Tuna and salmon: How "typically Japanese" became what was not Japanese
The history of sushi holds some interesting surprises even for connoisseurs of the subject. Deep red tuna, delicate pink salmon—these are the widely known typical toppings for sushi. Really typical? Has it always been that way? Why are tuna and salmon considered typical sushi toppings when they are not? As always, when it comes to […]
Typical and less typical sushi toppings
Chicken, cream cheese, salmon in chili sauce—there's hardly anything you won't find on sushi these days. But what are the typical, authentic sushi toppings? It depends... If you look at sushi in the US, salmon, tuna, and avocado dominate. In Japan, you'll also find these two types of fish, but really [...]
Faux amis - age sushi, sashimi, date maki: what appears to be sushi but isn't sushi
What exactly is sushi, and what isn't? It's not enough to just look at the typical forms of sushi. Because sushi is more than we assume here in the West. And in some respects, it's less. Because the simple association „raw fish = sushi“ isn't enough. In our series on the different […]
Valentine's Day 2023 - The moon is beautiful, isn't it...?
Valentine's Day at Restaurant sansaro For many years now, special days of the year such as New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day have been an occasion for us to come up with something exclusive for our guests at Restaurant sansaro. Whether it's New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day, we always present our guests with a special menu that is not available at any other time of the year.
sansaro Menu 2023
At Restaurant sansaro, we are proud that we have been able to offer consistently authentic Japanese quality for many years and across many chefs and kitchen staff since 2007. This sets us apart from other restaurants in Germany and around the world that serve Japanese cuisine, where quality is often a matter of luck—even in Japan. At the same time […]
Kaiseki event on January 25 & 26, 2023
Also our fourth Kaiseki event was fully booked within a few hours of sending out our newsletter and we were able to experience two beautiful, relaxed evenings with very appreciative guests from Munich and the world.
Sake Tasting Flight from December 2022
The cityscape with its bright Christmas decorations heightens the anticipation for the festive season. Restaurant sansaro also hosts Christmas dinners with friends and family and end-of-year celebrations with colleagues — to reward themselves for their hard work throughout the year and celebrate their mutual camaraderie at the end of the year. In keeping with the pre-Christmas […]
New Year's Eve 2022
In 2022, we caused a sensation among Japanophile gourmets with our special bentō boxes and authentic Japanese kaiseki menus prepared by our head chef Matsui. However, the sansaro restaurant has always been known among our regular guests for offering something special on New Year's Eve, rather than just the usual fare. We always prepare special […]
Opening hours sansaro Christmas New Year 2022
An extremely eventful year with great successes lies behind us. Of course, we are already busy planning for the Christmas and New Year's Eve season. We don't have all the details yet, but you can expect the usual from us: Christmas 2022 at sansaro We will be open on December 23, 24, and 25, 2022 […]
Christmas menu 2022 sansaro
An eventful 2022 is behind us – and although our restaurant sansaro is very busy almost every evening, the kitchen team led by chef Matsui has taken the opportunity to create another Christmas menu for three festive days in December. Christmas menu 2022 at Restaurant sansaro The menu is available – […]