With a voracious appetite to expand his business, the Peruvian chef and restaurateur Marco Espinoza built a small gastronomic empire of twenty houses spread across three states — Rio, São Paulo and Brasília.
Address owner like Peruvian Cuisine Lima , canton , chaco and meat and chili he debuted in Rio de Janeiro another one of his restaurants, the kinjo who was born in Brasilia.
At Duvivier street, in Copacabana (near the Copacabana Palace), in the south of Rio de Janeiro, the house is affiliated to the so-called nikkei cuisine marked by recipes that present a fusion of flavors, techniques and aromas of Japanese and Peruvian cuisine.
In the spacious and upbeat atmosphere, marked by dozens of colorful flags hanging from the ceiling, it is worth starting the meal with two suggestions that translate well the spirit of Nikkei cuisine.
one of them is the andean nigiri (R$26 a pair), which features a slice of raw tuna on top of the Japanese rice ball, enhanced with yellow ají, quinoa and togarashi pepper.
Follows the same Japanese-Peruvian footprint as sushi roll (R$ 45 with 10 pieces), stuffed with breaded shrimp, avocado and white fish and topped with an unusual acevichado sauce (prepared with the leche de tigre in the ceviche).
The house also ceviches (from BRL 39), sashimi (R$ 159; 20 units, with the best fish and seafood of the day) and great hot dishes, such as tuna quinoa (R$72), which combines tuna seared in a quinoa crust with yam puree and spicy Nikkei sauce.
It is still worth trying the grilled octopus (R$79) with Andean chimichurri and yellow pepper sauce. It comes with rice sautéed in the wok with vegetables, shrimp, squid and octopus.
Who likes robust drinks cannot miss the inkas smoke (R$ 35), signed by the Peruvian bartender Anthony Aedo . The ethylic delight brings together whiskey, Brasilberg, red and white vermouths and purple corn bitters. Served in a glass bottle, it is smoked before going to the table with cinnamon and rosemary.
Kinjo Nikkei
Rua Duvivier, 21-A, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro – RJ
Tel.: (21) 2143-5059.
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 12:00 to 17:00 and from 18:00 to 23:00; Friday, 12pm to 5pm and 6pm to midnight; Saturday from 12:00 to 0:00; Sunday from 12pm to 10pm.
@kinjonikkei.br
A journalist from São Paulo who travels weekly between São Paulo and Rio, he has written about gastronomy for major vehicles, such as Veja São Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo and Época São Paulo. In the last ten years, he has visited eighteen countries in search of good places to eat, drink, party and exercise bohemia. Also share your findings on the site and Instagram Taste and Fly.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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