1-Michelin-starred TATE Dining Room by Asia’s Best Female Chef Vicky Lau now shines the spotlight on Asia’s most popular soy-based protein – the versatile tofu.
The menu begins with Crispy Marinated Tofu, a dish created out of Chef Vicky’s love for deep-fried tofu, and which comes with a nostalgic whiff of stinky tofu from being marinated first in fermented shrimp and cheese broth. The second course is Cold Noodles with yuba, which is a thin sheet that forms when boiling a vat of soy milk, and beef tartare. The inspiration behind this dish comes from Chef Vicky’s own ma po tofu, and likewise, is served with an assortment of Sichuan spices.
Reviving an ancient Chinese recipe from Sichuan, Chicken Tofu does not in fact contain any tofu, but resembles the same soft, gelee texture. This is complemented by Iberico ham, braised abalone and light verbena oil. The heartwarming Chinese-style Lobster Stew features tofu and spice oil, and this is followed by a dessert of Soy Cream with lychee gelee and rose sponge. To conclude the tofu feast, enjoy bites of mignardises from the famous TATE dessert trolley, or a supplemental selection of house cheeses.
Lunch at TATE Dining Room is available on Fridays and Saturdays from 12pm-2:30pm. Priced at HK$780+10% per guest, the seven-course lunch menu will feature refined innovative French-Chinese interpretations of tofu – the chosen single ingredient for July and August.
TATE Dining Room Friday & Saturday Lunch Menu
HK$780+10%
+3 glasses of wine pairing HK$480
+6 glasses of wine pairing HK$780
AN ODE TO TOFU
Intro.
Petit Sale
Tofu sheet tartlet with crab meat, pickled mushroom with hard tofu
Amuse Bouche
Fresh homemade tofu with pickled daikon
I.
Crispy Marinated Tofu
Shrimp, fermented cabbage sauce
II.
Cold Noodle
Yuba, beef tartare
III.
Chicken Tofu
Iberico ham, braised abalone, verbena oil
IV.
Soya Fish Broth
Mandarin fish
V.
Lobster Stew
Tofu, spice oil
Supplement: Ode to Cheese (+HK$120 per person)
Assorted house cheeses, accompanied with Chinese condiments
VI.
Soy Cream
Lychee gelee, rose sponge
VII.
Ode to Chinoiserie
Mignardises Surprise