Ponja Nikkei in Madrid: Where Peru Meets Japan, and Acidity Meets Umami

by Yumi Liu

Ponja Nikkei

Calle de Sta. Teresa 16

28004 Madrid

Spain

Tel. +34 914 45 69 45

The Dishes

Hamachi, eel and Leche de Tigre (Cebiche Ponja de Hamachi y Anguila)

Hamachi with Ají Amarillo sauce (Tiradito de Hamachi al Ají Amarillo)

Gyozas filled with European spider crab and red prawns (Gyozas de Centollo y Gambón)

Gyozas filled with pork and mushrooms (Gyozas Mar y Tierra)

Steamed bao with crispy soft-shell crab (Bao de Cangrejo de Concha Blanda)

Japanese A5 Wagyu grilled in a Josper charcoal oven (Wagyu A5 al Josper)

Concolón rice with Norway lobster (Arroz Concolón de Cigala)

If this is your first visit to a Nikkei restaurant, many of the names on the menu may seem unfamiliar. Cebiche, Tiradito, Leche de Tigre, Ají Amarillo, Concolón—none of these belong to traditional Japanese cuisine, nor are they dishes that, for the most part, most people readily associate with Peru. In fact, Nikkei has evolved into a distinct culinary tradition of its own, and Ponja has become one of Madrid’s most compelling ambassadors of this cuisine.

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