MANILA, Philippines – This whole month of May, shabu-shabu takes center stage nightly at Umu, Dusit Thani Manila’s 1,000-square-meter, award-winning Japanese restaurant, with a medley of savory ingredients and sauces to choose from.
Anticipate enhanced flavor and texture as you create your own mouthwatering Japanese hot pot with meat choices that include US short rib Angus beef, shrimp, squid and salmon; an assortment of vegetables such as mizuna leaves, shiitake mushroom, oyster mushroom, inoke mushroom, Chinese cabbage, and onion leeks; tofu, sakuraku (flower jelly) and kuzukiri (crystal noodles).
After choosing a combination of the shabu-shabu feast, let the chefs stir up their unique concoctions with beef broth in konbu leaves seasoned with sesame seeds and ponzu sauce (citrus mixed with soy sauce).
Shabu-Shabu Nights is offered daily for dinner from 5:30 to 10 p.m., priced at only P1,200++ per person. For reservations, call 867-3333 or e-mail at dtmnfb@dusit.com.