大阪 天ぷら さく

I went to a tempura restaurant in Nakazaki-cho 🍤

The shop is called Osaka Tempura Saku, and the nearest station is Nakazaki-cho Station on the Osaka Metro, located in a quiet residential area 🚃

There were counter seats and table seats ✨

I ordered the premium tempura course that comes with 55 kinds of all-you-can-drink** including premium sake like Hibiki and Yamazaki for 15,500 yen ✨

It was an all-you-can-drink menu:

• Homemade ginger ale 🫚
• Homemade lemonade 🍋
• Homemade cola ✨
• Draft beer 🍺
  The homemade ginger ale was spicy and incredibly delicious 🔥
  The homemade lemonade had a rich lemon flavor and was really good 🍋
  The homemade cola was a white cola made with cinnamon, star anise, clove, and black pepper 🔥
  It had a new sensation of taste with a strong spice flavor that was very tasty 🔥
  I mainly drank non-alcoholic drinks, but there were many types of alcoholic beverages like whiskey, wine, and sake, making it a perfect place for alcohol lovers 🍶

■ The first dish

• Tempura stuffed olives that burst with aroma
• Salmon wrapped in smoke with sour cream
• Shirasu (whitebait) dancing, refreshing one-bite canapés
• Elegant pâté of Monaka (Japanese wafer) and foie gras

■ Seasonal creative tempuras

• "Shrimp tempura bursting with aroma"
  Coconut-coated shrimp tempura, topped with fragrant spice chips
• "Winter of hidden thoughts"
  Burdock tempura with black truffle and wild boar ragu sauce
• "A gift of only five heads a month"
  Naniwa black beef tempura, with the aroma of Maldon salt and green pepper
• "The bounty of the sea, sea bream tempura"
  Sea bream tempura with porcini sauce
• "Overflowing nectar, ruby jewel"
  Tempura of Beni Haruka from Ibaraki Prefecture, served with apple puree and chilled foie gras snow
• "The umami of time, confit pork from Spain"
  Pork confit tempura with herb butter

■ "Princess's visit, the marriage of sunset and sea"
Ikura (salmon roe) topped with clay pot rice (Tsuyahime from Yamagata Prefecture) and tempura of Ran-O
Accompanied by homemade tempura scraps and Kampot pepper

■ Aromatic finale
"Ice playing the green aroma"
Iced Uji tea from Kyoto Prefecture
"The temptation of burnt butter"
Lightly baked financier

■ The first dish
Tempura stuffed olives bursting with aroma 🫒
This dish had a nice tartness, and my stomach was satisfied; it was delicious 🫒
Salmon wrapped in smoke with sour cream 🐟🧀
The smoky aroma was strong, and the flavor of the cheese enclosed in choux pastry was rich, paired well with the salmon's flavor 🐟🧀
Refreshing one-bite canapés with dancing shirasu 🐟
There were plenty of shirasu, and the canapés were crispy and delicious 🐟
Elegant pâté of Monaka and foie gras 🦆
The rich foie gras combined with the black Monaka was delicious 🦆

■ Seasonal creative tempuras
"Shrimp tempura bursting with aroma"
Coconut-coated shrimp tempura, topped with fragrant spice chips
Coconut was added to the batter 🥥
It was served with tomato sauce sprinkled with spice chips 🍅
The coconut flavor was prominent and delicious 🥥
The shrimp was fluffy and tasty 🦐
The acidity of the tomato sauce and the flavor of the spices were also well-balanced, making it fragrant and delicious 🍅

"Winter of hidden thoughts"
Burdock tempura with black truffle and wild boar ragu sauce
Burdock simmered for six hours
Ragu sauce made from wild boar from Wakayama Prefecture
Drizzled with truffle oil
The thick burdock retained some fibers while being tender, and the batter was crispy and delicious
The ragu sauce had no gaminess from the boar, and the tomato flavor was refreshing and delightful 🐗🥫
The truffle oil's aroma was excellent, and it was very delicious.

"A gift of only five heads a month"
Naniwa black beef tempura with the aroma of Maldon salt and green pepper
This cow is shipped only 60 heads a year from a ranch in Hannanchu 🐮
The batter was thin and crispy, the meat was tender, and the flavor was rich and delicious 🐮
I began with the crystalline Maldon salt 🧂
The crystals were beautiful and tasty 🤩
The green pepper sauce was also rich and delicious ✨

Refreshing palate cleanser
"A refreshing salad with orange aroma"
The vegetables were crunchy, and the orange dressing was fresh and delicious 🍊

"The bounty of the sea, sea bream tempura"
Sea bream tempura with porcini sauce
The fluffy fried sea bream combined beautifully with the rich porcini sauce; it was incredibly delicious 🐟🍄‍

"Overflowing nectar, ruby jewel"
Tempura of Beni Haruka from Ibaraki Prefecture served with apple puree and chilled foie gras snow
Using Beni Haruka, which has been carefully fried for 30 minutes 🍠
It was topped with frozen foie gras and accompanied by apple puree 🍎
The Beni Haruka was very sweet and delicious 🍠
The flavor of the foie gras was also prominent, and the apple puree was tasty 🍎

"The umami of time, confit pork from Spain"
Pork confit tempura with herb butter
Pork simmered in oil for six hours was turned into tempura 🐷
The coating was crispy, the pork was soft, rich, and delicious, and the flavor of the herb butter was also excellent 🐷

"Princess's visit, the marriage of sunset and sea"
Ikura topped with clay pot rice (Tsuyahime from Yamagata Prefecture) and tempura of Ran-O
Accompanied by homemade tempura scraps and Kampot pepper
I first ate the rice by itself 🍚
It was beautifully cooked with a great texture, and even the rice alone was delicious 🍚
Next, I topped it with the tempura of Ran-O from Oita Prefecture and added ikura 🥚
I broke the Ran-O and enjoyed it with the rice 🥚
The Ran-O was rich, and the ikura was large and bursting with flavor; it was incredibly delicious ✨
On its own, it was already very rich and tasty.
The Kampot pepper added a bit of kick, and the tempura scraps were crispy with flavors of shrimp and tea leaves, adding a nice aroma, making it very delicious ✨
I could ask for more rice, so I definitely did 🍚

For the aromatic finale,
"Ice playing the green aroma"
Iced Uji tea from Kyoto Prefecture 🍵
I melted the ice over two hours to brew cold tea 🍵
The tea leaves' green was very beautiful 🍵
It was rich but had less bitterness and was very easy to drink and delicious 🍵

"The temptation of burnt butter"
Lightly baked financier
The freshly made financier was warm, fragrant, crispy, and rich in butter flavor; it was delicious 🧈
It paired perfectly with the tea and was very tasty.

Panna cotta ✨
It was wobbly with a refreshing sweetness and very delicious ✨
The strawberry on top was also delicious 🍓

Each dish was carefully prepared and incredibly tasty ✨
The food was outstanding, and with a rich selection of alcoholic beverages, I thought it would be very satisfying for those who love drinks ✨

It was delicious with high quality, and I would love to go back to this restaurant again 🥰