Just beside the Tokyo Tower is a beautiful restaurant specializing in tofu.
The tofu at Toufuya Ukai is made with premium soybeans handpicked from Japan's finest crops and is made using the purest water of Hachioki, Japan's Evian.
It is the Rolls Royce of bean curd and should NEVER be compared to my favorite stinky tofu. LOL! :P
Toufuya Ukai is located in Shiba Park and is surrounded with lush greens
Main Entrance
Soybeans
Traditional Japanese Garb
Japanese Garden
Tofu-Making Exhibition
Our Garden Room had a beautiful view of the immaculately manicured garden grounds
We had the Matsu Lunch Course and this pretty Japanese lady
came in to explain each dish to us in perfect Nihongo. I thought
it was beautiful although I couldn't understand a thing. :P
Lotus Root Cake
Deep Fried Tofu with Sweet Miso Sauce and Japanese Omelette
This is how you eat your fried tofu. Lol!
Assorted Sashimi
Simmered Crab and Fried Tofu Ball
Mushroom and Turnip Leaves, Shrimps Covered with Rice Crackers,
Salmon Roe and Japanese Pickles
Next up was my favorite - a beautiful pot of tofu at its purest
"Rolls Royce" Tofu in Seasoned Soy Milk. So simple yet so good!
Spanish Mackerel Grilled with Yuzu
Rice Cooked with Sweet Potato
Sweet Adzuki Bean Soup
I wasn't as blown away with the food as I was with the setting. But to enjoy a serene meal in an
oasis within one of the busiest cities in the world, made this experience very special for me
Next time I will come in my complete tofu get-up!
Toufuya Ukai: 4-4-13 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Tel: +81 03-3436-1028
