Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Wynter wrote:

Ahhhhh okay, that makes sense. I forgot to mention that we had loads of sushi rolls, too. I had so many diff kinds I can't remember which one I liked best, tho I've eaten sushi rolls a lot in the past, so it wasn't so much a fab experience as the rest.

Right on...I like to eat rolls (maki) as well, but because rolls tend to have several ingredients it's not as easy to appreciate the taste of the fish as with nigiri sushi (slabs of fish over vinegared rice) or sashimi (raw slices of fish eaten alone)

A lot of places have really creative rolls with varying ingredients and sauces that can sometimes mask the taste of lower quality fish.....not to say rolls are bad...it just depends as with any place....on the quality of the ingredients and the skill of preparation.

Tu_triky wrote:

Right on...I like to eat rolls (maki) as well, but because rolls tend to have several ingredients it's not as easy to appreciate the taste of the fish as with nigiri sushi (slabs of fish over vinegared rice) or sashimi (raw slices of fish eaten alone)

A lot of places have really creative rolls with varying ingredients and sauces that can sometimes mask the taste of lower quality fish.....not to say rolls are bad...it just depends as with any place....on the quality of the ingredients and the skill of preparation.

They serve sashimi at this place as well (I've never had it before) but only at dinner time. Salmon, White tuna, red snapper, surf clam, and crab meat. Next time I go will prolly be at dinner time so I can try it out.

Wynter wrote:

They serve sashimi at this place as well (I've never had it before) but only at dinner time. Salmon, White tuna, red snapper, surf clam, and crab meat. Next time I go will prolly be at dinner time so I can try it out.

Yeah sometimes I just prefer to eat sashimi...especially if I think the place is pretty good...cuz then you can truly appreciate the taste of the fish....a great piece of maguro (tuna) sashimi, can be a delightful thing!
With sashimi I just dip one end in a little soy sauce...yums...

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah sometimes I just prefer to eat sashimi...especially if I think the place is pretty good...cuz then you can truly appreciate the taste of the fish....a great piece of maguro (tuna) sashimi, can be a delightful thing!
With sashimi I just dip one end in a little soy sauce...yums...

Tuna's the one I wanna try. Mmmmmm... I'm getting hungry already.

Wynter wrote:

Tuna's the one I wanna try. Mmmmmm... I'm getting hungry already.

In Japan, maguro <tuna>, or to be more precise Honmaguro <Bluefin tuna> is called "ohsama no sushi" = the king of sushi. Often considered the most prized and most well loved fish in Japan. It's said you can often tell the worth of a restaurant by how good their maguro is.

Sushi lovers might get a kick out of this subtitled video re: the tradition of eating sushi

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LuNu2a4FGTI

Tu_triky wrote:Sushi lovers might get a kick out of this subtitled video re: the tradition of eating sushi

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LuNu2a4FGTI

LOL! Too funny! I love the random flashes of the animals that sushi could be made from. :rofl:

Wynter wrote:

LOL! Too funny! I love the random flashes of the animals that sushi could be made from. :rofl:

yeah that video is ridiculously funny. i love how it starts out so sternly and proper and then they throw hints about what's really going on. :beaten:

qilver wrote:ah....cool, missed it, since i am not on the forum as much.

maybe we should head to that event in a few weeks...i am up for it.

I'm game.

Hey, are we gonna head out to Little Tokyo for Nisei Week as well?

Wynter wrote:Alrighty, so I tried the following things at the restaurant on Friday:

Miso Soup - LOVED IT
Eel in a hand roll - LOVED IT
Sushi: Salmon, red snapper - LOVED IT
Beef Teriyaki - LOVED IT
Chicken Teriyaki - LOVED IT
Bulgogi - It was ALRIGHT
Chicken and Veg Don - YUM
Shrimp Tempura - LOVED IT
Crab Meat Tempura - It was ALRIGHT
Gyoza - LOVED IT
Fried Tofu - LOVED IT
Chicken Fried Udon - LOVED IT
Beef Fried Udon - LOVED IT
Banana Tempura - LOVED IT

There were a lot of dishes that we ordered, but these were the ones I managed to taste before blowing up. :mrgreen: All-in-all, a really good experience. I managed to eat eel! :woot:

Omedeto gozaemasu!! :thumbsup:

Bulgogi?? That's a Korean thingy, I believe.

Next time try hamachi (yellowtail) sushi: it literally melts in your mouth... Oishii...! :)

bmwracer wrote:
I'm game.

I've never been, of coure, but if they have some yakitori grillin' in one of the food stalls...I urge you to try some! As I said, my friends who ate with me there for dinner last Sat. really enjoyed the food.

Tu_triky wrote:I've never been, of coure, but if they have some yakitori grillin' in one of the food stalls...I urge you to try some! As I said, my friends who ate with me there for dinner last Sat. really enjoyed the food.

My brother's b-day is coming up in about two weeks and I've nearly convinced him about Shinsengumi... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
My brother's b-day is coming up in about two weeks and I've nearly convinced him about Shinsengumi... :victory:

it's a fun, gregarious place to celebrate a birthday. food is good, the chefs are entertaining albeit loud, the yakitori is awesome, and there is a menu of several other dishes such as appetizers, veggies, fried foods, and such. they usually have specials on a dry erase board which change often as well. i think you'd both have a good time.

Tu_triky wrote:it's a fun, gregarious place to celebrate a birthday. food is good, the chefs are entertaining albeit loud, the yakitori is awesome, and there is a menu of several other dishes such as appetizers, veggies, fried foods, and such. they usually have specials on a dry erase board which change often as well. i think you'd both have a good time.

It'll be four people (niece and sis-in-law), so twice as fun...! :D

bmwracer wrote:
It'll be four people (niece and sis-in-law), so twice as fun...! :D

My only stern recommendation to you is get their EARLY! preferably before 7. I know it might seem early but the restaurant opens up at 6pm and it fills up FAST on Fridays and Saturdays....I got there with my friends before 7 and the three of us still had to wait for about 40 minutes to get seated...and that's typical. I'm just tryin' to look out for you and crew man. They don't take reservations so....

bmwracer wrote:
It'll be four people (niece and sis-in-law), so twice as fun...! :D

I hope you guys have a blast!

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah that video is ridiculously funny. i love how it starts out so sternly and proper and then they throw hints about what's really going on. :beaten:

The salt outside the door was a dead give-away. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Omedeto gozaemasu!! :thumbsup:

Bulgogi?? That's a Korean thingy, I believe.

Next time try hamachi (yellowtail) sushi: it literally melts in your mouth... Oishii...! :)

:D

Hmmm... I'll have to check if they have it next time. The one thing that definitely melted in my mouth with the Dynamite sushi roll. Mmmmm... :drooling:

Here's a couple of pix I found of Shinsengumi Yakitori..I've actually tried these items and they are certifiably deleesh...let me revisit them again.

Pork belly
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Yaki Onigiri (Grilled rice ball basted in sauce)
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Grilled Chicken wing (salty cripsy goodness)
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Grilled Beef (flap meat...carne asada basically!)
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Negima (Grilled Thigh meat with green onions with house sauce)
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Breast meat with Wasabi
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Tsukune (Chicken meatballs)
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Quail Egg wrapped in Bacon
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Grilled Prawn
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Grilled Japanese Peppers (mild not hot)
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Grilled kurobuta sausage
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Grilled cherry tomatoes wrapped in bacon
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Asparagus wrapped in pork belly
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Wynter wrote:
The salt outside the door was a dead give-away.

Really? :P

Tu_triky wrote:

Grilled cherry tomatoes wrapped in bacon
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Asparagus wrapped in pork belly
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I could go with these right now. :drooling:

Tho I had yummy nummy chapli kabob's.

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Wynter wrote:

I could go with these right now. :drooling:

Tho I had yummy nummy chapli kabob's.

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food on a stick is universally loved. :mrgreen: