Melting Pot: Otan jyo bi, o me deto do zai masu

Otan jyo bi, o me deto do zai masu - that’s Happy Birthday in Japanese !

October “babies”

October “babies” Chris and Jessica had the privilege to celebrate their birthday at Ivy’s residence in Mutiara Damansara . Married to a Japanese , Ivy treated us to some home cooked Japanese cuisine .

Sushi queen Amelia and gang were early to help with the sushi – errr…… which resulted in different sizes? Those big ones must be from Amelia! The sushi were yummy , rolled with egg, cucumber, preserved radish, tuna.

Sushi

I simply love the cucumber pickles . Made from thin slices of Japanese cucumber, just marinate with some Japanese vinegar, salt and sugar to taste. Light and refreshing.

Cucumber pickle

The grilled Saba fish was truly delicious. Just simply grilled over the electric grill, the meat was sweet and juicy.

Grilling saba fish

Saba fish, ready to eat!

The “dessert” was cold tofu . It was really cool – first time I enjoyed cold tofu !

Cold tofu

Amelia and her tofu

Ah….then the drinks! Carol took the trouble to bring all her “kar chan” to make us ice-blended tropical cocktail – which was quite potent! Whatever there was inside, the party became a bit more noisy after the second round of drinks! Ivy had those cute little wine tags and we had so much fun choosing our tags ! Thanks Carol! Next time will be frozen margarita!