Tsim Sha Tsui Birthday Celebration Spot: High-Quality Omakase
📍 Sushi Rin
🔎 Shop 1, UG Floor, H Zentre, 15 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
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It’s been a while since I had omakase, so I decided to treat myself. After work on Friday, I headed over to indulge.
Appetizers included baby crabs, Japanese peeled tomatoes, and sweetfish. The baby crabs were crispy with a delicate yet salty and fresh flavor. The Japanese peeled tomatoes were juicy and refreshing. The sweetfish was cooked in a sauce, small but flavorful, with a rich fish taste and a firm texture reminiscent of capelin.
🍣 Sashimi:
• Stonefish with tangy sauce: The fish was firm and refreshing, and the tangy sauce enhanced the fish flavor, making it a great palate cleanser.
• Sea urchin with salmon roe: Served in its shell, the presentation was Instagram-worthy. The sea urchin was smooth yet slightly firm, while the salmon roe was salty and fresh—a nice combination.
• Tokushima oysters: Thick and plump, paired with yuzu peel and Tosazu jelly, offering a fruity aroma and a refreshing tang that cleansed the palate.
• Kagoshima amberjack: Served two ways—raw and cooked. The raw slice was sweet and fresh, while the cooked slice had a distinct fish oil aroma. The dual preparation added an interesting layer of flavors.
• Kyushu pond fish tartare: Flavorful with ginger sauce, sesame, and seaweed, offering a slightly sweet aroma and a rich texture.
• Cod baby fish with shiso flower and miso sauce: The sauce was tangy and sweet, with the shiso aroma standing out, making it a refreshing dish.
• Medium fatty tuna: Pinkish in color, rich in oil aroma, sprinkled with light snow salt for enhanced flavor. It melted in the mouth and didn’t require soy sauce.
For the cooked dishes, there was breaded and fried Thai knife fish. The batter was thin and crispy, while the fish was thick and tender. It was paired with homemade seaweed sauce, which was salty and fresh without overpowering the fish—a personal favorite.
🍣 Sushi:
• Deep-sea pond fish sushi: Rich fish flavor with a hint of oil aroma.
• White shrimp sushi: Firm and bouncy, sprinkled with a touch of pepper and yuzu peel for added freshness.
• Hokkaido live ark shell sushi: Crisp and fresh.
• Horse dung sea urchin sushi: The sea urchin was bright orange, firm yet delicate, with a rich sweetness—a mouthful of happiness.
• Red snapper sushi: Paired with garlic soy sauce, which was aromatic without being overpowering, enhancing the fish flavor.
• White kelp mackerel roll: Wrapped in homemade pickled white kelp with shiso, offering a tangy and aromatic taste—quite unique.
🍵 Dessert was matcha panna cotta, incredibly smooth with a rich matcha flavor that wasn’t bitter.