streetsmartgirl: Thousand Cranes Shabu-Shabu, Greenbelt 3

Monday, May 7, 2012

Thousand Cranes Shabu-Shabu, Greenbelt 3

Two weeks ago, my good friend Betty Jane came home to Manila with her hubby for a 2-week vacation. It's been two years since I last saw her when she moved to New Jersey. We met up for dinner to catch up.

Betty was craving for Japanese food espcially for mochi ice cream. There are quite a few of Jap restos in the Greenbelt area but none served mochi ice cream (not that I know of). We ended up dining at Thousand Cranes Shabu-shabu which wasn't bad at all. Shabu-shabu is the Japanese variant of hot-pot where you cook the meat variants, seafoods, and vegetables in a boiling broth. You can also create your own dipping sauce.

Thousand Cranes Shabu-shabu at GB2

I guess everyone's not that hungry but we ordered the Assorted Meat shabu-shabu which consisted of pork, beef, and lamb meat. There were also veggies and noodles included in the platter.

On our table

We also ordered two bottles of Jinro to go with our food. It's taste is comparable to vodka although lightly sweeter.

Jinro

Each of us has our own pot of broth where we can cook our food. So it depends if you like to make your soup spicy or not.

I'm not sure why my food tasted bland no matter how many seasonings I put on it. It tasted all the same. I guess the only consolation I get is the warm soup with the all the meat on it. I created a separate dip but it didn't improve the taste of the meat. Be sure to cook the meat well since it will take time before it's ready to be eaten. After all, you wouldn't want to suffer from stomach ache because of eating raw meat.

Although I did not enjoy much the taste of my food, I still enjoyed the company of my friends. It's also worth noting that the servers are attentive to your needs. They would offer to make your own sauce and would check if you need a soup refill, The cooking stoves were also easy to control.

Kampai!