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40 F L A V O U R Sby Fong Wai Ling
NIPPON TEISerious about serving the best Japanese
Nippon Tei, located on the 4th Floor of
Suria KLCC is serious about serving
the best Japanese food in town. The
outlet has been operating for over 9 years in
Suria KLCC under the management that pio-
neered Japanese restaurants here in Malay-
sia.
A buzzing crowd always seems to invade
the restaurant during lunch hours of working
days. During this time, its patrons are mostly
made up of the ofce crowd coming from the
many ofces around the city centre. Its really
not hard to see why when the restaurant oper-
ates on a fast food concept. Fast food in
Nippon Tei equates to quick time cooking and
prompt service as well as serving wholesome
and healthy meal. Its also this very fact that
garnered its steady stream of patrons from the
moment the restaurant opens.
Nippon Tei boosts a wide selection of
choices from appetizers, main course to des-
serts. One can easily nd something that sat-
ises their idea of a good Japanese meal. Wevisited Nippon Tei on a Thursday evening. It
was a rainy evening and the idea was to warm
our stomach with hot miso soup and fresh su-
shi.
The rst thing that caught our attention
was the Nippon Tei Gozen (RM48). Tipped to
be the most sellable item in the restaurant, it
holds a delightful combination of sushi, sash-
imi and tempura. Perfect for sharing and as
an appetizer before you start your Japanese
fanfare, the prawn tempura instantly became
my favourite. Light and crunchy, it was almost
addictive!
My friend, a die hard sashimi lover ordered
the Sashimi Gozen (RM53). With a choice of
ve sashimi served, together with hot Miso
soup and vegetable salad, there could be no
other complaints. The llets were fresh, lightand sweet and goes perfectly well with the
serving of rice.
We also have the Sukiyaki set (RM28), a
rich meal of thinly sliced beef served in a hot
pot. The meal also comes with a bowl o f
raw egg. According to Mr. Yan, Op-
erations Manager of Nippon Tei, a
lot of locals would pour the egg
into the hot pot in a typical steam-
boat fashion but the Japanese
way of eating it is to dip the sliced
beef into the raw egg and then
having it with your rice. We tried this
manner only to discover that it is
indeed a delightful way of eating
sukiyaki. The raw egg textureenvelopes the hot sliced beef
and gives it a milky texture. It
maybe a little intimidating in
the rst place but do try it the
next time you are there. Like
they always say, Eat like how the locals do,
We also ordered the King Prawn roll. It
came rolling out in a grand presentation of
sushi stuffed with prawn and salmon skin in
between the shrimps head and its tail. Graced
with avocado paste and mayonnaise, it added
much satisfaction to our lavish meal.
Finally, we had a dessert, made out of
fresh yogurt; the Blueberry avoured yogurt
provided us the sweet closure to our elaborate
Japanese meal.
All in all, Nippon Tei is serious when it
comes to serving Japanese. All meals are care-
fully constructed by their chef, where portionsare sufced and done in considerable cooking
time. The restaurant also holds a pleasant, laid
bank environment that is friendly for all.
Lot 426/427, 4th Floor, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 2161 4169 / 2161 4176
Opening hours: 11.30am 10pm