True to its promise of delivering modern Japanese cuisine that entices and excites, Ichiban Boshi is proud to unveil a brand new menu featuring a selection of over 40 novel items. The new items continue to be served with the same exacting quality across a wide selection of sushi, fresh sashimi, and various meal sets, each masterfully prepared by its team of experienced chefs while always staying true to its Japanese roots.
You can look forward to highlights items incorporating Miyazaki A5 Wagyu beef served as shabu-shabu, hotplate steaks, aburi nigiri sushi, and more. There’s also an all-new Kobore Sushi, open-faced style sushi assembled by the chef that you can pick up and bite into for the full sushi experience.
Appetizers
Begin with enticing bites like Fried Mala Pork Crisps($6.90) that season crispy pork belly slices with addictive mala powder for a spicy punch factor.
The quintessential edamame now comes as an elevatedTruffle Edamame($6.90) with a mixing of truffle paste for an added oomph.
Highly recommended is the Flaming Mentai Cheese Salmon($14.90) which brings seared salmon on a flaming hot plate served on a bed of melted cheese and topped with spicy cod roe mayo.
Kobore Sushi Series
If substance is what you’re looking for in your sushi, look no further than the new Kobore Sushi series, open-faced style sushi. On a sheet of seaweed, it is piled with the freshest ingredients, which you can then pick up and take a solid bite out of.
The Kaisen Kobore Sushi ($9.50) stacks salmon, bluefin tuna, swordfish, egg, cucumber, flying fish roe, and signature mixed rice for an all-encompassing experience while the Akami Kobore Sushi ($11.50) elevates things with marinated bluefin tuna, pickled wasabi, leek, and signature mixed rice.
There’s also the Truffle Salmon Kobore Sushi($8.50), which laces salmon, flying fish roe, and signature mixed rice with tempura flakes, a dash of truffle sauce, and spring onion for a true umami bomb with each bite as well as the Roast Beef Kobore Sushi($7.50), which layers on generous slices of roast beef with pickled wasabi, leek, and signature mixed rice.
Nigiri
New on the nigiri menu is the Roast Beef Nigiri($6.50) that blankets vinegared rice with thick slices of juicy roast beef before topping it with salmon roe, citrus jelly, and spring onion.
Not to be missed are the Aburi Truffle Hotate Nigiri($7.50) of seared scallop, truffle paste, and spring onion; and Aburi Mentai Amaebi Nigiri ($7.50) that brings seared sweet shrimp with a topping of flying fish roe and spicy cod roe mayo and Aburi.
Assorted Sushi
New on the sushi front is a FlamingAburi Truffle Salmon Cheese Roll ($20.90) of the most buttery roll complete with egg, cucumber, avocado, truffle paste, and cheese wrapped in slices of seared salmon before brushed with more truffle sauce. For full flavour and effect, it is served on a flaming hotplate.
For variety, the Sushi Moriawase ($39.90) brings an assortment of sushi sure to satisfy with options of white and red fish, as well as octopus, scallops, ikura, and ebi.
Miyazaki A5 Wagyu
Beef lovers will relish the Miyazaki A5 Wagyu additions, served as shabu-shabu, hotplate steaks, aburi nigiri sushi, and more.
The Miyazaki A5 Wagyu Shabu Shabu ($36.90) brings a hearty pot of Miyazaki A5 Wagyu beef cooked with vegetables and Japanese vermicelli in yuzu dashi broth.
Those who prefer sukiyaki will enjoy the Miyazaki A5 Wagyu Sukiyaki ($36.90) that cooks marbled beef, vegetables, and Japanese vermicelli with Japanese Sansho pepper sukiyaki broth.
Other beefy items that will entice include the Flaming Miyazaki A5 Wagyu Steak ($46.90), which cooks it on a flaming hotplate with pickled wasabi and vegetables; the Miyazaki A5 Wagyu Aburi Nigiri Sushi (S13.90) of seared Miyazaki A5 Wagyu beef topped with salmon roe and yuzu zest; and the Miyazaki A5 Wagyu Saikoro Steak ($32.90), which serves the prized beef with yakiniku sauce, vegetables, and potato salad in a hotdish.
A la Carte
A new freshly premiered dish is the Gindara Houba Yaki ($18.90), a whole fillet of prized silver cod marinated with miso sauce.
Grilled and served over a magnolia leaf on a hotplate alongside freshly grated radish, mushrooms, and tamagoyaki; this cooking technique is commonly used in Japan’s Takayama City.
Salads
For a spot of greens, the Tori Tofu Salad ($10.90) is as balanced a dish as it gets with protein and fibre, bringing together chicken, tofu, and seasoned mountain vegetables served with a sesame dressing.
Something more indulgent would be the Mentai Cheese Potato Salad($7.90), a potato salad made creamier with a poached egg, cheese, and a coating of spicy cod roe mayo. Potato chips await on the side for that added crunch.
Donburi
Comfort is served in a clay pot with the Truffle Tori Zousui($12.90), a Japanese rice soup dish sweetened with chicken, assorted mushrooms, and truffle paste.
Over a long slow fire, it is simmered to a bubbling delight and served with pickled wasabi and a beaten raw egg.
Dessert and Drinks
Look out for new desserts such as the Warabi Mochi Vanilla Anmitsu($6.90) which pairs vanilla ice cream with green tea and soy powdered Japanese mochi, red bean paste, glutinous rice balls, and fruits.
The Warabi Mochi Matcha Anmitsu ($7.90) replaces vanilla ice cream with green tea ice cream for a dessert that’s equally satisfying.
Other options include Apple Ice Cream ($9.50) and Pineapple Ice Cream($9.50) imported directly from Japan and served in their natural fruits to ring home their natural sources.
Wash all the above down with new beverages like the Yuzu Tea ($3 for hot; $4 for cold), a citrusy delight that works as a delightful palate cleanser in between dishes.
New Outlet-Exclusive Specialties
Selected outlets will also carry exclusive specialities true to Ichiban Boshi’s mantra of every restaurant offering a speciality menu showcasing regional cuisines or fresh produce from Japan.
