January 17, 2018
Tokyo
FEAST
After that borderline-sublime dinner last night at Sushi Bar Yasuda, I asked the concierge this morning for a strong sushi recommendation for lunch. They came up with Kyubey Sushi in the Ginza district, and boy, was I happy they did!
I can't really think of anything I didn't like about this omakase. I had an Asahi (or two) to wash down everything. There are some videos below the sushi photos. I don't know why I find sushi videos so interesting!
Ginza Kyubey Sushi
Omakase sushi:
Seaweed & radish
Crab soup
Cod roe
Medium fatty tuna
Sea bream
Salted squid
Hokkaido sea urchin
Sweet ebi
Marinated tuna
Scallop
Marinated herring
Fresh shrimp
Bonito
Hamachi (Japanese amberjack)
Fatty tuna belly (otoro)
Boiled clam
Fried shrimp head & tail - from earlier fresh shrimp
Cooked tuna
Anago (saltwater eel) 2x - sweet sauce, salt
Radish, mint, sesame - palate cleanser
Maki - tuna & spring onion, squash, cucumber
Tamago (sweet egg w/shrimp)
Ginza Kyubey Sushi
Ginza Kyubey Sushi
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I went back to this donburi (rice bowl) joint at the Shiodome Center that I first tried a week ago to give some other menu items a try. Once again, it didn't disappoint!
Donburi joint in Shiodome Center
Boiled squid:
This starter tasted very good, but was awfully chewy. I guess that's very difficult to avoid with squid. It had that acquired, briny taste that I think you only get from boiling or pan frying squid and keeping it in its own juices.
Fried chicken:
Yeah, maybe I shouldn't have ordered the same dish from the same restaurant, but I just couldn't help it re: this fried chicken appetizer. And it's amazing how shredded cabbage and scallions can augment things.
Tuna donburi:
My main course was diced ahi served with steamed rice, shredded daikon, a poached egg, scallion and squash. There were also small sides of sweet, pickled seaweed and potato salad. Lastly, there was a small pot of chicken broth that I used after finishing half of the tuna and rice. There were many components to this dish, but it worked nicely.