Have you ever tried Peruvian food?? Even I’ve never seen it anywhere until recently, but when I checked Eatigo app (What’s Eatigo?) suddenly BLU36 pop up and I doubted my own eyes…
What on earth is it? At the same time, it made me feel interested. Luckily we could get 50% off discount from Eatigo too so we made a booking there.
The restaurant is inside a lovely house located on quiet Sukhumvit Soi 36. It’s the last place you will find even by accident, but I like this hidden location. We visited there as soon as it opened. There were 2 more groups besides us. They don’t use much lighting and it makes the space feel very romantic.
We ordered Confetti a la Quinoa (seafood clear soup made of grilled fish, shrimps and a delicious broth by a family recipe of their chef).
Once I put it into my mouth, I opened my eyes wide, because it is totally new taste for me, but very delicious and my tongue was delighted to accept it even as I ate Peruvian food for the first time. It’s quite spicy and has a very rich flavor.
Before I tried this dish, I imagined Peruvian food is very spicy and use lots of seasoning, so it isn’t suited to a Japanese palate, but it’s my misunderstanding. Japanese will love this flavor.
He ordered Seafood paella and Tiradito Salmon (raw salmon with green chili sauce).
When he ordered Tiradito Salmon, I actually didn’t want him to order it, because it looks like just a salmon sashimi… but it was totally my mistake. It actually tastes very different from Salmon sashimi. It has something of a foreign taste…I found a new way to eat sashimi. If it is marinated with South American spice, it’s not Japanese food at all. Really good =)
The last plate, Seafood paella impressed us deeply. As you know Peru was a Spanish colony a long time ago, so they have paella as one of their traditional dishes, I guess. But it had a different taste from normal Spanish paella. I don’t know if this is chef’s taste or Peruvian taste. It tastes more mild and very delicious… we were really impressed with this dish.
Normally restaurants serve food which have a slight chemical/artificial taste, but I never felt anything like that here. It tastes like nice home cooked food.
I’m sure that Peruvian food will steal your heart. I will be back soon.
Thanks!
eatigo （eatigoってなんだ？）でレストランを探していたらペルー料理のお店が出てきて面白そうだったのでさっそく行ってきました。場所はSukhumvit Soi36の静かな小道にあります。私の好きなこじんまりとした一軒家レストランで、照明はあまり使わずとってもロマンチックでした。オープンと同時に行ったにもかかわらず、タイ人と外国人のグループが２組いました。かなり入り組んだ路地に地味～にあるので、どうなのかと思いきや、最近はチットロムに支店をオープンさせたりと人気なようです。
この日私はシーフードキヌアサラダ、彼はサーモンのグリーンチリソースがけとシーフードパエリアを注文。
まず最初に運ばれてきたキヌアサラダを一口食べてもう感動。ペルー料理って個人的に辛くて、香辛料がきついイメージがあったのですが、このサラダはマイルドで魚介のおだしが効いていてとっても美味しい。あとから少し辛さを感じましたが、調度良い辛さでした。
彼のサーモンは一見ただのお刺身に見えるのですが、これまたマイルドでクリーミーなグリーンチリソースをかけるともうお刺身じゃなくておしゃれなサーモン料理になっていました。
（最近、スーパーでこのグリーンチリソースを見つけて愛用中です♥）
最後に来たパエリアは言葉にならない美味しさ。ペルー料理の味なのか、シェフの腕前なのか、とても良い風味がありながら強すぎないんです。私は南米に行ったことがなければ、ペルー料理も初めてなのでよくわかりませんが、どの料理も一貫して家庭の味って感じがしました。レストランによくあるケミカルな味がしません。どれもじわ～っと感動を感じて、ぽっと心は温まるような真心こもったお料理でした。
ここはまた来たい。
Koni
BLU 36
Address: 23/7 Sukhumvit Soi 36, Bangkok
TEL: 02-661-5448
Opening time: 15:00-0:00