We haven't featured desserts on the Shiki blog before, but we thought this one would catch your attention. Introducing Teppanyaki Ice Cream!



The stage is set ... let the performance begin! The mouth-watering fresh fruit and ice cream is prepared Teppanyaki-style for a unique visual experience and taste sensation (yes, we even set fire to the ice cream!).


Our Teppanyaki chef, Cisco, presents the finished masterpiece.


Teppanyaki Ice Cream is available now from Shiki!

Thanks to everyone who visited us at the NNF10 Festival Garden Party this past weekend. We managed to sell out of bento boxes and sushi! The fine weather created a genuine carnival atmosphere as an assortment of street performers mingled with the crowds.



This is apparently the most successful Norfolk and Norwich Festival yet, with tickets sold out for many of the world-class performances on offer. The festival continues throughout the week until Saturday 22nd May.

If you glance down the sidebar to the right you'll see a 'Shiki Twitter Feed'. Please follow @shiki_norwich to get the latest offers!

From 27th April we are introducing two new Donburi toppings!

Donburi (Japanese for 'rice bowl dish'), is a staple of Japanese-style 'fast food' restaurants and makes for an ideal lunch. Shiki's Donburi are lunch-time only and at the special price of £4.50, including miso soup and pickles! The two new toppings are:

1. Una-Tama-Don (grilled eel and egg Donburi - see picture)
2. Spicy Salmon Don (fresh salmon in spicy mayo Donburi)


Please Note: These items are lunch-time only and we can only provide up to 20 Donburi a day.

The next Sushi Class is 13th May  from 19:00 to 21:00 (although it may extend a little longer).

Shun will be teaching you how to make sushi rice and prepare all the ingredients for hosomaki (thin rolls), uramaki (inside out rolls), and nigiri (oval shaped rice with fish on the top). As usual, here's a photo from our last class:

 
The cost is £45.00 per head  and includes equipment rental, ingredients, a free Shiki T-shirt (pink/black), sushi tasting and wine or sake tasting!

For more information, please email shunsuke_tomii@me.com, or call 01603-619-262.

This past week saw the emergence of cherry blossom (sakura) in Norwich. You can see cherry blossom in the church yard just next to Shiki on Princes Street.

In Japan 'flower viewing' (hanami) is a national past time with mass picnics held under the cherry trees of major parks and a TV forecast of the 'cherry blossom front' (sakurazensen), which sweeps from southern Kyushu to northern Hokkaido each spring.

Be sure to catch sight of the Norfolk sakura before it disappears for another year! Read more about hanami at japan-guide.com. While the guide may suggest castles, temples and shrines, we certainly have enough churches in Norwich and there's even a cherry tree in the Cathedral grounds.

If you want to add Japanese flavour to you special event, Shiki is available for outside catering!

Last Saturday we collaborated with Mercedes-Benz of Norwich on Heigham Street, serving sushi to prospective customers in the car showroom.

If you would like to hire Shiki catering for anything from a corporate promotion to a birthday party, please contact us by email or phone. Pricing can be arranged on an individual basis (there is a minimum order of £500).