EPTOn January 01 2012 18:41 trest wrote:
I might have missed it, but why didn't you get any tuna?
I might have missed it, but why didn't you get any tuna?
Tuna was the first piece he ate -_-
[FOOD] Tsukiji Sushi Dai (revisited) - Page 2
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Newbistic
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Tuna was the first piece he ate -_- | ||
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Atreides
United States2393 Posts
On January 01 2012 18:41 trest wrote: I might have missed it, but why didn't you get any tuna? He did? 3 of them are tuna.... The first one and then two of the a-la-carte ones. | ||
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anApple
Singapore275 Posts
On January 01 2012 18:41 trest wrote: I might have missed it, but why didn't you get any tuna? He did, you missed it. | ||
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Arachne
South Africa426 Posts
Whats the Yen to Dollar rate? (This isn't me being too lazy to google, its just anything to do with exchanging the yen has always confused me... | ||
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zulu_nation8
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Vansetsu
United States1454 Posts
On January 01 2012 20:24 TheEconomist wrote: I must have done this wrong... 130 000 Japanese Yen comes to 13000 South African Rand... Is that right? Whats the Yen to Dollar rate? (This isn't me being too lazy to google, its just anything to do with exchanging the yen has always confused me... First correct the 0 (it was 13,000, not 130,000). Secondly, just pretend yen are pennies.... so 130.00 Except. right now, their "pennies" are worth significantly more than the US's lol, so its about ~$170 for the two of them. | ||
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FILM
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phanto
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damn youuuuuu | ||
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Mrgn
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AnachronisticAnarchy
United States2957 Posts
Animal sympathy aside, this looks delicious, despite the fact I don't touch sushi with a 10 foot pole. | ||
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
That place is awesome. Have you been to the area where they chop up the fish? Normally, tourists aren't allowed in there, but there's not anyone stopping you from just walking in. The coolest thing is seeing them huge mansized fish with fucking swords. I didn't go to the place you are talking about, instead I went to the smaller places, and went to like 5 different ones and tried something different at each one. Tsukiji is the freshest sushi ever, I don't know how anyone could see there is better sushi anywhere else. Maybe I'm wrong on that, but I've worked in a sushi restaurant and besides fancy sushi pieces, there isn't much to it as long as you know how to cut fresh fish, and most importantly, have fresh fish. My favorite blogpost ever though! Brings back memories. By the way, sounds kind of expensive where you were :O. I know exactly the place you were talking about, long line, but I find sushi to generally be cheap if you find the right place. I suppose the exquisite pieces you had just racked it up, I know the place you were at is also a bit more fancy. A lot of those sushi-row restaurants are the size of a bathroom, have a sushi bar, and are meant to be cheap lunch for the fishermen to get during break or coming back from the sea. But god damn the best sushi I had was there. I dont get why you said that thing about better sushi elsewhere. I kinda feel sad for the clam. Just think about the pain it must have been feeling, considering how it was served and prepared and such. The clam is already dead. Things still move after death, due to residual chemicals in the muscles left over. Also, certain salts can cause muscles to spaz around - I don't know if it's the case with that clam, but it's possible the chef put soy sauce on it to get it kicking. If you saw the video of the octopus that dances around 'live octopus', or the video of tasteless eating moving octopus, it was actually long dead, but the soy sauce causes it to spaz out. And seriously. You feel sad for the clam? Really? Are you sad anytime like, fish eat clams? whatever, OT. | ||
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hns
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
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pestilenz
Denmark379 Posts
I currently have hangovers, but this actually made me want to eat :D | ||
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Gaga
Germany433 Posts
reminds me of hamburg and their fish-market... | ||
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MHT
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Adebisi
Canada1637 Posts
Omakase soooooo good. | ||
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rolfe
United Kingdom1266 Posts
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Recognizable
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On January 01 2012 17:48 Shymon wrote: Incredible photos man, as a professional french chef, i always have a small part of me that wants to run away and learn to make sushi from some old japanese zen master. There is something completely pure and untainted by a simple presentation of really awesome nagiri. So much technique wraped in such a minamalist presentation. Also that o-toro is massive, so envious. Was the differnce in the o-toros that one was cut with the grain and the other cut aginst it (at least that's what it looks like in the photo)? all in all excellent writeup. This could very well be it, but I am not sure. It could also be a different section of the belly, which forces it to be cut against the grain. On January 01 2012 22:53 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote: I kinda feel sad for the clam. Just think about the pain it must have been feeling, considering how it was served and prepared and such. Animal sympathy aside, this looks delicious, despite the fact I don't touch sushi with a 10 foot pole. Belial is right, they weren't alive. The sauce they put on it cause the clam to move even after it's dead. On January 01 2012 23:17 hns wrote: Did I understand you correctly that you went there for breakfast? Is this normal in Japan? I'd imagine it to be quite a heavy breakfast. It's not 'normal' in Japan. It's just a very touristy thing to do. The benefits of going early are: 1. generally shorter line: I've waited up to three hours for the same restaurant 2. better fish: for the omakase, if they run out, they'll give you different pieces On January 01 2012 23:01 Belial88 wrote: Ive been to Tsukiji before. That place is awesome. Have you been to the area where they chop up the fish? Normally, tourists aren't allowed in there, but there's not anyone stopping you from just walking in. The coolest thing is seeing them huge mansized fish with fucking swords. I didn't go to the place you are talking about, instead I went to the smaller places, and went to like 5 different ones and tried something different at each one. Tsukiji is the freshest sushi ever, I don't know how anyone could see there is better sushi anywhere else. Maybe I'm wrong on that, but I've worked in a sushi restaurant and besides fancy sushi pieces, there isn't much to it as long as you know how to cut fresh fish, and most importantly, have fresh fish. My favorite blogpost ever though! Brings back memories. By the way, sounds kind of expensive where you were :O. I know exactly the place you were talking about, long line, but I find sushi to generally be cheap if you find the right place. I suppose the exquisite pieces you had just racked it up, I know the place you were at is also a bit more fancy. A lot of those sushi-row restaurants are the size of a bathroom, have a sushi bar, and are meant to be cheap lunch for the fishermen to get during break or coming back from the sea. But god damn the best sushi I had was there. I dont get why you said that thing about better sushi elsewhere. I've been to the tuna auction back in 2008, before they imposed an informal (?) ban on the tourists. I got to see all the frozen tunas as well as some fish cutting action. You can find some of them here, most of the pics still work I think. http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=81044 The omakase was 3900, the other 3000 or so was from the a-la-carte ordering. Dai is definitely one of the most expensive ones. I've never been to the really expensive sushi shops in Tokyo, but the really good ones (Jiro and Saito are both Michelin 3 stars) cost upwards of 30,000 JPY for dinner. These shops are usually located very close to Tsukiji so that the fish is just as fresh, but they put a lot more care into their rice, techniques, and presentation. This is a good link imo: On January 01 2012 17:03 Xxio wrote: This blog reminded me of the upcoming movie Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Can't wait! From what I hear, supposedly, the difference between Jiro and Tsukiji is like Tsukiji and supermarket sushi. | ||
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