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Through the unassuming doors of Soto, the 2 Michelin Star restaurant, our omakase adventure begins! The specialty of Soto is the wonderful, buttery uni – which appears on numerous dishes in all sorts of forms. The uni was hands down the best uni I’ve had – so very fresh, light, buttery and delicate, melting into oblivion in your mouth, leaving nothing but the indescribable taste of the ocean. Sheer beauty.

Uni aside, the other dishes were excellent too – the emphasis here on freshness and letting the natural flavours of the quality ingredients shine is obvious, and very much appreciated. Here’s our lineup for that night:

Goma Tofu

Black and White sesame tofu, with wasabi soy sauce

Ah-mazing. I’ve never been fond of tofu – this delicate, intensely flavoured custard delight just blew my mind.

Fluke Sashimi

with ginger and scallon

Chawan Mushi

with shrimp, chicken shitake, mitsuba, ginkgo nuts, yuzu zest

Wild Trout with Caviar

with sesame watercress salad

Uni, pure and simple

Uni Tempura with Uni powder

Probably my least favourite dish that night – deep frying the delicate uni just tastes away that amazing, light and butter texture. Such a waste!

Hokki Nuta

thinly sliced sea clam with myoga ginger shoots and sesame, marinated in sweet miso mustard sauce

Scallop, Fluke, Shiso Wrapped Agedashi

deep fried shiso wrapped scallop and fluke, served in dashi broth

Wild Snapper Carpaccio

new zealand wild snapper with aged vinegar and sea salt sesame oil garnished with chopped ginger shoot and cilantro

Minute Steamed Tai

light steamed new zealand wild snapper with ginger scallion oil

Steamed Lobster with Uni Mousse

layers of steamed main lobster and uni mousse in lotus wrap garnished with smoked uni and caviar

Without a doubt, my favourite dish of the night.

Uni Ika Sugomori Zukuri

sea urchin wrapped in thinly sliced squid and shiso served with quail egg and tosa soy reduction

Chyu Torto Tar Tare

chopped fatty part of big eye tuna with avocado coulis, garnished with caviar, chive, served in sesame ponzu sauce

Broiled Langostine

lightly broiled new zealand langoustine under shiitake sauce

Ika Nigiri

(I forgot!)

Assorted Mochi Ice Cream

Descriptions are either from my memory (to the best of my ability) or from Soto – I’ve tried to be as accurate as possible so as not to malign the dishes!

Soto

357 6th Ave
New York, NY 10079

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