Anak Krakatau Tartare with Ash Rain
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TypeStarter
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 6, 2026
A fiery tuna mound with a sesame-nori ash rain, ready to erupt on your plate.
Raw tuna tartare shaped as a volcano mound, surrounded by avocado and radish 'islands'. Black sesame and nori flakes mimic volcanic ash falling across the plate, evoking the eruption and ash cloud over Jakarta.
Ingredients
- 300 g fresh tuna fillet (sashimi-grade)
- 2 ripe avocados
- 8 radishes
- 2 tbsp black sesame seeds
- 1 sheet nori
- 1 lime
- 1 red chili
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- salt
- pepper
Method
- Cut the tuna into small cubes and mix with soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and finely chopped red chili. Season with salt and pepper.
- Slice the avocado thinly. Slice the radishes into thin rounds.
- Cut the nori sheet into small flakes.
- On each plate, shape the tuna tartare into a volcano-like mound in the center.
- Arrange a ring of avocado slices and radish rounds around the mound to resemble an island group.
- Generously sprinkle black sesame seeds and nori flakes over the tartare and plate to mimic ash rain.
- Grate lime zest over the tuna for extra freshness.
Serving notes
- Serve immediately so the avocado stays fresh.
- Drizzle extra lime juice over just before serving for extra punch.