Sakana Mooloolaba

Celebrate Sake

The team at Sakana have chosen a chilled sake which is a full flavoured, semi-dry style with hints of new season pears and a creamy, clean, crispy finish.

• Add a Tokkuri of sakeA$8.00

  Add to any 'To Share', 'Sashimi' or 'Nigiri'

To Share

• EdamameA$9.00

  Dashi salt or with chilli & garlic

• Kaisen SaladA$23.00

  Sashimi, seasonal green salad, tamari soy dressing

• Ebi MayoA$20.00

  Fried Mooloolaba prawns, sweetened Japanese mayonnaise

• Gyoza (5pc)A$14.00

  Pork or Vegetable

• Chicken Kara-ageA$15.00

  Marinted deep fried chicken, nanban curry mayonnaise

• Agedashi TofuA$13.00

  Deep fried Silken Tofu, mushroom & dashi broth

• Aburi scallopsA$19.00

  With Yuzu Miso sauce

• Calamari Tatsuta-ageA$17.00

  Lightly seasoned deep fried calamari, shichimi aioli

• Tempura PrawnA$20.00

  Tentsuyu dipping sauce, mountain pepper & salt

• Tempura Spring VegetableA$18.00

  Seasonal vegetables, Tentsuyu dipping sauce

• Wagyu TatakiA$24.00

  Thinly sliced seared wagyu beef, ponzu & fresh herbs

Sashimi

Traditional sashimi served with condiments

• Maguro/Locally caught tunaA$25.00

  7pc df gf

• Tasmanian salmonA$24.00

  7pc df gf

• Catch of the dayA$25.00

  7pc df gf

• Hokkaido scallopA$24.00

  7pc df gf

• Assorted seasonal sashimiA$34.00

  3 kinds/12pc df gf

• Large Assorted seasonal sashimiA$52.00

  5 kinds/20pc df gf

Nigiri

Served with traditional condiments

• Maguro/Locally caught tunaA$8.00

  2pc df gf

• Tasmanian salmonA$8.00

  2pc df gf

• Catch of the dayA$8.00

  2pc df gf

• Hokkaido scallopA$8.00

  2pc df gf

• WagyuA$10.00

  2pc df gf

• Unagi/ EelA$10.00

  2pc df

• Ebi/Steamed prawnA$8.00

  2pc df gf

• Assorted NigiriA$30.00

  8pc df gfo

Uncategorised

• Moriawase/Mixed sushi & sashimi platterA$52.00

  18pc df gfo. A mix of sashimi (9pc), nigiri (4pc) & futomaki (5pc)

Main

• Noodles & Tempura VegetablesA$23.00

  Soba or Udon noodles in a dashi broth df vo

• Noodles & Tempura PrawnsA$25.00

  Soba or Udon noodles in a dashi broth df

• Teriyaki SalmonA$34.00

  Grilled salmon with homemade citrus teriyaki sauce df gf

• Teriyaki ChickenA$30.00

  Grilled chicken thigh with homemade citrus teriyaki sauce df gf

• Chicken Katsu CurryA$26.00

  Panko crumbed chicken thigh in mild Japanese curry sauce with rice

• Vegetable CurryA$23.00

  Seasonal vegetables in mild Japanese curry sauce with rice

• Wafu Rib FilletA$39.00

  Rib fillet with either caramelised onion sauce gf

• Tempura MoriawaseA$36.00

  Mixed seafood & vegetable df

Sides

• House SaladA$10.00

  Mixed leaves, avocado & creamy sesame dressing gfo, v

• Miso SoupA$5.00

  Silken tofu, bean curd, spring onions df gf

• Steamed RiceA$5.00

  gf, v

Hosomaki

A small roll cut into 6 pieces gf

• AvocadoA$7.00

• Cooked TunaA$8.00

• Tasmanian SalmonA$9.00

• Maguro/Locally Caught TunaA$9.00

• CucumberA$7.00

Futomaki

Large rolls cut into 10 pieces

• Chicken Kara-ageA$18.00

  Avocado, Japanese mayonnaise

• Tasmanian SalmonA$22.00

  & avocado

• Tempura PrawnA$22.00

  Avocado, lettuce, Japanese mayonnaise

• Maguro/Locally Caught TunaA$22.00

  & avocado

• Cooked TunaA$18.00

  Finely sliced red onion, cucumber, Japanese mayonnaise

• VegetarianA$16.00

  Avocado, cucumber, carrot & lettuce

Desserts

• Wafu style soy cheesecakeA$15.00

  With ice cream & seasonal berries

• Matcha & Espresso TiramisuA$15.00

  With a Dorayaki & seasonal berries

• Green Tea or Black Sesame IcecreamA$4.00

  1 scoop

  • 2 scoopsA$7.00

What is Sake?

• Nihonshu ('Sake')

  A standard serving size is called a Go (180 ml. or 6 oz.) and is served in a porcelain Tokkuri (flask) with O-chokos (tiny porcelain cups) to drink from.

How is Nihonshu 'Sake' Made?

• Polishing

  Prior to the actual process of fermentation, rice kernels have to be polished—or milled. This removes the outer layer of each grain, exposing its white, starchy centre. Quality grades are determined by the polishing ratio which measures how much of the outer layer is milled away before it’s ready to be converted into fermentable sugar.

• Fermentation

  The master brewer, or 'toji', combines technique, experience, and skill to wash, steam, cool and prepare the finished rice for fermentation. Once cooked and cooled, other ingredients such as water, a type of mould spore called 'koji,' and yeast are added. This step is what contributes to the style and flavour of the end product.

6 Common Types of Nihonshu

• Junmai 純米

  Junmai is made using rice that has been polished to 70% or less and refers to pure rice, meaning that Junmai sake is brewed using only rice, water, yeast, and koji without the influence of additives such as sugar or alcohol. Junmai is generally richer and fuller-bodied with an intense, subtly acidic flavour.

• Honjozo 本醸造

  Honjozo is made using rice that has been polished to at 70% or less. However, Honjozo often has a small amount of distilled brewers alcohol added to it to smooth out the flavour and aroma of the sake, heightening it.

• Ginjo 吟釀 or Junmai Gingo

  Considered a premium sake, Ginjo uses rice that has been polished to at 60% or less. It is brewed using special yeast and sophisticated fermentation techniques that allow for a fruitier, more complex bouquet and flavour to develop.

• Daiginjo 大吟釀 or Junmai Daiginjo

  Junmai Daiginjo is super-premium sake. Daiginjo uses rice that has been polished to 50% or less. It is regarded by many as the absolute pinnacle of sake-making.

• Nigori 濁り ‘cloudy’

  Though not reflective of its quality, there is actual rice sediments floating suspended inside it. These cloudy varieties are what is known as Nigori. Nigori sake is typically sweet, creamy and viscous.

• Futsushu 普通種

  is sometimes referred to as table sake. The rice has barely been polished (somewhere between 70 and 93 percent)

Serving Nihonshu (‘Sake’)

• Ochoko お猪口

  A Ochoko is a small cyclindrical cup, often made of ceramic, which is best suited to sipping, usually about 45ml’s.

• Masu 枡

  Originally used as a measurement tool, a masu is a square, often wooden container about as large as your palm. These decorative vessels are favored for their natural aroma that softens the dryness of sake. A ochoko is placed inside a masu and purposely overfilled with sake. Customers are expected to first drink the sake in the ochoko, then enjoy the leftovers from the masu.

• Tokkuri 徳利

  A tokkuri is a large decanter-like vessel used as a pitcher to serve sake. They are generally tall, thin and made or a ceramic.

Junmai

• Hakutsuru “Nama chozo Draft” 14% cold or warmedA$12.90

  Fruity yet dry in a classic Japanese style. Aromas of sweet rice, nuts and barely ripe pear, with green melon, young coconut and light cream on the palate. Vibrant, light, fresh and smooth

• Hakutsuru “Tanreijunmai” (Green Sake) 13.5% cold or warmedA$11.90

  Using the finest rice and pure natural spring water from Mount Rokko, it is fermented with Hakutsuru’s unique technique, “Keikao-tsukuri”. It is characterised by its smooth and semi-dry taste

• Hakushika “Snow Queen – Nigori sake” 14.5%A$22.90

  Velvety in texture with a pleasant fragrance of freshly steamed rice, this roughly filtered sake is a traditional favourite. Creamy with a mild sweetness, this sake is deliciously unique

Daiginjo

• Urakasumi “Junmai Daiginjo” 16.9%A$28.00

  Very fragrant and intense aroma of mixed fruits such as apple and fresh pineapple. Some complexity and sweetness on the palate with a refined clean finish, CINVE awarded 2019 and 2020

Umeshu

• Choya Umeshu (plum wine) 15%A$18.00

  Made from unripe Ume fruit that is steeped in Shochu and sugar. The result is a sweet and sour liqueur that can be mixed with soda, green tea or just with ice.

• Godo Tantakatan no Umeshu (plum Liqueur) 12%A$19.00

  Made from Ume fruits, cane spirit, sugar and Shiso which is Japanese basil Perilla. It gives a lightly herb & spicy flavour on Choya Classic taste as well as beautiful red colour.

Cold Drinks & Juices

• Triple filtered In-House sparkling water 750mlA$5.00

• Coke, Sugar Free Coke, lemonade, lemon squash, raspberry lemonade, Buderim ginger beer, lemon lime & bitters, Peach Tea, Ramune (Japanese lemonade)A$5.00

  by Simple Organic soda's, Blood Orange, Lemonade

• Apple, orange, Pineapple, Cranberry, Green JuiceA$6.00

Coffee & Tea

• by Little Cove Coffee Co. Espresso, long black, macchiato, piccolo, ristretto, cappuccino, latte, flat white, hot chocolate, chai, mochaA$5.50

  Cup

• MugA$6.00

• Double shot, decafA$0.50

• Soy milk, almond milk, oat milk, lactose free milkA$0.50

• English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Peppermint, Green Tea, Camomile, Genmaicha, Lemon grass + ginger, chai teaA$4.80