GOOD news for salmon lovers like me out there: Traders Hotel Manila’s highly acclaimed Kitsho Japanese Restaurant and Sake Bar is staging an awesome Salmon Festival until May 31, 2014.
As it is, Kitsho’s menu already commands a steady clientele not only among the Japanese community in Manila but also among locals and other expats living in the country, and yet talented Japanese executive chef Masahiro Mizumoto comes up with incredible promotions, such as the recent Fugu Menu and the King Crab Promotion, time and again to make dining even more exciting at Kitsho.
The Salmon Festival, ongoing since April 1, has been drawing in big crowds of diners who love salmon and want to discover new heights in Japanese cuisine by experiencing salmon beyond the ordinary. For this promotion, Kitsho features 12 mouth-watering salmon dishes: Sauteed Salmon with Butter Shoyu Sauce (Php450), Braised Salmon with Radish Sauce (Php350), Salmon Hotpot in Shoyu Flavor (Php650) or Miso Flavor (Php670), Salmon Sashimi (Php450), Salmon Aburi Sushi (Php260), Salmon Croquette (Php380), Salmon Roll (Php450), Salmon Oshisushi (Php500), Salmon Tartar Salad with Caesar Dressing (Php380), Salmon Puri Puri Salad (Php380), and Salmon Tartaryaki (Php480), all prepared with care and love by Chef Masahiro.
Some of the unique must-tries among these salmon dishes are Salmon Tartaryaki, which is actually a signature dish of Kitsho, with its salmon fillet lightly sautéed and cooked with sake, soy sauce and butter then topped with tartar sauce; Salmon Aburi Sushi, an order of which consists of two pieces of sushis topped with generous slices of lightly grilled salmon strips; Salmon Roll, which are makis generously wrapped with salmon; Salmon Tartar Salad, which is a mix of salmon tartar with black caviar, lettuce, chervil and Caesar dressing and ‘fenced in’ by crispy fried salmon skin; and Salmon Puri Puri Salad, which is more of a spring roll of salmon, lettuce and cucumber wrapped in rice paper.
“We thought of holding a Salmon Festival because may people like salmon. If guests request for it, Kitsho can put together an all-salmon full-course meal,” says Chef Masahiro.
Kitsho is open for lunch from Tuesdays to Sundays and for dinner daily. Buffet lunch is also available on Saturdays and Sundays. For inquiries and reservations, call 708-4888 local 2312 or 1313.
(Traders Hotel Manila is located at 3001 Roxas Blvd., Pasay City 1305.)
