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• This is where food becomes spiritual art

Eating at Maji's was no less than a spiritual experience, served to us on a tray of meticulously crafted dishes, which, when brought together they way they were, looked like a rare colorful flower, a mosaic of textures and flavors and utter joy to the eye, the tummy and the soul. A dramatic statement? Perhaps, but it's truly so! We ordered the set menu, which consisted of a round tray symmetrically divided to all sorts of small dishes (the petals, if you may), each one being so interesting, unique and delicious. Sometimes we had to wonder for a moment about what it is that we're eating, until it hit us: a melon! cabbage leaf! mushroom! Radish! - as we never had them before. The dishes had mystery to them and you could feel how much attention was put into every detail - from appearances to flavors. Since the portions weren't big, it made us savor every tasting and really be in the moment, excited with every bite. The tray came with lotus tea, a spicy herb soup and pine nut rice wrapped with lotus leaves, which was almost too beautiful to bite.... (we couldn't resist though) Overall, eating there I finally understood the uniqueness of temple cuisine, and how creative cooking can be a gate to a new appreciation of life. No kidding!