HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – January 5, 2024 – Chef Hiroki of Sushiyoshi Hong Kong has won Japan’s first New Year’s University Auction, in a hotly contested bidding competition, for a rare box of the The highest quality Hadate Kita Murasaki sea urchin. Hokkaido, paying 1,500,000 JPY (82,500 HKD).
Chef Hiroki of Sushiyoshi Hong Kong has won Japan’s first New Year’s University Auction, paying JPY 1,500,000 for a rare box of the highest quality Hadate Kita Murasaki sea urchin from Hokkaido.
As a tribute to his new hometown, Hong Kong, Chef Hiroki, who held two Michelin stars for his first Sushiyoshi in Osaka and one in Taipei, took a whirlwind trip with Mr. Janzen Tai, Managing Director of Four Seas Group, to Tokyo to take part in the auction on January 5, 2024 at 4:50 a.m. in Toyasu, and immediately returned to Hong Kong with his price.
The 400g of rich savory Kita Murasaki uni will be carefully selected from Chef Hiroki’s creative Omakase menu on January 6, 2024, priced at HK$3,480 for 12 lucky guests.
Chef Hiroki said: “This was a unique opportunity to put Hong Kong on the global stage as an incredible food destination. I moved here to continue bringing my vision of Sushiyoshi to the world and fuse the best culinary ideas and different ingredients from around the world. with the best Japanese know-how.
“Sushiyoshi in Hong Kong is special to me as a premier international restaurant and winning this New Year’s auction is my way of thanking this energetic city for welcoming me and my vision of fun and creative omakase. vision of taking fun and creative omakase and sushi to the world,” he added.
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