Delicious food now made better, because it keeps you beautiful. Hungry and want to keep your skin glowing? Then you need to head to Bijin Nabe at S Maison, Conrad Manila, for their bestseller.
Bijin Nabe by Tsukada Nojo is a brand from Japan that first expanded internationally in Singapore, and now has found its way to the Philippines. They're the first in our country to introduce 'beauty collagen stock,' the restaurant's pride and joy. What's in this beauty collagen stock? First, they raise organic free range Jidori chickens in their poultry farms in Japan. These are then the base of their chicken stock, stewed for over eight hours until the bones dissolve. Collagen is a key ingredient in beauty products like creams and serums (supplements too) that support skin health — that's to reduce wrinkles, firm the skin, and also improve the nails and hair.
Order the Bijin Nabe golden collagen chicken stock, good for two, and a pot filled with silky, pudding-like pieces of the stock arrive with an assortment of add-ons to make your hotpot more filling: red radish, sunflower sprout, lettuce, prawns, chicken, enoki mushrooms, baby sweet potato leaves, baby corn, lady's finger (okra), deep fried tofu, zucchini, fresh black fungus (mushroom), and tori tsukune (chicken meatball).
You also get to choose one starch option to finish off the Bijin Nabe experience: thin egg noodles (tsuru-tsuru), thick noodles (mochi-mochi), rice noodles, or zosui (Japanese rice porridge). Once you start cooking your hotpot on the table, the stock melts into to a creamy, silky, and unadulterated soup of chicken.
Want to finish strong with your Bijin Nabe? Try skipping the noodles and get the zosui instead. You get an extremely tasty chicken collagen risotto, the morsels of rice soaking up the goodness of leftover soup.
The Dish: Bijin Nabe (P750 per portion, minimum order of 1 portion for every 2 pax)
Where to Find it: Bijin Nabe by Tsukada Nojo, second level of S Maison, Conrad Manila
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