Kazoku Japanese Cuisine

If you’re on a low carb diet, Kazoku also has your dietary needs catered for with the Kazoku Salad ($13.90 nett). The same felicitously fresh octopus, salmon, swordfish & tuna from the delicious chirashi don is cubed up instead of sliced, and the rice is subbed off for a massive mound of mixed lettuce and cherry tomatoes, dressed in what tastes like a balsamic vinegar dressing. The sour notes of the vinegar are an excellent foil to the briny seafood, and the crunch of the fresh veg contrast the soft chunks of seafood excellently.⠀
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Thanks for the invite, Burpple & Kazoku!

ToGather Kitchen & Bar is really more like an upscale foodcourt, and one of the tenants there is @kazoku_japanese_cuisine. This Japanese food merchant prides itself upon its plethora of donburis, and the crown jewel is the eponymous Kazoku Chirashi Don ($29.90 nett). A bed of vinegar’d sushi rice is adorned with thick slices of fine & fresh octopus, salmon, scallops, swordfish and tuna, and garnished with a decent dollop of ikura.⠀
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Everything in this captivating chirashi don was satisfactory. All the seafood was sliced thick enough for an optimally satisfying chew, and were free of any fishy odours, proving just how fresh all the seafood were. The rice is an underrated star, with its distinct but delicate vinegar notes, and the perfect cook on it. A little rice, a little wasabi & soy sauce, and a slice of fish, and this chirashi don is ready to rock your tastebuds.⠀
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Oh and before I forget, all the donburis & bentos are covered by #burpplebeyond one-for-one deals! So grab a friend or three and go savour some amazingly affordable & decent Japanese cuisine!⠀
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Thanks for the invite, @burpple & Kazoku!

I couldn’t get enough of torched salmon with mentaiko sauce, and the 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗻 ($11.90) satiated my cravings. This was an excellent rice bowl, but compared to its Chirashi counterpart, it had to take a back seat.

I’m already looking forward to my next visit to Kazoku. Wallet-friendly Japanese food is always a winner. With Burpple Beyond, you also get 1-for-1 donburi, so there’s no reason not to come back.

I’m always on the lookout for a good Chirashi Don, and the 𝗞𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗸𝘂 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻 ($29.90) blew me away. Thick slices of salmon, tuna, swordfish, scallops and octopus adorned the bowl of rice, topped with tiny orbs of ikura. It was simply perfect.

While the 𝗦𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗶 ($19.90) tasted good, it didn’t wow us like the other dishes.

I was sceptical of the 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗶 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗼 ($13.90) at first, but the raw seafood drizzled with a sweet-spicy Thai chilli sauce was absolutely alluring.