Signboard of Tokube
Today is Thursday, or “Tuna Day” in our favorite sushi restaurant, “Tokube”.
I succeeded in taking photos of all the plates we ordered (I normally was busy eating, and forgot some). I proudly show you all the photos in the series of our order.
Red Flesh of Tuna (front) and Fatty Tuna (back)
Sashimi
Boiled Oyster
Grilled Yellowtail with Citron
Winter Yellowtail
Grilled Shrimp with Garlic Power
Fatty Tuna Rolls
Red Flesh of Tuna
Fatty Salmon
Fatty Yellowtail
Yellowtail
Our desserts.
Almond Jelly
Cup-Steamed Egg Custard with Crabs
And all the dishes.
Dishes
Gee, I forgot to take a picture of one plate!!!
One word. Yum. Thursday looks like it’s a very nice day.
Looking at the photos makes me realise how long it’s been since we’ve had really nice sushi/sashimi (last August when we were back in Sapporo). You can buy ok sushi here… but they’re not particularly great. I remember having a pre-made sushi pack from our work cafeteria once… horrible – just horrible.
Sushi is very popular these days as a healthy lunchtime food in Australian cities… and there’s little sushi places popping up all over the place. Still… hard to find a place that has both a good selection and good quality/taste.
Thursday sure is our day.
I understand what you mean, Ben. In 2005, I was living in a small town near Chicago for my research. Even in a small town away from the ocean, you can eat sushi at places. But even in Chicago, I was not able to find sushi with a quality as high as those served in this moderate, not expensive sushi restaurant.
In Paris or in a port town of Vladivostok, I have not experienced having good sushi, either.
I think it is not because of the restaurants or cooks; it could be because of the difference in the fish preservation methods, from the ocean to the ships, down to and in the restaurants.