Mako's birthday (2024)

Menu

Course #1: Champagne + コンビニサンド+サラダ

Drink

• Piper-Heidsieck Campagne (blue bottle)

Snack

• small shredded, daikon, cabbage, carrot and corn salad w/ miso dressing
• egg salad sandwich + katsu cutlet, shredded green cabbage, and okonomi sauce on white crustless bread
• satsuma mikan!

Course #2: Salad and Garlic (オカダガーリック)

Drink

• Shot of garlic infused tequila (inspired by Okada Garlic)

Snack

• baby kale salad w/ radish sprouts, fried garlic, crushed raw garlic, fried (but very soft) egg, "bacon" bits, parmesan cheese (inspired by Okada Garlic but remade at home)

Salad notes: We made it at the house and Lucy made it based on the recipe and picture.

Course #3: Hashimaki

Drink

• Cherry Blossom

Snack

• Hashimaki (Mika made it at home)

Course #4: Soup Course

Drink

• Verbena Cocktail (from Chandalier Bar in Las Vegas)

Snack

• Laksa

Course #5: Dessert

Drink

• Mango Sticky Rice Cocktail (from Vesper Bangkok)

Snack

• Apple, mascarpone, and honey pizza (Pizza Mafia Tokyo)

I think the drink will be:

• Something like https://www.acouplecooks.com/mango-martini/ (a bit less sweet)
• heated (~75°) coconut cream + sweetened condensed milk in the iSi Whipper

Ingredients

• [DONE] Coconut cream (1 can) [MSR cocktail]
• [DONE] sweetened condensed milk [MSR cocktail]
• [DONE] can of mango [MSR cocktail]

• [DONE] lemon verbena leaves [Verbena Cocktail]
• [DONE] buzz buttons [Verbena Cocktail]
• [TODO] yuzu [Verbena Cocktail]
• [TODO] calamansi [Verbena Cocktail]

• [TODO] white bread [sando]
• [TODO] katsu chicken/pork like cutlets [sando]
• [TODO] cabbage [hashimaki, sando]
• [TODO] baby kale [salad]
• [TODO] radish sprouts [salad]
• [TODO] bacon [salad]
• [TODO] eggs
• [TODO] red ginger [hashimaki]
• [TODO] yamaimo [hashimaki]

• [TODO] ginger (minced) [laksa]
• [TODO] lemongrass (tough woody parts removed, minced) [laksa]
• [TODO] laksa paste (1 cup?) [laksa]
• [TODO] 2 can coconut milk [laksa]
• [DONE] 1 package soy puffs (halved) [laksa]
• [TODO] ~8 portions noodles (ideally Hokkien egg noodles) [laksa]
• [TODO] 6 shallots [laksa]
• [TODO] 2 cups mung bean sprouts (trimmed and cleaned) [laksa]
• [TODO] 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves [laksa]