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When October's Sydney International Food Festival is approaching, foodies and non-foodies usually rush to book a "Sugar Hit" at venues like The Hilton, InterContinental, Shangri-La Hotel, etc. However, last year, one of the most popular Sugar Hit, if not most popular, came from Azuma Kushiyaki.
What makes it special is how it distinguishes itself from the other hits with a clever theme of "East meets West". If you want something more fancy you can opt for the hotels above but take a chance and have a look at what you get at Azuma, and you won't be complaining.
As with all Sugar Hits, there is the option of the Brown Brothers dessert wine, in this case Orange muscat and flora. You can also choose Azuma's special blend Japanese green tea or glass of Hennessey too.
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| Brown Brothers Orange muscat and flora |
Out comes two boxes and all conversation ceases as we strategically decide on what to have first.
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| Clockwise: Matcha green tea ganache tart, freshly baked macaroon, Japanese wasabi ganache tart, petit almond financier |
A wasabi dessert was never going to be too popular and so I just nimbled around the crust. This box contained my favs: super crazy concentrated premium green tea ganache tart and macaroon! Look, two of my friends said that the green tea tart tasted like seaweed but I beg to differ. Simply for the true green tea dessert lovers.
The macaroons come in varied flavours and faces, as modelled below.
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| Dan the happy Macaroon Man |
James, can you handle this? Cathy, can you handle this? Jo Iceberg, can you handle this? I don't think you candle this woooooooooooo another box!
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| From top: Belgian chocolate mousse cake with raspberry coulis centre and freeze-dried rasperry flakes; Vanilla pannacotta with strawberry coulis |
The vanilla pannacotta was probably the group's favourite for the night. With any chocolate mousse you might run into the mistake of eating too much and getting full too quick. I guess that's one good thing about the raspberry flakes, they were quite sour so my spoon didn't dwelve deeper into that mousse.
All this for $20. Yes, if you were on The Price is Right and had to guess that, you would have gone home empty.
Nb: Once seated after 9pm for the Sugar Hit session, each person must order a Sugar Hit. There were 8 of us and Kat came along to chit chat cos the night was young. All she wanted was a cold drink but she was denied. It was either order drinks to the value of $20 or order the Sugar Hit or leave. Tough love.
Nb: Once seated after 9pm for the Sugar Hit session, each person must order a Sugar Hit. There were 8 of us and Kat came along to chit chat cos the night was young. All she wanted was a cold drink but she was denied. It was either order drinks to the value of $20 or order the Sugar Hit or leave. Tough love.
Wokking rating /5: 
Azuma Kushiyaki
501 George St
Sydney
02 9267 7775
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