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I know, sounds horrible doesn’t it? It was.
I am not one to give up on a plate of food. In fact, the only time I’ve ever looked a plate of food in the eye and turned away, was last year when my heart was broken. But other than that, if it is food, I will eat it. But on this occasion, I could not even force it down for the sake of Karma. Literally, it was the most revolting sushi of my entire life.
First of all, the sashimi was cut into giant, thick slabs of raw fish. Technically, sashimi should be thin, delicate slices. Dictionary: “Sa-shi-mi; A Japanese dish consisting of very thin, bite size slices of raw fish, traditionally served with soy sauce and wasabi”. These were like salmon steaks.
Even worse, was that they were all talk and no walk; thick and mean looking, but lacking in any sort of flavour. After biting in to one, I had to check what I was actually eating, as all it tasted like was cold, dead, wet substance.
Secondly, the soy sauce was most definitely watered down. It was watery and light in colour and did not soak into the sushi rice. It also hardly tasted of anything at all. Come one people, have some pride. If you can’t even serve good soy sauce...
But here is the worst part; As I bit into my very first rainbow roll, expecting glowing feelings of deliciousness and satisfaction to wash over my tastebuds, I was brutally assaulted by the absolutely disgusting taste and texture...of unripe avo.
And not just a little unripe. I’m talking, wrap-it-in-a-brown-bag-and-stash-it-in-a-dark-cupboard-for-a-few-days-unpripe. Hard, cold, repulsive.
You guys, I ask you, is there anything on this earth more disappointing than bad sushi? (Besides finding out your friend is racist, losing your job, finding out your favourite band has cancelled their South African tour, not getting flowers on Valentine’s day etc. etc.)
Needless to say, I threw the whole lot out. Fashion sandwiches, rainbow rolls, sashimi... well, I ate the salmon roses, but the rest went out the door like an old pair of shoes. Which is saying a lot. I don’t even like throwing out old shoes, much less food.
So I suggest you do NOT eat sushi at Bamboo. Rather get your fix at one of these great options:
Active Sushi, Strand Street 021 422 0462
Sevruga, V&A Waterfront 021 421 5134 (my absolute favourite sushi spot in Cape Town and they have an awesome special: half price sushi, dim sum and cocktails from 12:00 to 18:00 every day)
I am not one to give up on a plate of food. In fact, the only time I’ve ever looked a plate of food in the eye and turned away, was last year when my heart was broken. But other than that, if it is food, I will eat it. But on this occasion, I could not even force it down for the sake of Karma. Literally, it was the most revolting sushi of my entire life.
First of all, the sashimi was cut into giant, thick slabs of raw fish. Technically, sashimi should be thin, delicate slices. Dictionary: “Sa-shi-mi; A Japanese dish consisting of very thin, bite size slices of raw fish, traditionally served with soy sauce and wasabi”. These were like salmon steaks.
Even worse, was that they were all talk and no walk; thick and mean looking, but lacking in any sort of flavour. After biting in to one, I had to check what I was actually eating, as all it tasted like was cold, dead, wet substance.
Secondly, the soy sauce was most definitely watered down. It was watery and light in colour and did not soak into the sushi rice. It also hardly tasted of anything at all. Come one people, have some pride. If you can’t even serve good soy sauce...
But here is the worst part; As I bit into my very first rainbow roll, expecting glowing feelings of deliciousness and satisfaction to wash over my tastebuds, I was brutally assaulted by the absolutely disgusting taste and texture...of unripe avo.
And not just a little unripe. I’m talking, wrap-it-in-a-brown-bag-and-stash-it-in-a-dark-cupboard-for-a-few-days-unpripe. Hard, cold, repulsive.
You guys, I ask you, is there anything on this earth more disappointing than bad sushi? (Besides finding out your friend is racist, losing your job, finding out your favourite band has cancelled their South African tour, not getting flowers on Valentine’s day etc. etc.)
Needless to say, I threw the whole lot out. Fashion sandwiches, rainbow rolls, sashimi... well, I ate the salmon roses, but the rest went out the door like an old pair of shoes. Which is saying a lot. I don’t even like throwing out old shoes, much less food.
So I suggest you do NOT eat sushi at Bamboo. Rather get your fix at one of these great options:
Active Sushi, Strand Street 021 422 0462
Sevruga, V&A Waterfront 021 421 5134 (my absolute favourite sushi spot in Cape Town and they have an awesome special: half price sushi, dim sum and cocktails from 12:00 to 18:00 every day)
Beluga, Green Point 021 418 2948/9
On a side note, Nash ordered Chinese from Bamboo, which was really good. Especially the spring rolls.
How awful! :(
ReplyDeleteWill definitely take this advice. Shocker. xx
Thanks for the heads up. Sevruga is fantastic, however I have had the best sushi at Vanilla - melt in your mouth! Pick and Pay in Constantia Villiage, S/Suburbs has also never disappointed.
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