Explora Journeys Sakura Lunch Menu
Sakura aboard Explora Journeys offers an Asian-inspired lunch menu featuring sushi, sashimi, bento boxes, seafood, steak, and lighter dishes. The photographed menu provides a useful look at the choices available for passengers interested in trying Sakura during lunch rather than dinner.
The lunch selection includes several dishes that are always available alongside a dedicated sushi and sashimi menu. For travelers researching Explora Journeys restaurants and dining before a cruise, this menu gives a good preview of what to expect from a Sakura lunch.
Sakura Lunch Menu
The lunch menu is divided into several sections, including Always Available selections, a Bento Box, dishes to share, sashimi, signature sashimi, and nigiri sushi.
Compared with the extensive Sakura dinner menu, this photographed lunch menu presents a more focused selection while still offering choices ranging from sushi and seafood to steak and a customizable wok dish.
Always Available Lunch Dishes
The Always Available section starts with edamame seasoned with Maldon salt.
A Singapore chicken salad combines lemongrass-poached chicken, carrots, white cabbage, baby spinach, bean sprouts, Thai basil, curried cashews, and an Asian-style vinaigrette. The menu notes that a vegetarian version is available.
Shiro miso soup is prepared with homemade silken tofu, kombu, and wakame.
Guests can also order the wok of the day, with the menu directing diners to ask their host for the current selection. A vegetarian version is available as well.
For a heartier lunch, the menu includes Black Angus sirloin steak teriyaki served with creamy wasabi and baby spinach.
Roasted Atlantic salmon is another option, accompanied by wasabi glaze, sautéed broccolini, and yakisoba sauce.
Sakura Bento Box
Sakura also offers a bento box of the day.
According to the photographed menu, the bento is a daily creation composed of salad, two pieces of nigiri, two pieces of maki, bao bun, exotic fruit salad, and dessert.
Guests are directed to ask their host for the day’s specific selection, and the menu states that the bento box is available in a vegetarian version.
This can be a particularly useful choice for passengers who want to sample several different elements of Sakura’s lunch offerings in one meal.
Sushi Tasting Selection
The To Share section includes the Sakura Sushi Master Tasting Recommendation.
This selection consists of two pieces each of yellowtail sashimi, bluefin tuna tataki, sake aburi nigiri, and ebi nigiri, along with spicy tuna hosomaki, salmon and avocado uramaki, and California uramaki.
For diners who want to explore several types of sushi and sashimi without ordering each individually, this provides a varied assortment from the menu.
Sashimi
Sakura’s lunch menu includes both a sashimi assortment and individual sashimi selections.
The Sashimi Moriawase is listed as a nine-piece assortment. A separate sashimi option is available as three pieces.
The photographed menu also has a Signature Sashimi section with three preparations.
Seared salmon is served with teriyaki, yellowtail with jalapeño and coriander cream, and bluefin tuna tataki with green chili aioli.
These options add sauces and accompaniments to the fish rather than presenting them solely as traditional plain sashimi.
Nigiri Sushi
The nigiri section offers several different fish and seafood choices, with each order consisting of two pieces.
Sake features salmon with shiso salsa, while sake aburi is seared salmon with teriyaki.
Akami consists of bluefin tuna with wasabi soy sauce, and hamachi pairs yellowtail with sweet Thai fish sauce.
Ebi, or shrimp, is served with spicy mayonnaise.
Together, the sashimi and nigiri selections make sushi a significant part of Sakura’s lunch menu.
Vegetarian Options at Sakura Lunch
Several parts of the photographed menu specifically mention vegetarian alternatives.
The Singapore chicken salad can be prepared in a vegetarian version, as can the wok of the day. The bento box of the day is also available as a vegetarian version.
Edamame provides another meat-free selection, while shiro miso soup is marked on the menu with dietary symbols.
Passengers with specific dietary requirements or allergies should confirm suitable dishes and preparation details with the restaurant staff onboard.
What Is Sakura Like for Lunch?
Based specifically on this photographed menu, Sakura’s lunch offering combines lighter Asian-inspired dishes with more substantial options.
Someone looking for a relatively light lunch could choose sashimi, nigiri, soup, or salad. The bento box and sushi tasting recommendation provide more varied selections, while Black Angus sirloin steak teriyaki, roasted Atlantic salmon, and the wok of the day offer alternatives for passengers looking for a larger meal.
The presence of both individual sushi selections and composed dishes also means passengers do not have to be primarily interested in sushi to find choices on this menu.
Explora Journeys Sakura Lunch Menu FAQ
Does Sakura serve lunch on Explora Journeys?
The photographed menu is specifically labeled as a Sakura lunch menu and includes a range of sushi, sashimi, bento, seafood, steak, salad, soup, and other selections.
Does Sakura serve sushi at lunch?
Yes. Sushi is a significant part of the photographed lunch menu, including nigiri, sashimi, signature sashimi, uramaki, hosomaki, and a Sushi Master tasting recommendation.
What nigiri is available at Sakura?
The menu shown includes salmon, seared salmon, bluefin tuna, yellowtail, and shrimp nigiri preparations.
Is there sashimi at Sakura?
Yes. The lunch menu includes a nine-piece Sashimi Moriawase, a three-piece sashimi option, and signature sashimi preparations featuring salmon, yellowtail, and bluefin tuna.
Does Sakura have a bento box?
Yes. The photographed lunch menu includes a bento box of the day containing salad, nigiri, maki, a bao bun, exotic fruit salad, and dessert. The exact daily selection is not shown.
Are there options besides sushi?
Yes. Other choices shown include Singapore chicken salad, shiro miso soup, a wok of the day, Black Angus sirloin steak teriyaki, and roasted Atlantic salmon.
Are vegetarian options available?
Yes. The menu specifically notes vegetarian versions of the Singapore chicken salad, wok of the day, and bento box.
Is the Sakura lunch menu the same every day?
Some items are presented under an Always Available section. However, the menu also includes a wok of the day and bento box of the day, indicating that at least some selections vary.
Conclusion
The Explora Journeys Sakura lunch menu offers a focused selection of Asian-inspired dishes with sushi and sashimi at the center of the experience.
Passengers can choose from bluefin tuna, yellowtail, salmon and shrimp preparations, order the Sushi Master’s tasting recommendation, or try the daily bento box. Those looking beyond sushi have options including Black Angus sirloin steak teriyaki, roasted Atlantic salmon, Singapore chicken salad, miso soup, and the wok of the day.
For passengers planning their Explora Journeys dining before sailing, this photographed Sakura lunch menu provides a useful preview of the restaurant’s midday offerings.
