Dashi risotto, beef ball spaghetti & draft Asahi (Burpple Beyond: $36.30)!
A fusion cafe dinner: a dashi mushroom risotto with an onsen egg, a beef ball spaghetti, and a draft Asahi. Burpple Beyond $36.30.
A relaxed Saturday cafe dinner with BB on Burpple Beyond: dashi risotto, beef ball spaghetti and a draft Asahi, all for $36.30. 🍺😋
What we had:
- Dashi risotto: a mushroom risotto with an onsen egg and crispy bits on top
- Beef ball spaghetti: pasta with beef meatballs and parmesan
- A draft Asahi Super Dry
This was the fun, Japanese-leaning kind of cafe cooking. The dashi risotto was the standout: creamy short-grain rice cooked in a Japanese dashi stock so it carries that deep kombu-bonito umami instead of the usual chicken-broth savouriness, topped with earthy mushrooms, crispy fried bits for texture, and a soft onsen egg you break and stir through for extra silkiness. Comforting and a little different.
The beef ball spaghetti was the heartier plate, springy beef meatballs over pasta in a savoury tomato sauce, finished with a generous shower of parmesan. Easy, familiar, and good for sharing.
The cold draft Asahi was the perfect partner, clean, crisp and dry, cutting through the richness of the risotto. With the 1-for-1 deal bringing it all to $36.30, it was a lovely-value, slightly indulgent dinner with a view.
Overall: 4.7 / 5. 😋👍🏼 A silky umami dashi risotto and comforting beef ball spaghetti with a crisp Asahi. Would re-visit.
