso Tonkotsu - the signature ramen with added shallots. Tonkotsu - rich 12 hour pork broth ramen with char siu barbecue pork belly, nitamago egg, kikurage mushrooms, spring onion, sesame, ginger and nori seaweed.

Me and Holly shared a Shoryu Bun - char siu barbecue pork belly.

It had hoi sin sauce in it but a weird spicy mayo. 

Kelly got the Kotteri Hakata Tonkotsu - a richer, thickerm meatier tonkotsu broth, double nitamago egg.

The food was nice but I didn't think it was filling or that you got that much at all I was still hungry after it! I got Matcha and sesame ice cream as well. I think my appetite might have gone bigger with this marathon training but I still think the portions are quite small and the bowl is defo bigger than the actual food!

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