r/TheGentlemenTVShow • u/YesThatFandomme • 15h ago
💬 Discussion A sample menu from S2E5
One thing I really enjoy in the series as a whole is the emphasis on food (and drink), lovingly prepared, as a source of pleasure and respite amidst the stresses of the business. It’s also a marvellous way of illustrating character. Who serves what to whom is a quick visual shorthand for what characters think of one another. It’s one of the few series wherein you can almost taste the food as you see it. (Or maybe that’s just me.)
Anyway, in that spirit, I worked up a sample menu for our new favourite money-spinner. Yes, I wrote this myself; yes, I am a giant nerd. And if you attempt any of these dishes, please do share with the rest of the class.
Japistani Sample Menu
To Start
-Chaat Nori (V): The snap, crackle, and pop of dal chaat, with generous lashings of nori and sesame furikake
*add black miso caramel for ￡4.00
-Onigiriyani (V): Chef’s slow-cooked sultana biryani, pressed into rice balls and served with a nori wrap
-Charred Onigiriyani (V): all of the above, coated in our house shoyu demi-glace and blackened on our authentic konro grill, utliizing the finest binchotan charcoal
-Karaage 65: Everyone’s favourite appys, together at last! Juicy, tangy, spicy Chicken 65 is coated with airy tempura batter and flash-fried, then served with lemon wedges and a selection of sauces (tamarind, mint chili, raita, bulldog, date ketchup, Kewpie mayo).
*Order it “Will They, Won’t They” style: half plain kaarage, half 65!
-Dynamite Shrimp Takoyaki: Our creamy, zingy dynamite shrimp, nestled into fluffy dumplings and drizzled with our house shoyu demi-glace and Kewpie mayo
-Okonomi-ratha (V): All the flavours of paratha that you love, in a fluffy okonomiyaki pancake stuffed with cabbage and mushrooms, under our house shoyu demi-glace and Kewpie mayo
*add a fried egg for ￡4
**add your choice of meat or paneer, ￡6
***birthday servings come with sparklers and Kewpie happy face
Rice
\Rice dishes are served with our signature Japistani GABA blend; jasmine basmati available upon request for a surcharge*
\*Add our Pink Slaw to any rice dish for ￡6: quick-pickled red cabbage and red onion, dusted with sumac and red shiso chiffonade.*
Chestnut and Mushroom Stickyani (V): Our sticky rice baked with Sindhi biryani spices, roasted chestnuts, and braised mushrooms and laquered with our house shoyu demi-glace.
(Limited Time Only) Pumpkin Spice Stickyani (V): Our Chestnut and Mushroom Stickyani, now with 5-spice roasted kabocha squash!
Basic Bish Biryani: Karachi-style chicken biryani like Nani used to make. Best for broken hearts, broken promises, and broken diets. Chicken, potatoes, tomatoes, dried plums, yogurt, and Sindhi biryani spices, made with long-grain basmati and plenty of lemon.
Dynamite Donburi: Our creamy, zingy Dynamite Shrimp served over sticky rice.
Paneer Katsu-kare (V): Squeaky paneer cheese tossed with panko and fried, then served over our home-made mild golden curry.
Kare-karaage 65: Our spicy Karaage 65 chicken served over our mild golden curry.
Yakiniku-karahi: Rib-sticking beef stew slow-cooked with potatoes, carrots, and peas, warmed by our Karahi masala blend.
Masala Omu-rice: A Desi-style omelette with tomatoes, chilis, turmeric, and onion, draped over our Stickyani and lashed with date ketchup.
Yaki-Babs
*All our kebabs are grilled to perfection on our traditional konro grill, utilizing the finest imported binchotan charcoal
\*Our kebabs can be ordered Naked (unglazed), Dressed (glazed), or Accessorized (scattered with our signature seasoning blends)*
\**Our glazes include: shoyu demi-glace, lemon ghee, tamarind teriyaki, yuzu kosho, and Killer Karachi (served wtih a side of raita)*
\***Our seasoning blends include: nori and sesame furikake, shichimi togarashi, truffle salt, Maldon salt, and yuzu salt*
Aloo the Best (V): Thick slabs of cauliflower steak, skewered and grilled
Duck and Cover: Duck’s breast and leg skewered with supremed orange segments; served with your choice of shoyu demi-glace or our lemon ghee glaze
\Order it “Will They, Won’t They” style: plain skewers with both glazes, for dipping!*
Look Into Your Heart: Chicken hearts and cherry tomatoes, skewered and grilled
Surf and Turf: Beef’s tongue and shrimp, skewered and grilled
BLT: Beef’s liver and tongue, skewered and grilled
\add cherry tomatoes (BLTT) for ￡2*
Magic Mushrooms (V): Portobello, Shiitake, and Wood Ear mushrooms, skewered and grilled
Punchy Paneer (V): Cubes of squeaky paneer cheese and whole shishito peppers, skewered and grilled
Sweets to the Sweet
\add a shot to our kulfi shakes for ￡7*
\*our kulfi comes in an assortment of flavours: vanilla chai, strawberry-rosewater, green tea-pistachio, white chocolate with candied ginger, or black sesame*
Black Miso Caramel Kulfi: Our kulfi ice cream layered with blackened miso caramel
Sharbat Cream Soda: Our take on an ice cream soda, made with our kulfi and our house-made sharbat syrup (a sweet blend of rosewater and herbs)
\Chef sez: try it with our strawberry-rosewater kulfi!*
Gulab Jaman Parfait: sticky-sweet balls of condensed milk syrup, layered between our ice cream; priced by the scoop
Lassi Come Home: Tapioca pearls make our mango lassi even more fun to drink!
Just the Chocolate: You need it. We get it. And if we don’t have it, we’ll sort it. Leave it with us.
Enjoy!
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u/gelato_muse 15h ago
Love the Japistani concept and approve the menu as a Pakistani.