RESTAURANT WEEK AT SHIRO!

Feel like eating out? Want to spend some good time with your loved ones? Confused where to go? The place beckoning you for all this is Shiro where you get the opportunity to celebrate Restaurant Week.

The Restaurant Week Menu allows you to choose one item from a variety of course at just rupees one thousand. You can explore a variety of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes ranging from soups, appetizers, main course and desserts. Starting with soups chili lemon and thai kwai are just too perfect to begin with your gourmet journey. While the former is a tangy soup with a hint of shitake, the latter is a thick soup with fresh corn kernel and mushrooms flavored with lemon grass, fresh ginger and red chilies. For non-vegetarians, both these soups are presented with a dash of non-vegetarian elements.

For appetizers non-vegetarians could indulge in sesame crusted tuna sashimi with wasabi mayo. It contains slices of tuna coated with black and white sesame seeds, deep fried served on bed of fresh garden beans with a wasabi mayo dip. While vegetarians could take delight in vietnamese grilled vegetables in rice paper rolls which is a preparation of grilled vegetables in spicy peanut sauce served in rice paper roll with crispy garlic. 

Main course delicacies tempt you with chicken thai curry prepared in traditional spicy thai red/green/ yellow curry.  For vegetarians, tofu in hot bean sauce which is a preparation of soft tofu cubes in all time tamarind hot bean sauce is a must taste. To sum up the entire gastronomic journey desserts complete it all. Chocolate volcano which is dark chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling served with vanilla ice-cream just leaves you in a state of bliss. 

So come, celebrate the Restaurant Week at Shiro and dive into a never-to-be-forgotten journey of an epicure.

Dice, Toss and Flip!

The journey at Shiro is always filled with a surprise which offers an eclectic mix of Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Thai flavours. “There is something for every mood and every sense which gives you a bespoke experience in a Zen-like ambience.”

With an emphasis on seasonality integral to Japanese cuisine, Shiro ensures an unrivaled gastronomic experience that is sure to pass every expectation. For those who eat, live and breathe food will enjoy discovering the nuances and unravel its history. Japanese cuisine is indeed filled with exotic influence and ‘Teppanyaki’ is one such dish that could give you this desired experience.

The teppanyaki style is about kitchen showmanship with minimal cooking (soy sauce and garlic butter are the only basic condiments used) and careful temperature control. It’s the right kind of food you’d wish to have this season when the interplay of the heart and the humidity can make the weather

quite oppressive. The temperature control is at the base of the teppanyaki because the griddle gets as hot as 280-320 degrees C. It is now being widely used to cook food infront of the guests at various Japanese restaurants.

The set teppanyaki meals at Shiro are served with miso soup, fried rice or noodles, and grilled vegetables. No matter what the ingredients are, the style of preparation of the dish is what does the magic. At the end of the day, teppanyaki is a style of grilling meats and vegetables.

Entertain is what Chef Vadim Shin Ryoji does from behind the teppanyaki counter at Shiro – he entertains with magic, food and music. He is a master of the art of culinary theatre. The chef cooks in three acts, begins with card tricks and wraps up by crooning a Bollywood number. Vadim is a reason for you to go back and rediscover the magic of teppanyaki.

So be there to experience the magic and entertain your palate with the exotic taste of teppanyaki.

10 Golden Rules For Japanese Chopstick Manners- (from japan-talk)

Japanese take their chopsticks (ohashi) seriously. If you are dining with Japanese people they will understand that you don't know the rules and will probably forgive you if you commit some major faux pas. However, knowing a little about the local manners really goes a long way in making friends, winning business and just generally being a good guest.

Eating with chopsticks is an art and even Japanese themselves often struggle with perfecting it. However, the good news is that knowing these simple rules gets you 99% of the way to perfect politeness:

1. Hold your chopsticks correctly 

Easier said then done. This is the part that really takes some time to master. Watch how other people are doing it and be patient with yourself. If you really want to learn you should get as much practice as possible. Eat with chopsticks at home and don't get lazy holding them just because no one is watching. You will find that when you hold them properly they are much easier to use anyway.

2. Don't eat directly from common dishes
Take food from the shared dishes and place it on your own plate or bowl before eating it.

3. Use your chopstick holder

Many Japanese restaurants will provide a chopstick holder. When you are not using your chopsticks place them on the holder. If the chopsticks are disposable you will not be given a holder. However, you can make one from the wrapper of the chopsticks. Chopsticks should never be placed upright in your rice as this resembles a ceremony performed at funerals in Japan.
japanese chopstick holder

4. Don't browse with your chopsticks
Don't hover your chopsticks over all the dishes when thinking what you want. This is considered greedy (sashi bashi).

5. Don't dig
Take food from the top of the dish. Don't dig in the dish looking for something good :).

6. Don't lick
Don't lick the ends of chopsticks. (Neburi bashi)

7. Be careful giving food to others
Never share food by passing from chopsticks to chopsticks because this resembles a custom at Japanese funerals when cremated bones are ceremoniously transfered to the urn. This is probably the biggest taboo at the Japanese dinner table. You can transfer food using your chopsticks to someone else's plate but get them to pass the plate to you if it is a distance. Ideally you would ask the server for another pair of chopsticks that are placed in the center of the table and used whenever someone needs to transfer food for another person.

8. Chopsticks are not a toy
Don't point with your chopsticks when talking or hold them for extended periods of time without eating. Never rub the chopsticks together repeatedly after you break them apart because it is a sign that you think the chopsticks are cheap.

9. Don't cross your chopsticks when resting them on the table
Again, your chopsticks belong in their holder and make sure they are parallel to each other when resting. Crossed chopsticks are another thing that remind people of funeral ceremonies.

10. Don't swirl your chopsticks in your soup
When you do this it looks like you are trying to clean them. This is sometimes tempting because miso soup remains suspended and does not dissolve. Resist the temptation!

In general the most important rules are the ones that remind people of Japanese funeral rights. Remember that chopsticks are not just two sticks for eating but are deeply ingrained culture symbols. Chopstick manners differ from culture to culture and in China and Korea the rules are different.

If you try your best everything will go well, don't get too uptight about the rules and with controlling your chopsticks. Chopsticks are challenging for everyone and even Japanese people rarely have mastered the art.

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