Saturday, November 24, 2012

Toufuya Ukai ♥ ♥

 

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Just beside the Tokyo Tower is a beautiful restaurant specializing in tofu.

The tofu at Toufuya Ukai is made with premium soybeans handpicked from Japan's finest crops and is made using the purest water of Hachioki, Japan's Evian.

It is the Rolls Royce of bean curd and should NEVER be compared to my favorite stinky tofu. LOL! :P



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Toufuya Ukai is located in Shiba Park and is surrounded with lush greens

 

 

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Main Entrance

 

 

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Soybeans

 

 

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Traditional Japanese Garb

 

 

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Japanese Garden

 

 

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Tofu-Making Exhibition

 

 

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Our Garden Room had a beautiful view of the immaculately manicured garden grounds

 

 

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We had the Matsu Lunch Course and this pretty Japanese lady
came in to explain each dish to us in perfect Nihongo. I thought
it was beautiful although I couldn't understand a thing. :P 

 

 

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Lotus Root Cake

 

 

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Deep Fried Tofu with Sweet Miso Sauce and Japanese Omelette

 

 

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This is how you eat your fried tofu. Lol!

 

 

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Assorted Sashimi

 

 

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Simmered Crab and Fried Tofu Ball

 

 

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Mushroom and Turnip Leaves, Shrimps Covered with Rice Crackers,
Salmon Roe and Japanese Pickles

 

 

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Next up was my favorite - a beautiful pot of tofu at its purest

 

  

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"Rolls Royce" Tofu in Seasoned Soy Milk. So simple yet so good!

 

 

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Spanish Mackerel Grilled with Yuzu

 

 

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Rice Cooked with Sweet Potato

 

 

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Sweet Adzuki Bean Soup

 

 

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I wasn't as blown away with the food as I was with the setting. But to enjoy a serene meal in an
oasis within one of the busiest cities in the world, made this experience very special for me

 

 

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 Next time I will come in my complete tofu get-up!

 

Toufuya Ukai: 4-4-13 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Tel: +81 03-3436-1028

Toufuya Ukai Website

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