By chance, we both had a day off on a weekday, so we went to see a movie together at Gardens🎬
We decided, “Why don’t we take it easy and have dinner together before heading home?”
Did you know that Gardens actually has 64 restaurants and cafes in total, including the Gate Building and everything else? (as of 9/2022)
Weekday nights are less crowded than weekends, so if you want to enjoy Gardens, this is a great time to go♫
After the movie, the two of us decided to relax and have dinner at Gardens.
And so, tonight’s dinner was decided: the tempura specialty restaurant “Ashiya Tengayu”!
We went into “Ashiya Tengayu”, located in front of Hankyu Department Store!
The Food at “Ashiya Tengayu”
📢Somewhere among the dishes we’re introducing, there’s a special perk for saying “I saw it on Nishitsu”～📢
Which dish do you think comes with the “I saw it on Nishitsu” perk??
First, a toast in the stylish interior🥂
This time, we ordered the restaurant’s most popular item, the “Authentic Counter Tempura Course (Momono Menu)” 1,960 yen tax included.
The colorful appetizers make the table feel bright and festive🌸
There are four ways to season the tempura: salt, matcha salt, dashi, and lemon + salt.
The grated daikon to go with the dashi is so cute!
And finally, the moment arrived!
Two shrimp have descended.
A crispy thin coating. And from inside, the sweetness of the shrimp bursts out.
“Please enjoy this with lemon and salt,” the chef says, carefully teaching us the best way to enjoy each item, one by one.
Next up, salmon on the left and maitake mushroom on the right.
Paprika and cuttlefish. A beautiful red-and-white pair.
Cuttlefish normally served as sashimi is quickly fried into tempura!
Both “okayu rice porridge” and “white rice” come with free refills!
We enjoyed the “okayu,” which is cooked until the rice becomes soft and creamy and is even part of the restaurant’s name, “Ashiya Tengayu,” together with the tempura.
Next came… huh?
Everyone! Can you tell what kind of tempura this is??
The answer is, amazingly, “tamagoyaki” rolled omelet!👀✨
Apparently, the previous owner once thought, “People in Osaka love tamagoyaki, so why not try frying it?” and it became a popular item!
And toward the end, there was a shock!
The undisputed ace of the tempura world, shrimp tempura, made a surprise return!🦐
And finally, the last item: “kakiage” mixed vegetable tempura.
Apparently, the batter is kept to an absolute minimum so the flavors of the four vegetables, carrot, burdock root, sweet potato, and mitsuba, come through directly!
