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Minami Dishes Up Super Fresh Sushi and More with the Latest Tasting Menu<\/h2>\n

We dined at Minami’s<\/a><\/strong> sister restaurant Miku late last year, but it had been a while since we’d been into this Yaletown spot, specializing in Aburi sushi, sake and cocktails. We headed on in to try the new spring tasting menu and Minami was also featuring Okanagan\u2019s Kanazawa <\/a>Winery’s Sakura Ros\u00e9<\/strong>,\u00a0Kokuryu Junmai Ginjo Sake<\/strong><\/a>, and a soft cocktail called the Ibuki <\/strong>made with Seedlip<\/a> <\/strong>Garden 108, the world\u2019s first non-alcoholic spirit. We’ll have more on that spirit soon as we’ve got some sample bottles now to play with.<\/p>\n

\"Minami\"<\/a><\/p>\n

First up was a drool-worthy Beef Carpaccio made with\u00a0AAA sterling silver short rib, and served with a 63\u00b0 sous vide egg, shaved grana padano, wasabi cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche, caper crisps, ponzu, wasabi chimichurri, organic baby greens<\/p>\n

\"Minami\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The next delight was a plate of PREMIUM ABURI OSHI SUSHI, including the\u00a0Premium Oshi Trio of the\u00a0signature Salmon Oshi sushi,\u00a0 artfully plated with green pea-shiso and red cabbage pur\u00e9es,\u00a0Hokkaido Hotate and Botan Ebi with\u00a0mentaiko aioli, amaranth, Albacore Tuna and \u014ctoro with\u00a0tobiko oroshi ponzu, yuzu zest and\u00a0Japanese Wagyu and Country Style Bacon
\nwasabi negi relish, kiku flower. Unbelievably delicious!
\n\"Minami\"<\/a>
\nThe Champagne Roll comes with\u00a0hokkaido scallop, sockeye salmon, cucumber, and is rolled in golden tobiko, and Miku sauce
\nand the Garden Roll is filled generously with avocado, asparagus, pickled daikon and carrot, and wrapped in shiso and braised Japanese eggplant, tomato chutney, chives.<\/p>\n

\"Minami\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Minami\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Entrees included the oh-so-tender Fraser Valley Pork and Bacon Wrapped Scallop with\u00a0braised pork cheek, carrot pur\u00e9e, togarashi spiced chicharr\u00f3n, sweet shoyu glaze, market vegetable, grilled pineapple salsa and a\u00a0Saikyo Miso Sakekasu Sablefish and Crispy Tiger Prawn Dumpling with\u00a0YK3 sakekasu, grilled jumbo tiger prawn, mango salsa, baby radish, sesame kale inari, yuzu foam, Asian microgreens. Both were incredibly tasty.<\/p>\n

\"Minami\"<\/a>
\nThe pastry chef goes all out for this menu too! There’s the Earl Grey Mousse with\u00a0earl grey shortbread, orange coulis, dark chocolate espuma, orange tuile, salted sesame crumble, meringue, yuzu ice cream<\/p>\n

\"Minami\"<\/a><\/p>\n

AND Sakura Petit Fours
\nYuzu White Chocolate Cheesecake rose sakura gel\u00e9e
\nLychee Raindrop Cake kinako, jasmine syrup
\nRaspberry Honey Castella red bean mochi ice cream
\nSakura Macaron matcha white chocolate<\/p>\n

\"Minami\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The service was spot on and this is a great spot for people watching, when you can pry your eyes away from the incredibly appealing plates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minami Dishes Up Super Fresh Sushi and More with the Latest Tasting Menu We dined at Minami’s sister restaurant Miku late last year, but it had been a while since we’d been into this Yaletown spot, specializing in Aburi sushi, sake and cocktails. 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