11/15/2023 0 Comments Cooking fever sushi seaweed![]() J:unique’s chef-owner, James Park, was a sushi chef in Vancouver for almost 10 years before he and his wife moved to Ottawa last May, and J:unique touts itself online for bringing “Vancouver-style sushi” to Ottawa. Some Googling suggests that Vancouver’s sushi scene lays claim to popularizing, if not quite creating, oshi sushi and aburi sushi out West. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The menu also flags J:unique’s oshi sushi - a variant known elsewhere as pressed sushi, box sushi, or battera, which is made by placing ingredients into a box and pressing down on them - as well as “aburi sushi,” which is distinguished by a bit of torching on top. ![]() J:unique also serves such standard Japanese fare as teriyaki, yakisoba and ramen, as well as the usual raw fish preparations, plus appetizers to nibble on. But the menu gives pride of place to creatively constructed sushi rolls that are typically massive, assertively sauced, and, over all, styled to make eyes pop - even without a flaming component. ![]() These attention-grabbing dishes, perfect for the Instagram generation, are just part of the allure at this narrow, minimalist, woody place that seats fewer than 30 people, including three at its sushi bar. Fire Dragon Roll at J:unique Kitchen Postmedia “Gozila bites” at J:unique Kitchen Postmedia At dinner last week, the special roll called “Gozila bite” caught us off-guard with its pupu platter-like, flaming centrepiece. Flanked by vividly burning tempura crumbs, the “fire dragon roll” would otherwise, I guess, be misnamed. ![]() ![]() 20 in Centretown, several of its myriad sushi preparations arrive with a side order of fire. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪt J:unique Kitchen, which opened Nov.National Capital Region's Top Employers. ![]()
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