Showing posts with label donburi. Show all posts
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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Sushi and sashimi

Something we're noticing is that sushi isn't that common in Japan. Other than conveyor belt places which are pretty common, you don't have sushi places on every corner, and many that you do see are really expensive. What they do have is sashimi.
We found this place after unsuccessfully looking for a sushi place in Naka-Meguru. The sashimi was great and much fresher than most sushi you will find.
Here is another place with great sashimi called Nihonbashi Yukari. Kendra had it as part of a donburi (rice bowl dish). There is, of course, egg in there.
One could argue that I ordered more than Kendra with the tempura and all.
But that would be petty.

As tourists, looking more for what we expect than what Japanese people really eat, we did go have sushi. Here is me coming out of Daiwa Sushi in Tsukiji fish market. There is a long line but it moves fast.
Most of the places in the fish market don't allow pictures inside, but this one does and everyone takes them.
Here is part of the omakase starting with uni (sea urchin) and egg (in case I didn't mention it they love egg in Japan)
This is hamachi, along with Kendra's favorite Unagi (eel).
The shrimp head that goes with this shrimp they peel and clean for you which is very convenient as I never eat it otherwise. This toro (fatty tuna) was really good and somewhat chewier than the other piece they gave us which I kind of liked.
Finally, Kendra really knows how to clean out a subway car after eating too much sushi.