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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:28 am Post subject:
Captivating close up of the Jamon Iberico de Bellota that I had as part of the Winter Tasting Menu at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo. The best ham in the world!
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Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:57 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
Simple, but it looks terrific.
Exactly. The simplicity allows the quality of the chicken to shine. They use a specialty breed of jidori free-range chicken from Miyazaki. Just like there are famous area for wagyu (i.e. Kobe, Matsuzaka, Omi, Tajima), there are famous breeds of bird! I'm sure you recall from all those episodes of Dotch Ryori Show.
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:01 am Post subject:
Eve wrote:
I love bird cooked like that!
Agreed.
Especially since it's such a high quality breed of chicken. It actually tastes like chicken! I swear I don't always buy organic chicken but when I do it tastes soooo much better than Foster Farms or Zacky farms or whatever non-organic brand is available.
Furthermore at most of these Japanese yakitori restaurants they cook the chicken over binchotan (hard wood charcoal) which imparts its own flavor, me thinks.
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:34 am Post subject:
Here are more pics from my omakase meal at Sushi Sho that I posted earlier.
Shirako (cold milt/roe) with house blended togarashi pepper
Iwashi (Sardine) Most amazing sardine I've ever tasted in my life. After removing the gossamer thin layer of membrane the deep crismon fat layer is exposed. Unbelieveable flavor and color.
Kuruma Ebi (Tiger prawn) with powdered shrimp head roe.
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 12:20 pm Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
^ Wow.
That just made my dinner an epic fail.
Not my intention, buddy. I'm not eating that well anymore...just a memory.
Here are a few more to torture both you and myself.
Tako (Octopus) The most tender, delicious piece of octopus I've ever eaten! If you ever seen Jiro Dreams of Sushi, I can assure that this octopus must have gotten similar treament. It was so incredibly tender with a just a hint of pliable elasticity. It was like eating a piece of high quality steak! Redefined what my thoughts on what octopus could taste like. Ah-mazing.
Kissu (Sillago) A white fish. Look at that knife work! Ridiculously beautiful and delicious.
Saba (Mackerel) two ways. One with ginger, and one with chopped chives
It really makes a nice snack. Just don't think about what's in it. From what I understand it's kind of like a hot dog. It's all the rest of the fish (brains, guts, etc.) processed.
It really makes a nice snack. Just don't think about what's in it. From what I understand it's kind of like a hot dog. It's all the rest of the fish (brains, guts, etc.) processed.
A popular ingredient in oden, a Japanese winter soup with lots of ingredients. Oden is kind of hard to find in here in LA but it's a comforting seasonal dish to help stave away the cold.
A popular ingredient in oden, a Japanese winter soup with lots of ingredients. Oden is kind of hard to find in here in LA but it's a comforting seasonal dish to help stave away the cold.
Closest thing we've got here is udon and ramen... And that's fine with me.
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Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 11:34 pm Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
Closest thing we've got here is udon and ramen... And that's fine with me.
That's generally true although there is one place that I know of that does offer oden items. Torihei in Torrance, which is a place you've been to I think. It's an izakaya that specializes in yakitori but they have other things on the menu as well, as you well know.
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Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:52 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
The breakfast/lunch/dinner of champion sumo wrestlers.
Yup. Precisely. I've eaten the chankonabe at Shinsengumi once. It's pretty good but you have to make a reservation in advance but the cool thing is you eat it in a private room where you sit on the floor with a foot well so you can sit comfortably. Because it's actually adjacent to the Shinsengumi Yakitori restaurant on Western you can actually order off their menu as well. It's great winter time meal that you can share with friends or family. In fact it's something I would like to eat again soon. I've never had the pleasure of eating chanko nabe in Japan though...that would be fun.
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