Yakumi Japanese Restaurant in Solaire

Another Restaurant that became a part of our Food Crawl that same day was with Yakumi a Japanese Restaurant in Solaire Resort and Casino.

Whether it’s Sushi, Sashimi, Robatayaki or the freshest fish and crustaceans, world-class ingredients are the highlight of Yakumi. Solaire Resort and Casino’s signature Japanese restaurant in Manila, Philippines offers only the best Japanese dishes created by some of the world’s top Japanese chefs. This Japanese dining destination features an expansive open kitchen that allows patrons of the restaurant to witness how the ingredients–sourced largely from Japan, are prepared carefully like a perfected way of life, and how it is blended using aged traditional techniques, and modern presentations to provide dining customers’ palate, an incredible experience, no other Japanese restaurant here in Manila can provide. Two private Teppanyaki rooms for intimate occasions are available for customers’ exclusive special gatherings and our Sake sommeliers will be by your side during your dining stay to provide their recommendations from our wine selections to complement your meal.

What we had there was something new for me and it is called Fortune Maki Roll or Ehou Maki, which is not the other maki's that I use to taste, this one is pretty special because it is a Japanese Tradition to eat  this maki in whole and I mean everything and it is not the sliced version of maki were you can eat in pieces, and what even astounded me more is the actual size of that maki which is probably a few more centimeters thicker than my arm and I think around 12 inches long so I can just imagine the kind of appetite that you should have to take that challenge. I learned that they do not cut it because if they do it like cutting up your fortune or the money that should be flowing in your house. Fortune Maki can be composed of 7 ingredients which you may choose the composition of your Fotune Maki according to your preference. What I tasted filled my stomach for as you know maki always does that to me, but for heavy eater this is a recommended dish in Yakumi.

One small note is that I like the wasabe that they have because it is not the powdered version. So the effect is definitely different, not the spice that will jump in your nose upon tasting so it is all natural and goes well with your Ehou Maki.