December Dinner 719 Menu

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719th Dinner held on 15th December 2011
JAPANESE RESTAURANT KAMBEI

President: Robert Campbell

Oyster Ponzu Oroshi
Minced Prawn
Piper Heidsieck
Salmon Avocado Sushi
Spinach, Shiitake and Enoki mushroom with white sesame and miso
Tyrells Vat 1 Semillon 2002

Sashimi Moriawase
Best available from market
Kikusui Junmaiginjo Sake

Hamachi Kama
Grilled Kingfish Wing sweet miso marinated with Yuza Sauce
Tyrells Vat 47 Chardonnay 2004

Chikuzen-ni
Braised chicken with Japanese seasonal vegetables
Japanese taro, lotus root, konnyaku yam cake carrot & snow peas
Ch. Thivin Cote De Brouilly Godefroy Beaujolais 2009

Wagyu Beef Steak
Special miso based sauce with truffle, shiitake & enoki mushrooms
Steamed Rice and Miso Soup
Le Vieux Donjon 2000 CNdP
Kizakura Yamahai Sake

M Roll
Sweet red bean paste with marscarpone
Tateyama Umeshu
plum wine made from sake

CHEF Yutaka Kimura

FOOD & WINE MASTER John Nelson

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