Toriden Lot 10, The Table, KL + GIVEAWAY!

For those who love hotpot (aka steamboat), Toriden is the place to be, for an authentic Japanese hotpot experience.

Located on Level 4 of Isetan The Japan Store at The Table, one can savour the Mizutaki, a traditional dish originating from Japan's Hakata region, Fukuoka at Toriden.

Every day, Toriden produce a luscious chicken soup by boiling farm fresh chicken for at least six hours to fully extract its flavours and natural collagen; this soup is the base of their chicken hotpot (Mizutaki).

To start, we were served a Toriden Tamago each (RM10). One of Toriden's signature dishes, the soft boiled egg is topped on chicken miso and garnished with a sansho pepper. Maki, the restaurant manager, explains the right way to enjoy this - break the egg into half and mix in the chicken miso. Beautifully runny, the chicken miso added a lovely umaminess to it.

For the Mizutaki, a pot, containing the rich, flavourful chicken stock is brought to the boil at your table. The good thing about having hotpot here, is that you can sit back and enjoy while the staff prepares everything for you and guides you on how to enjoy Mizutaki. The Mizutaki is priced at RM60 per set (for 1-2 person) and comes with 1 breast, 2 thigh, chicken meatball and vegetables.

First, our server scoops out some soup into a small bowl and invites us to taste the pure, unadulterated taste of the soup (with no seasoning). She then points out a couple of condiments on the table, which we can add to enhance the taste of the soup according to our preference - original yuzu, red chilli yuzu and green chilli yuzu kosho from Kyushu, Japan as well as salt. We liked ours best with the original yuzu kosho and salt.

While we sipped on our soup, our server removed the chicken pieces from the broth and topped it with green onion and leek which she added to the soup previously. High quality chicken parts such as thigh and breast meat is used. For this, our server suggests adding some ponzu sauce - the tangy flavours whet our appetite and complements the chicken well.

Next,  using minced chicken and gizzards, our server makes chicken meatballs and drops them into the hot soup. Then, vegetables, tofu and Kudzu starch noodles are added. Ten minutes later, this beautiful bowl of colorful, healthy goodness is placed before me. Who says healthy eating needs to be boring? The meatballs were deliciously juicy and I made sure I had extra helpings of the sweet, hearty broth.

Toriden also offers tantan-men on their a la carte menu, and if you love hot and spicy flavours, this is not to be missed. We had the special chiken tantan-men (RM28) and it was terrific. The broth was flavorful and packed a punch. The ramen noodles were springy and the bowl of noodles also came with half a runny egg. We loved it! Diners who order this will also be given a disposable apron to wear, how thoughtful! ;) Other than the soup version, they also do a dry or mixed salad variety.

Chicken is the highlight at Toriden, so you will also find other dishes such as toriwasa (chicken salad), fried chicken and chicken tempura.

For dessert, we had the petite Koicha Panna Cotta (RM10) and Hojicha pudding (roasted green tea pudding - RM10), both made using green tea from Hoshino Tea Garden in Yame city. Loved the silky smooth, delicate texture of them both, but especially the koicha panna cotta which had an intense green tea flavour.

Tatami seating is available at Toriden Lot 10.

GIVEAWAY!

Toriden would like to offer one lucky blog reader a RM200 cash voucher to spend at the Toriden outlet in The Table, Lot 10.  

To enter this giveaway, please complete all the below steps to qualify.

1. Follow Toriden on both Instagram and Facebook (IG:Toridenlot10 , FB:Toridenlot10)

2. Follow Baby Sumo on both Instagram and Facebook (IG: babysumo, FB: GoodyFoodies)

3. In the comments below, tell me what you would like to try at Toriden and leave both your IG and FB handles.

[Optional] Receive a Bonus Entry if you share this post on Facebook, with hashtag #ToridenXBabySumo. (Please ensure your profile is public so that I can view it)

Contest will run from 28 December 2017 until 2 January 2018 3pm. Winners be will chosen at random and notified via Instagram or Facebook DM. Voucher is valid until 31 January 2018.

Good luck!

[4 Jan 2018] Winner announcement: 
Congratulations Angeline ML Ong - you are the lucky winner of the RM200 cash voucher! Please respond to Instagram DM by 5/1/18 6pm, otherwise a new winner will be chosen.

Menu can be viewed here. The restaurant is pork-free.

Opening hours: Lunch: 11:00am - 3:00pm (L.O 14:00); Dinner: 6:00pm - 11:00pm (L.O 21:30). Closed on Wednesday.


Location: Toriden, The Table, Level 4F, Isetan the Japan Store, Lot 10 Shopping Centre, 50 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Parking RM6 for first 3 hours)

Tel: 03-2141 7777

Website: http://thejapanstore.mistore.jp/my/en/index.html

GPS Coordinates: 3.146451, 101.712460


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