Isui-en (依水園) is a Japanese garden located in Nara, the old capital of Japan, near Kyōto. It has been preserved since its creation in the Meiji era and is Nara’s only walking garden (kaiyu-shiki teien). Sanshutei Tea House—In the 1670s, Kiyosumi Dosei relocated this house to Isuien Garden as his secondary home.
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Was supposed to order the chicken version but we already have many chicken dishes, so I ended up with the Red Rice Vinesse Pork Belly (红糟三层肉). While I like the rice wine flavoured gravy, pork is not tender enough for me. Seems like the meat is cooked separately and later combined with the gravy.
Another pick from sister-in-law, the Deep-Fried Prawns with Salt & Pepper (椒盐虾). The garlicy salt and pepper profile is nice but the prawns are a little small so after frying, there wasn’t much meat to eat and some family members don’t want to get their hands dirty peeling the shells.
The most expensive dish of the night is this Deep-Fried Squirrel Fish with Fruit Sauce (水果松鼠鱼). A whole fish beautifully sliced and deep-fried then drizzled with sweet and tangy sauce made from fruits. You also get canned lychees and freshly diced pineapples for the fruits portion.
Sis likes this Bean Curd Kailan (豆皮芥兰) which is fried bean curd skin with Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale. Ordered this Prawn Paste Chicken (虾酱鸡) for the kiddos. Appearance wise, the mid-wings are unevenly browned but it made up with surprisingly umami flavours and juiciness. Well, looks can be deceiving.
No, this is not braised pork belly but Fragrant Egg Plant (鱼香茄子煲). This claypot brinjal or aubergine is beautiful cooked if a tad salty but perfect with the white rice. There is also a twelve dish, the Salted Fish Fried Rice (咸鱼炒饭) for one of the kid but I did not take photo of.
Here is the Bill for the meal including the rice and refreshments. We ordered ala carte so we picked the dishes we like and it ended up cheaper compared to the expensive set menu the restaurants offered for the actual day (Chinese New Year Eve).
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The Yagyudo is in the centre, and on the left is a small part of the Hyoshintei Tea House at Isui-en, A Japanese Garden in Nara City, Japan.
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So i watched gundam finally a week before the last episode aired, and I can't tell you how much I wish I had watched it before, I LOVED it, suletta and miorine's relationship is everything , and that last episode with the rings and their life together made me want to draw way too much haha this is why I post this bunch of sketches, I had to get it out of my system, its also my first time drawing these characters so I hope they look good enough kdjksd
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