I have written about Shoya before (refer here and here), but this is the spring rall (sic) of scampi which is part of the matsu special lunch set ($33). Inside the spring roll wrapping is a de-shelled butterflied scampi stuffed with a delicate mix of pork mince and fragrant herbs. An ume and mentaiko mayonnaise adds sharp and refreshing contrast to the deep fried spring roll pastry. Speaking of which, they must hold this thing by its antennae in the hot oil to cook the pastry, as the top remains cooked, but certainly untouched by the scathing oil. Neat.
Anyway, I digress. I also wanted to draw your attention to the rest of this delightful matsu set, or should I say, the menu description of this set. You get:
Sashimi, Sushi, Grilled fish, Spring Rall (sic) of Scampi, Savory Egg Cutard (sic), Small Bowl of Dish (sic), Mixed Steamed Rice, Miso Soup, Dessert.
WTF is a small bowl of dish?
Hehe, a bowl of dish – don’t you know? EVERYBODY knows what a bowl of dish is!!!
Hehehe….
what does “(sic)” mean?
(sic) is used to indicate incorrect or unusual spelling/phrasing/punctuation etc when you reproduce from the original (ie. the menu).
fully (sic) mate
To add to mellie’s description, sic is used to make the author appear more intelligent than the person/author being quoted by pointing out the latter’s spelling/punctuation mistakes. In fact, I should have put a sic next to mellie’s name, given that proper nouns should be capitalised (e.g. mellie (sic).
I’m going to Shoya on Sunday!
Kelvin – hmm, I fear I have been dissed!
Anyway, how did you enjoy Shoya? We actually went for dinner last night (which I must blog soon).