If you want to eat genuine Japanese dishes, then you should go to Fuji restaurant located on the Buda side of the capital city.
Mrs. Midori Sakai, the owner and our hostess, gives a warm welcome and leads us through the place, which provides a special culinary satisfaction. We take a glance at the kitchen, where the Japanese dishes are „mixed” and then the nicely furnished, hospitable dining area, which detains the Central European guests.
We can also sit down on the bulrush of the tatami private rooms. This is a little bit unusual for us, Hungarians but the experience is worth trying it. The shoes have to be left beside the door according to the Japanese customs but eating with chopsticks is not compulsory, you can use a knife and a fork.
„Sushi is one of the most famous Japanese dishes and it is the most popular one in Hungary and besides that several others are served as well. The Japanese eat a few form every dish but they do it from a wide variety of dishes”, Mrs. Midori informs us.
We experience during our lunch that there are plenty of sushi varieties. For example, there is sushi with vinegar, there is rice flavoured by cane sugar and sea salt and on which the fruits of sea skewers are put. The raw materials are: perch, king salmon, tuna fish, caviar, cuttle fish, king prawn, herring, eggs and vegetables.
According to the Japanese, a good dish should provide its natural flavours. That is the reason why they do not use much spices, instead they intend to release the genuine natural flavours during the cooking. If the raw material is excellent, then there is no need of using much spice. The served dishes are made according to original recipes; a majority of these dishes are made from bio raw materials.
You can get acquainted with the Japanese gastronomy at Fuji restaurant, „the basic concept of our business philosophy is to serve our guests with healthy but at the same time enjoyable dishes at our restaurant”, says Mrs. Midori Sidori upon our leaving.
Opening hours:
Every day 12:00–23:00
Budapest, II. Csatárka u. 54.
Phone: 325-7111
Fax: 325-7870
