We’re not yet able to travel freely to Japan without joining a tour group – the easiest way to satiate our love for all things Japanese is by trying the best Japanese food in Singapore. But besides lapping up a bowl of ramen or enjoying a full-fledged sushi omakase, there is also a pop-up Japanese food fair happening right now.
With the Fukui Food Fair in Isetan Scotts, running from now to August 4, you can try the best of the Fukui prefecture. While everyone immediately heads over to Tokyo or Kyoto, Fukui is a relatively unknown coastline prefecture that features some of Japan’s freshest seafood. It’s the Echizen Crab we’re eyeing, a type of snow crab that's a specialty of Fukui. As a known delicacy, the Seiko crab is the female variety that’s highly sought after for its plentiful roe. Besides the crab miso, there’s also a lingering sweet flavour to its meat.
Pick up your own to try at the Food Fair – a large stuffed crab is priced at $107.80, which is by no means an everyday meal, but is well worth a special splurge. You can also expect other popular seafood dishes and snacks such as saba sushi and seafood rice crackers.
Plus, there’ll be a variety of sake from local Fukui breweries like Kokuryu Sake Brewery, Yoshida Sake Brewery, and Tanabe Shuzo. It’s joined with Fukui Craft Fair, running from now to August 23 at Tokyu Hands (Orchard, Suntec City and Great World City outlets). Here, you can find unique handmade items, ranging from Tange Megane spectacles to Eishin Sangyo knits.