Holland America has introduced that it is going to be revamping the sushi bar on 5 of its ships, changing Nami Sushi with the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar.
The distinctive venue is an growth of the Morimoto By Sea eating expertise, that includes a menu by Chef Masaharu Morimoto. The sushi bar will supply a number of Chef Morimoto’s signature sushi, sashimi, rolls, and smaller dishes. The venue comes as an addition to the prevailing Morimoto By Sea pop-up expertise, in addition to the standalone specialty restaurant on Nieuw Amsterdam.
Morimoto By Sea will seat 12 visitors, with further desk seating within the surrounding space on Rotterdam, Koningsdam, and Nieuw Statendam. Eurodam will function a small counter for sushi preparation with seating within the surrounding space.
The venue will likely be rolling out on Rotterdam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam, and Eurodam from March by means of June of this yr. Nieuw Amsterdam launched the sushi bar with the standalone restaurant in 2023.
Guests with current bookings on these ships could make reservations for the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar pre-cruise.
(Photo courtesy of Holland America Line)
“With Chef Morimoto’s knowledge and expertise in the sushi world, it made sense for him to expand beyond his Morimoto By Sea restaurant and develop a specialized sushi bar featuring his signature style and flavors,” stated Michael Stendebach, vp of meals, beverage and rooms division for Holland America Line. “We’re excited to extend our fresh fish options and give our guests access to another specialty venue with cuisine by such a renowned chef.”
Morimoto By Sea Sushi Bar Menu
Items on the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar embody:
Appetizer
Toto Tartare: Wasabi, nori paste, bitter cream- and chives
Sushi and Sashimi
Chef’s mixture: Sushi Sashimi
Nigiri and Sashimi: seasonal white fish, maguro tuna, sake salmon, hamachi yellowtail, kampachi amberjack, unagi freshwater eel, hotate scallop, ebi shrimp, tako octopus, Ikura salmon roe, otoro fatty tuna and cutoro medium fatty tuna
Sushi Rolls
Shrimp Tempura: California roll, tempura shrimp and gochujang aioli
Lobster Tempura: tempura lobster, avocado, romaine lettuce, tobiko, cucumber and scallion
Tako Yaki: tempura octopus, cabbage, tonkatsu sauce, mayo and bonito flakes
Aburi Salmon: salmon avocado roll and spicy mayo, torched
California: snow crab, cucumber and avocado
Spicy Tuna: tuna, scallion and spicy sauce
Spicy Salmon: salmon, scallion and spicy sauce
Additional Signature Plates
Tuna Pizza: anchovy aioli, kalamata olives, crimson onion and jalapeno
Sticky Ribs: hoisin candy chili sauce and cilantro
Pork Gyoza Dumplings: with scallion ginger sauce
Poke Bowl: marinated recent fish, cucumber, avocado, seaweed and rice
Chicken Katsu curry: panko crusted rooster breast, Japanese curry sauce and rice
Angry Lobster Pad Thai: Maine lobster, rice noodles and Thai crimson curry sauce
Dessert
White Chocolate Lime Ganache: coconut foam, mango yuzu sorbet and rice pudding
Morimoto By Sea is a part of Holland America Line’s Global Fresh Fish program that brings regionally sourced recent fish from port to plate in lower than 48 hours — providing greater than 80 sorts of recent fish from throughout a worldwide community. In addition to the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar, Holland America Line ships function Chef Morimoto’s first floating restaurant, Morimoto By Sea. The venue is a stand-alone restaurant on Nieuw Amsterdam and a pop-up expertise at the very least as soon as per cruise on the rest of the ships within the fleet.
Menu objects on the Morimoto By Sea sushi bar will likely be priced a la carte. Reservations might be made pre-cruise or as soon as aboard the ship.
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