Langoustine tempura with spicy shiso ponzu, Wabi, Holborn

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Wabi, Holborn, preview lunch

ByQin Xie 09/10/201219/05/2020

Menu from a hard-hat preview lunch of the soon to open Wabi in Holborn, the new restaurant of Scott Hallsworth (ex-Nobu):

Yellowtail sashimi with yuzu soy espuma and smoky nasu

Avocado and king crab roll with yuzu kosho mayo, olive oil and yuzu juice

Chilled somen noodles with shiitake soup, wasabi, ginger and crunchies

Langoustine tempura with spicy shiso ponzu

Foie Gras ‘Martini’ with umushu jelly, nashi and puffed rice

Roasted scallop with yuzu truffle egg sauce

BBQ pork belly buns with spicy peanut soy

[Steak in a chive sauce with berries]

Chocol-8

Yellowtail sashimi with yuzu soy espuma and smoky nasu, Wabi, Holborn

Avocado and king crab roll with yuzu kosho mayo, olive oil and yuzu juice, Wabi, Holborn

Avocado and king crab roll with yuzu kosho mayo, olive oil and yuzu juice, Wabi, Holborn

Chilled somen noodles with shiitake soup, wasabi, ginger and crunchies, Wabi, Holborn

Chilled somen noodles with shiitake soup, wasabi, ginger and crunchies, Wabi, Holborn

Langoustine tempura with spicy shiso ponzu, Wabi, Holborn

Langoustine tempura with spicy shiso ponzu, Wabi, Holborn

Foie Gras 'Martini' with umushu jelly, nashi and puffed rice, Wabi, Holborn

Roasted scallop with yuzu truffle egg sauce, Wabi, Holborn

At the pass, Wabi, Holborn

BBQ pork belly buns with spicy peanut soy

BBQ pork belly buns with spicy peanut soy

Chef at flame grill, Wabi, Holborn

Steak in a chive sauce with berries, Wabi, Holborn

Chocol-8, Wabi, Holborn

Qin Xie

Qin Xie is a London based food, wine and travel journalist and trained chef.

When not infiltrating Michelin restaurants as a kitchen tourist, she writes about food, drink and travel. Her work has appeared on Yahoo, FT, The Times and CNN.

Her first cookbook, co-authored with YS Peng at Hunan Restaurant, is out March 2014.

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