Mahkota Parade’s Sibaraku
December 10th, 2006.
Categories: Eating..., Eating... In Malacca
Sibaraku, a Japanese restaurants that serves Japanese food. Duh! It’s located at the very far end at the first floor of Mahkota Parade. There are two Sibaraku-s, one being the traditional Japanese restaurant where you get to sit on tatamis and eat the traditional Japanese food like sushis while the other one is the more modern restaurant where it serves various Chinese and Japanese cuisines. The special part about the newer restaurant is that you sit around the “stove” while the chef will cook the dishes you ordered right in front of you and serve them piping hot.
I haven’t eaten in this restaurant before, except for the old one where my friends and I had soya bean milk steamboat at the price of RM16 per head; and that was many many many years ago. However, I was invited for a lunch at the new concept (modern) restaurant on Friday afternoon, which could be considered as my first visit.
The table set up and its sauces. I didn’t touch the sauce anyway.
The first dish to be served was the salad. Finely shredded cabbage, tomatoes and cucumbers, dressed in mayonnaise sauce. It came with three slices of fake abalone. Even though its fake, I still like it. There was a bowl of chicken soup, boiled with chickens (Duh!), red dates and little ginsengs (洋参须). The soup was better than I expected but still nothing to shout about.
He was our chef for the day and he would be preparing a total of 7 dishes for all 11 of us. All of us were seated around him, like a half circle. The chef is not a Japanese, but rather a local who has been working in Taiwan for quite some time before coming back to Malacca to be with his family.
The third dish was fried rice. I wouldn’t say its delicious, but it was nicely done. The rice weren’t sticked together (粒粒分开) and smelt fragrant due to the amount of garlic, onions and eggs he used. The portion was a bit small for my liking though.
Stir fried bean sprouts was the next dish. They didn’t pluck away the roots, leaving the bean sprouts’ smell behind. I never like the smell and taste of it, but I finished everything in my plate still. I still prefer big bean sprouts (大豆芽), finely chopped and stir fried; one of my favourites actually.
Fresh fish fillet was up next, nicely fried to perfection. I think the fish fillet wasn’t 100% cooked, more like 90% to 95% cooked, because there the meat was some what different. It’s softer and tenderer, delicious but there’s nothing to bite / chew when it comes to fish meat. However, they didn’t clean the fish properly, leaving some scales behind. Totally potong stim.
This was followed by stir fried garlic butter prawn. The prawns were fresh but not fresh enough. The meat wasn’t bouncy and firm enough, as if the prawns were brought since yesterday. The chef would peel off the shells except the head and tail, so that you could just eat the whole thing and spit the tail out only.
The last dish was chicken teppanyaki. This was really good. Stir fried marinated chicken with garlic, onions, chilies and some spices. It smelt really good and appetizing. It has a little spiciness in the tender chicken breast meat, stimulating your taste buds, requesting for more. I finished till the very last bit, including those tiny pieces of garlics and onions. It was tantalizing.
The set came with a dessert too, I think. Egg pudding, it was. The pudding was soft and smooth, even the surface was really smooth. It didn’t have any bubbles in it. The pudding was chilled and caramel syrup was poured over it before being served to us. The chef even told us a little bit about the recipe, on how to get a smooth texture of the pudding and the eggs and fresh milk ratio.
Apart from the free lunch, I went home with goodies bag too. -grins-
A bottle of orange flavoured jam. Isn’t that a little weird? I know of strawberry, blackberry, chocolate, peanut butter, kaya but orange? Since its free, thou shall not complain. -blek-
2 packets of biscuits.
A cuddly teddy bear. -rolls eyes- Anyone wants to adopt him / her?
Free food and stuffs, what can you ask for lagi?
Side note : Eating healthy and fresh food rich in the mineral content is not only good to keep you alive for long but also rules out having to go for any vitamin supplements in order to maintain good health. Japanese food prepared with healthy plant oils, bean sprouts, raw salad and herbs is definitely a treat. Specially the cod fish and prawns sifted from the waters rich in calcium deposits provide with iodine and omega three rich nutrition.
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December 10th, 2006 03:50
heyy! ive had tepanyaki at sibaraku twice already this semester! mmm not bad lah. think it passes as a place to take ur date for dinner.
December 10th, 2006 05:24
Think I went there once.. and if it’s the one i went to then it’s owned by my friend’s dad, some taiwanese datuk in mlk. dun remember how the food tasted like already.. think we had some steamboat stuff. dunno lah
that jam is good stuff!
December 10th, 2006 10:26
wah!!! looks expensive!!
December 11th, 2006 16:17
Yen : Yen is a rich student while Jason is a poor student. Hence, I have to wait for people to invite me only I have a chance to eat there. Poor Jason. :( So, when you want to treat me at Sibaraku?
Moopig : The one you went was the old restaurant, which is just next to it. They serve a huge variety of steamboat, and I think you and I are talking about the same restaurant. Hehe. I have yet to try that jam, no bread here. :D
Boss Stewie : The set was RM29.90 per head, not too bad actually.
Emotionalistic : Part of my job ler. :P
Ellone : Don’t want let you adopt. Blek. Haha! When you were in Malacca and had a chance to try, you didn’t want to.
Fattien : The price is slightly expensive for a small town like Malacca, but very cheap for KL. Haha, thanks for telling me in advance, I will avoid the “Dai Mun” restaurant at all cost when I am in KL.
December 10th, 2006 16:27
How come you get to eat for free one? And get free stuffs as well?
December 11th, 2006 02:59
I wanna adopt ……….. hahahahaa……..
I heard of Sibaraku, but never really tried it in Melaka ler.
December 11th, 2006 09:43
I’ve been reading your blog for more than half a year since I googled soft boiled egg and your entry came out. Very funny and unassuming, you do have a gift for writing but photography is not your forte and should be left to more capable hands like smashpop. One thing that disappoints me though is your articles that appear on The Star lacks oomph like in your blog. It’s as if it has been edited and sterilised. (That is quite the usual thing as I’ve been edited and hacked before.) Anyway, you need to find your ‘voice’ to write and this takes time but I have a feeling you will make it though – just hang in there. By the way the orange flavoured jam is called marmalade – further information can be found in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmalade One final note – increase your knowledge, sharpen your intuition and develop a invincible (not thick or hard) skin to criticism – then you will survive in this crazy world called writing. May the force be with you…
December 11th, 2006 14:40
RM29.90… erm … not too expansive at all(Got chef to cook there wor). I think It would taste more better than “Dai Mon”(big door) and Tepenyaki at Kuala Lumpur. Especially the Dai mon restoran taste so sucks and expensive.
I still remember there got a dishes(Dai mon) it look like pizza but all the ingredients inside was not fresh and tasteless(RM21 ), even mamak’s maggie goreng taste much better than it.
December 11th, 2006 16:07
Giovoni : Your comment deserved to be replied on a standalone basis! Haha!
So, you were one of the 20 / 30 people who search for half boiled eggs and came to my blog. I always wonder who would search half boiled eggs. Anyway, thanks for your compliments, really made my day. What made you left a comment this time after being a silent reader for 1/2 year. Not questioning, just curious. Was it because of the marmalade? -shy-
From the start, I already know photography is not my thing and I am not interested with. That was the main reason why I opted for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 instead of a dSLR even though I had the budget. However, pictures quality wise have improved a lot compared to those days when I was still using my Sony Cybershot U20 (2.0MP) and my dad’s Canon Ixus (4.0MP). Hehe, not showing off, but there were people who said so. Although its still far fetch from Smashpop’s level, I am satisfied with my current state. I shall try to improve it, but it will never be my thing.
Writing for The Star is different from writing for my blog. There are certain “template” or “style” that I need to follow to make it looks like a piece of “news” than a story. Loose writing (blog style) is much easier compare to news writing, hence, the different results. Furthermore, I, myself, is the editor for this blog. Haha! Thanks for being understanding, especially you have been through that stage (been edited). I am pretty sure I have found the right and my style for blogging but not for newspaper writing. Hopefully, as time goes by, I will develop my own. Like what you said, need to hang in there and need more guidance from my supervisors and etc. Maybe I should start reading. -lol-
I didn’t know it was called marmalade. I know there’s this thing called marmalade, but never know it was orange flavoured jam. -embarrassed- Thanks for enlightening me, again. Mum never buy all these jams when we were kids. The only jam was either kaya or peanut butter or the occasionally berry jams. Never something fancy like marmalade.
Yeah, I seriously lack of knowledge on food, vocabulary and many other stuffs. The fact that I don’t like reading isn’t helping much either. I am not sure which direction I want to move into after I graduated (assuming I do graduate), whether will it be general news or featured desks or magazines, I am not sure. But one thing for sure, it will never be politics related. There’s so much to learn and it takes time.
Thanks for your comment and compliments, really made my day.
December 11th, 2006 17:02
hey, my wien wanna adopt that bear, can keep for her? :P
December 11th, 2006 22:39
Jesslyn : Why you so greedy? Tsk! You want then come and collect from me.
December 12th, 2006 09:20
hahaha…so does this mean it belong to wien lor? ok, will MEET u b4 year end 2006! See u ya!
December 12th, 2006 15:25
i used to eat a lot of teppanyaki, but a lot of it is pretty unspectacular. but this one looks promising, do they hv any other branches?
December 12th, 2006 15:54
Jesslyn : Yalah yalah, will keep for Wien lah.
Simon : Haha, everything must be moderate. This one tasted not too bad, at least, I enjoyed my lunch there a lot. As for branches, I am not too sure. So far only saw it in Mahkota.
December 13th, 2006 17:00
Since you worked for The Star, you probably have read about Joey Yap’s article on feng shui and ba zi. Even though it is the current rave right now, understanding the four pillars of destiny is not easy and requires one to suspend logic, and believe that there is a metaphysical realm researched and fine-tuned by Chinese astrologers since thousands of years ago (which is rivalled only by Indian Philosophy & Thought). However there is another method that is not that well known called Purple Star Astrology.
When I started doing ba zi analysis for my office colleagues, they were like, “huh?” even though they understand spoken and written chinese. And worst still they will only accept and believe the “good things” in life – “bad things” are all a load of bull. Yes it is true – everybody wants to have a great career, grow filthy rich, marry a wonderful spouse, have filial children and finally live a long life. And yet society has never been equal and will never be. Sad but true…
Now I direct them to the website below and let them figure out themselves – let the internet be the bad guy! The first chart generated is fixed using the birth data while the second and subsequent charts are at the state of flux. Figuring it out will require the second website; however all these are at the surface level. Imagine the Lake District – you can only look at the wavy ripples – what lies beneath is a whole new realm. I leave it to you to figure it out.
The third blog is by talented writer who has ‘been there, done that’. She has an alternate blog about food which I think will become a book someday. Blog No. 5 is by a culinary expert and reviewer with great photography skills and finally Mr Waiter adds colour and character to the tales he spins, and with nearly zero visuals! Very hard to accomplish in this fast world of psychedelic bling-bling.
Hope this tiny snippet helps you in whatever way possible….
http://www.destinyandluck.com
http://www.astralis.it/feng_shui.htm
http://www.mayakirana.com/blog/
http://soupqueen.blogspot.com/
http://www.chubbyhubby.net/
http://www.waiterrant.net/wordpress2/
October 12th, 2007 11:10
i’m belle from k.l.
first time i heard for sibaraku , i think like sushi king , genki , suski….etc
but when visit ur website , i just knew what is sibaraku like tepanyaki..heheh
cari.com friend tell us , sibaraku food delicious n fresh n promotion end of this month so i will go melaka n try it .
October 12th, 2007 11:18
Belle : Try not to put too high expectation on the food and I think you will enjoy the meal better. :)
January 1st, 2008 10:43
your prawn is very tasty i love it
January 1st, 2008 11:43
Markustehyushen : LOL. Not another one.
May 30th, 2008 20:30
may i have your shop contact number?
May 31st, 2008 02:16
May : I am not the shop owner. Just a person who blogged about it.
June 16th, 2008 16:28
it tasty but very very very expensive………………………………………………………………….
but i think sushi king is nicer
hahahahahahha
June 16th, 2008 16:57
Hihi : Can’t really compare as both served different kind of food.
July 2nd, 2008 10:10
hey hihi all come support sibaraku,it is delicous,i love it
July 2nd, 2008 10:29
Markus : Please, it sucks.