Photo by Lauren Kelly

Hyack Sushi now
offering Gyu Katsu

> Reviewing a Vancouver take on
this traditional Japanese dish

Jerrison Oracion
Senior Columnist

 

any students around Douglas

College have been talking about
Hyack Sushi since it opened a few
blocks from the New Westminster
campus. People go there to eat the
authentic Japanese cuisine, get their
daily specials, or eat appetizers during
Happy Hour after an evening class.
Recently, the restaurant added a special
menu that contains food items that
you could get in a five-star Japanese
restaurant. One of the items on the
menu is Gyu Katsu, and it looked so
delicious that I just had to try it out.

Gyu Katsu is a New York sirloin

steak breaded and thinly sliced raw.
Next, you put a slice of the Katsu in a
heated stone and you cook it however
you like. When it is cooked, you dip it
in either a Katsu sauce or soy sauce.

You have to eat it quickly though,
because the cooking fire runs out after
a few minutes, then you must wait for
the stone to be refueled. You can also
put cheese on top of the Katsu. This
cheese doesn’t necessarily melt like
you think it would. The beef tastes
very chewy and flavourful and the
cheese adds a sharpness to it that |
definitely enjoyed. The sauces also
add a sweet taste to the steak.

Gyu Katsu comes with yam fries,
pickled lettuce and miso soup. As with
the other items on the special menu,
it costs quite a bit, at $26. However, on
Fridays the restaurant has Gyu Katsu
Friday where you can get it for $2 off
and asa bonus, they also give you
rice. Hyack Sushi is one of the only
restaurants in the Lower Mainland to
offer this traditional Japanese cuisine,
and my stomach thinks that it is
definitely worth the high price tag.

 

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Lauren Kelly
Graphics Manager

 

’m sure most of you are feeling

as tired of the rainy weather
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NYX has plenty of options for
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offering from them, the Strobe
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The Strobe of Genius Holographic
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for summoning the sun.

 

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Brittney MacDonald
Life & Style Editor

 

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