Scan Magazine | Culinary Profile | Lotus Sushi Point
Asian food with a panoramic view If you like Chinese food, sushi and traditional Norwegian ingredients, Lotus Mat og Vinhus in arctic Tromsø is the place to bring friends and family the next time you are going out for dinner. By Idha Toft Valeur | Photos: Alfred Johnsen
17 years ago, Eddy Ngan and his family opened a Chinese restaurant with one of their Norwegian friends in Tromsø, dreaming of becoming the place to go for traditional Chinese food. Once they achieved this, the idea of expanding was too tempting to let go of. Ten years after Lotus Mat og Vinhus first opened its doors, they decided to broaden their menu to include Japanese food. This is how the first restaurant serving sushi in Tromsø was born. Not only did they include Japanese cuisine – they also added traditional Norwegian ingredients such as reindeer and lamb into the mix, creating an interesting fusion. “We serve seasonal menus throughout the year, building on the produce that’s in season. During the winter, we have a Christmas menu with the tra14 | Issue 102 | July 2017
ditional Norwegian dish ‘pinnekjøtt’, and in the spring we serve cod tongue. In the summer, there’s mainly fish, whale and lobster on our menu, and as autumn arrives we introduce boar, deer and reindeer for our guests to enjoy,” Ngan explains.
Dine with a view Lotus Mat og Vinhus is located on the pier in Tromsø, and they are especially proud of the breath-taking panoramic views across the famous Arctic Cathedral. Indeed, the beautiful setting has become a well-known and much-loved part of the restaurant experience. The restaurant boasts a spacious venue with comfortable sofas to create that homely feeling while you enjoy anything from modern sushi to a classic stir-fry. “It is very important to us that everyone
has a great experience when they visit. We really are a restaurant for everyone. That is one of the reasons why we have such a varied menu: we cater both to busy businessmen, dashing in and out for a quick lunch, and to the large family with a range of different preferences. We can promise that there is something for everyone on our menu,” Ngan smiles. This summer, Lotus Mat og Vinhus will once again offer their extensive summer menu, and most will agree that few things beat good seafood, a glass of white wine and a beautiful view of the ocean.
Web: www.lotusmatogvinhus.no