Cycle 15 – Item 19
24 (Wed) January 2024
Sake Aburi Donburi
4.0
-Seongsu, Seongdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea-
with SLS staff
Jinjak Dining is a Japanese restaurant. Limited menu offers a few donburi, fusion pastas, but most famous for futomaki (even though no other sushi items are available).
Lunch was scheduled a while back as a celebration of the sales team taking over IRIS-related operations, including book fairs; Heather – focal point for IRIS – was reassigned to the team. But last week, Heather informed me that she would be leaving the company at the end of March and moving to Canada. So, lunch became something of a farewell.
While Heather will certainly be missed for supporting the development of the IRIS program, she will be missed even more for helping to foster an open, relaxed, and fun work environment – including to take the lead in organizing social events (see for example 14.351 Fancy Pretzels) and finding hip restaurants to eat lunch (see for example 14.201 Signature (Burger)) – this will likely be her last.
Sakedon is a Japanese dish. Salmon sashimi (sake) served over steamed rice (donburi).
At Jinjak Dining, the twist is that the fish is slightly torched (aburi).
It was excellent. Perfectly cooked salmon, a delicate hint of char, perfectly seasoned, enhanced with a teriyaki sauce on the side. The clear clam soup made an ideal accompaniment. Most important, everything looked and tasted authentic and free of artifice.
(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)
(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)