Golden Peony It's a healthy mentality to keep an open mind as the Chinese New Year rolls in, and we reckon that this non-traditional feast is a good way to start. Instead of just raw salmon, Golden Peony's Fortune 3D Fiery Rooster yu sheng brings in extra luck and fortune with kanpachi, abalone, crispy fish skin and white bait.

Even the suckling pig here gets a Japanese-styled California maki twist, and the braised sea cucumber with minced shrimp and pork is one highlight that you must eat with rice. Golden Peony, Level 3 Conrad Centennial Singapore, 2 Temasek Boulevard, Singapore.

Japanese A La Carte Buffet Heaven @ Mitasu, Bukit Bintang KL. Sashimi sake (raw salmon), Tako Karaage (fried octopus), Wakame Udon, Salmon Kabuta (salmon head), grilled salmon and ice creams (Green Tea & Black Sesame) are a must order. I forgotten the exact price but with gst to the bill, it was only less than RM 70 per person.

However the parking at the building Central Plaza will kill you. I think I paid close to RM16 on Saturday.

Taking hints from the traditional dish Hizunamasu (thinly sliced raw salmon cartilage with Japanese radish seasoned with vinegar), it finally became possible to mass-produce highly concentrated proteoglycan from the year 2000. Research exploring new effective components from agricultural, forestry and fishing resources had been underway in Aomori, Japan, with the Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Center at its core.

Cafe Komugi sandwich smoked salmon open face (rm 22.90) after what i might have called a disappointing choice with the spaghetti, i had set my eyes on their sandwiches and the smoked salmon caught my eye. i figured i would have better luck with a sandwich since they were a cafe and Japanese at that - so raw salmon should be great too.

my assumptions had some truth in it - it sorta fell short of my expectations.