Japan to Peru: A Nikkei Experience

Overview

Japanese and Peruvian cuisines have intertwined for over 100 years, leading to the creation of a new fusion cuisine known as Nikkei. It combines both cultures' produce and cooking techniques to craft new dishes and traditions that are bursting with colour and flavour.

To celebrate this unique cuisine and teach Melburnians more about it, Hajime Horiguchi of Warabi and Alejandro Saravia of Farmer's Daughters (and soon-to-open Latin American restaurant Morena) have teamed up to create a ten-course Nikkei degustation as a part of this year's Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.

Diners will head to Warabi (one of the best omakase restaurants in Melbourne) in W Melbourne (one of the best hotels in Melbourne) to try this one-off dining experience on Tuesday, March 19. For $300 per person, each guest will get a seat at the omakase bar, where they'll be served ten courses that have been dreamt up by both chefs. Those wanting paired drinks will also be given a few options, starting at $88 per person.

Yes, this is not a cheap night out, but both of these chefs are known for serving up incredible food here in Melbourne. We have super high expectations when it comes to this one-off Nikkei collaboration.

Top image: Dasha Kud