meei's Sightings

decent.

triple lamington-spotting mmm. is it me, or has the lamingtons at agnes curran grown smaller and less generous with the raspberry jam? not being accusatory, though, because to be fair, they haven't raised prices even after the GST hike and rising costs of commodity staples (shrug)

best i've had in christchurch, but nowhere near the best of auckland or wellington.

Clockwise from top left - blackcurrant & violet, pear & ginger, sticky date, manuka honey & hazelnut, licorice & milk chocolate, bitter chocolate. personal favourites are the bitter chocolate (only perennial offering out of the six we chose) and sticky date. probably the only macarons in nz that are good enough to compete with the ones at la renaissance of the rocks, sydney (which are the best i've ever personally tried).

could the presentation be any more whimsical? the tempura was rather forgettable, to be honest (batter was too thick and slightly undercooked), but the fig ice cream we ordered to go with (dish comes with a free scoop of ice cream by default) was phenomenal.

kohan hand makes all their ice creams (5-6 flavours in total, if my memory serves me correctly). their green tea was ohkay. a tad sweet for my liking, but i imagine a lot of people would like it this way.

as flawless as a chicken katsu don will get. who knew there'd be such authentic japanese to be found in the barren (yet admittedly stunning) landscape that is lake tekapo?

mmm - pungent, sticky natto! great comfort food that you'd be hard-pressed to find fault with.

also part of the lunch set that comes with a plateful of appetizers, miso soup and rice. one of the better teriyaki salmons you'll find, where the salmon isn't actually overcooked. beautifully treated; soft, fleshy texture and not a bit of toughness to be found in the muscles.

the main of a lunch set that came with a taster of assorted sides (fried salmon, edamame, pickled cabbage and tamago), miso soup and rice. tempura done pretty well here - helps that the produce is fresh.