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SOYBEANS BOILED WITH NATURAL SALT

Edamame and beer are a standard combination for dinner at homes and bistros (izakaya). The Japanese appreciate soybeans for being a high-protein and a low-calorie healthy food. We boil them with Romanian natural rock salt, which we love to use in our cooking for its deep umami taste.

PICKLED VEGETABLES IN SEASON

We lightly pickle the vegetables with salt, dashi and ginger. Tip: Please try it with a few drops of soy sauce and/or shichi-mi (seven spices), a standard Japanese condiment on the table.

ROOT VEGGIES SAUTÉED IN SPICY & SWEET SAUCE​

A Japanese’s soul dish, reminding of home and mom’s cooking. “Kimpira” comes from a legendary Japanese folklore hero, because of energizing properties of the dish. We lightly pan-fry root vegetables with soy sauce, chilly pepper, mirin and a bit of honey

EGGPLANT LIGHTLY FRIED AND BOILED IN DASHI​

Experience umami! Traditionally, age-bitashi means lightly deep-frying vegetables and bathing them in dashi soup stock. At Yuki, we deep-fry eggplants, known to enrich umami (mouth-watering taste) and to give dish a beautiful purple color.

Tofu lightly fried and topped with homemade tempura sauce

EGGPLANT LIGHTLY FRIED AND FLAVOURED WITH HOMEMADE TEMPURA SAUCE

MIXED SALAD JAPANESE STYLE, WITH SEAWEEDS

We recommend adding OBORO TOFU to have a healthy tofu salad. Tip: Please try it with our homemade wafu (Japanese style) dressing.

HIJIKI SEAWEE, CUCUMBERS AND CHERRY TOMATO, MARINATED WITH HOMEMADE SESAME-VINEGAR DRESSING​

Dumplings with veeggies & chicken, pan-fried & steamed

CALAMARI FRITTER, MARINATED WITH GINGER-SOY SAUCE

The fresh, whole calamari is treated with great care. We first let the calamari rest in our original ginger-soy sauce for several hours, then we fry them crispy. We recommend adding refreshing lemon squeeze for a rounder taste!

GRILLED SALMON KYOTO STYLE

Saikyo means “capital in the West” that is Kyoto, the place of origin for this recipe. We choose particularly fatty salmon, marinate it in original miso sauce for about half a day and broil it on our special griller.

SALMON BROILED WITH TERIYAKI SAUCE

We’re pleased to share with you the secret of enhancing the umami taste in fish; we simply cook the fresh salmon slowly on a special Japanese griller, with our homemade, semi-sweet teriyaki sauce. We recommend enjoying it with steamed rice.

SALMON GRILLED WITH SOY SAUCE AND BUTTER

In Japan’s modern cooking, this combination of butter-shoyu became one of our favorites. While salmon and butter are known as a perfect match in many cuisines, what we add to this combination is soy sauce (shoyu). We invite you to discover richness in simplicity.

SALMON BROILED AFTER MARINATED WITH SHIO-KOJI

Shio-koji is a traditional Japanese condiment that is a paste made of malted and fermented rice with salt. It is known for being very rich in enzymes and a true enhancer of the umami taste in food. We marinate fatty salmon with shio-koji and broil it on our special Japanese griller. Enjoy the subtle yet beautiful flavor of Japanese cuisine!

SALMON SCHNITZEL JAPANESE STYLE, SERVED WITH TONKATSU SAUCE

TUNA FLITTER JAPANESE STYLE, PRE-MARINATED WITH HOMEMADE GINGER-SOY SAUCE

CHICKEN GRILLED WITH HOMEMADE TERIYAKI SAUCE

We introduce you our original sauce, commonly used for yakitori (skewered chicken), the most popular dish in taverns (izakaya) in Japan. We gently flavor the chicken with soy sauce sweetened with honey and mirin (sweet sake), then we broil it until the surface is sligly burnt and crunchy.

CHICKEN GRILLED WITH GINGER-SOY SAUCE

Sometimes chicken only needs a bit of inspiration. We marinate tender chicken round meat with soy sauce and plenty of healthy ginger for one of the most inspiring tastes you’ve ever tried. The homemade sauce surely stimulates your appetite!

CHICKEN GRILLED WITH BUTTER-SOY SAUCE

When mixed with the Japanese traditional dashi broth, chicken reveals its best taste. We grill tender chicken round meat with butter, soy sauce and our natural dashi broth, for an inspiring new dish.

FRIED CHICKEN JAPANESE STYLE, MARINATED IN SOY-GINGER SAUCE

One of the most popular home dishes in Japan, with all ages, served in Japanese taverns, too. We marinate the chicken in soy sauce mixed with ginger, garlic and grated onions, coat it in potato starch and deep-fry it crisp, at a high temperature.

JAPANESE STYLE CURRY OVER RICE

In the late 1800’s, Japan first tasted the British adaptation of Indian curry and has kept it as one of the beloved dishes ever since. We prepare the curry with chicken, Asian mushrooms, carrots and onions, for plenty of tastes.

PORK BOWL

Stewed meat over rice is one of the most popular styles in Japanese fast foods. We thin-slice pork ribs and slowly cook them with dashi soup stock, soy sauce, ginger, onion and garlic and launch the authentic taste, 9000 km away from home. *Served with a petit obanzai of the day

PORK GINGER JAPANESE STYLE

Here’s one of the most popular dishes in Japanese homes. Pork meat is sliced thinly, then pan-fried with soy sauce, plenty of ginger, a bit of honey, mirin (sweet sake) and onions.

BBQ PORK JAPANESE STYLE WITH HOMEMADE SWEET & SPICY SAUCE

LIGHT PORK SCHNITZEL JAPANESE STYLE

The schnitzel entered Japan in the late 1800’s. The difference is that in Japan, meat is thicker and breadcrumb is fluffier, deep-fried at a higher temperature for light taste and crispy texture. Enjoy it with the popular tonkatsu sauce and fresh cabbage.

PORK SCHNITZEL WITH TENDER LOIN, SERVED WITH HOMEMADE MISO-KATSU SAUCE

Homemade noodles in cloudy white porc-bone-based broth, flavoured with soy sauce, topped with juicy porc belly slices, bamboo shoots, egg and seaweed

UDON NOODLE SOUP WITH STEWED PORK  Pure harmony in a bowl. Here’s the recipe: we thin-slice pork ribs and cook them slowly with dashi soup stock, soy sauce, ginger, onion and garlic. Then, we pour the pork with all the savory meat juice over a bowl of udon noodle soup. *Served with a petit obanzai of the day

UDON NOODLE SOUP WITH CURRY

One meaning of “Nanban” is exotic, as curry was once so for Japanese. In this case for our guest, it means udon noodles in hot dashi soup stock and mildly spicy curry sauce topped with green onions, red chili pepper, to warm you up from inside. *Served with a petit obanzai of the day

UDON NOODLE SOUP WITH SOFT SEAWEED

With its history going back to before-Christ, wakame dietary is a treasure for our health because of anti-obesity and anti-hypertension benefits. You can taste it with our homemade udon noodles, in hot dashi soup stock and soy sauce. *Served with a petit obanzai of the day

STEAMED RICE WITH WHOLE GRAINS

We’d say that rice is the staple of our meal, not to mention that Japanese culture itself is largely composed around rice. Here’s the recipe of our bowl: We steam white rice with whole grains like brown rice, black rice, millet and barley.

MISO SOUP

Natural comes just natural. We make our soup stock slowly, using only natural ingredients. Then, we add vegetables in season, wakame seaweed and miso (fermented soybean paste, a healthy food the world has recently noticed). Tip: Please try the soup in the traditional way, with a bowl of rice

Fresh whole strawberry and sweet bean paste wrapped in mochi cake