Opened in 2019, to bring delicious authentic Japanese meals to Queenstown. We were the first in the region to serve Sukiyaki and Shabu Shabu (Japanese Hot Pot), along with the highest quality sashimi, with local seafood being a specialty.
Shabu Shabu is an authentic Japanese dish of nabemono hotpot with thinly sliced meat and vegetables.
At Goku we serve our delicious house-made Dashi broth at your table, on a personal stove, with your choice of ingredients to add and enjoy, and house-made dipping sauces.
Sukiyaki (鋤焼, or more commonly すき焼き; [sɯ̥kijaki]) is a Japanese dish that is prepared and served in the nabemono (Japanese hot pot) style.
It consists of meat (usually thinly sliced beef) which is slowly cooked or simmered at the table, alongside vegetables and other ingredients, in a shallow iron pot in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, and mirin. The ingredients are usually dipped in a small bowl of raw, beaten eggs after being cooked in the pot, and then eaten.
Generally sukiyaki is a winter dish and it is commonly found at bōnenkai, Japanese year-end parties.
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