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2013-01-24
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My family friends occasionally buy Raw Seafood from this place to cater for our home parties of more than 10 people - if you reserve accordingly, the Quality of Seafoods and Fishes here are guaranteed fresh off the plane and it is way cheaper but can be fresher than buying it from CitySuper or a dedicated Sushi Shop. You see because it is cheap, people come to polish off the stock quicker, it’s a catch-22 situation. It is filling in the middle niche market in-between! The catch is?
The catch is? I don't normally buy Sushi from here, which is another form of art altogether. I am usually only interested in the freshness of seafood vs price point and here is where exactly lies their strongest point to me personally.
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Some Sake to Start our night..Cold Sake pairs well with Sashimi. I find that warm sake is better with Sushi with rice for some reason.
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Tomatoes & Pickles - The Burdock Roots were ok. This isn't very traditional Japanese but it has it's own market. Much like non-high end Japanese food in Taiwan is very localized yet can still be fresh.
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Sashimi Island for 4 Pax - $300 Each Person - 乳龍蝦刺身 Scampi, Head is Fried
- 牡丹蝦刺身 Botan Ebi
- 加拿大海膽刺身 Canadian Urchin
- 翡翠螺刺身 Crystal Whelk
- 吞拿魚刺身 Tuna Akami
- 油甘魚腩刺身 Hamachi Yellowtail Toro
- 三文魚腩刺身 Salmon Toro
- 赤貝刺身 Akagai (Raw, many shops give boiled ones beware!)
- 目仁奈魚刺身 Mejina, in season
- 章紅魚刺身 Kanpachi Amberjack
- 鹿兒島黑毛和種A5和牛刺身 Kagoshima Wagyu Sashimi
- 磯煮鮑魚 Cooked Abalone
With 11-12 different Items of multiple slices being offered, there is a legit reason why a lot of locals come here willingly to pay $300 for raw sashimi here. The Botan Ebi were super fresh and crunchy, the Scampi was even more surprising as it was also fresh and not limpy mealy. If you are Eating-In insist on being served the freshest ingredients to the manager. For Take-Out like we do sometimes reserve everything a couple of days ahead.
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The Canadian Sea Urchins -You get a couple of pieces for each person and they suffered none of the melting pieces problem you sometimes encounter buying from poorly defrosted Uni. Wrapped into seaweed on top of a ball of rice. This was pretty good.
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We had some other Sushi items on the night for Tasting, but I stick by my theory. The most famous raw fish shops in Japan are nearly all Sushi Shops for a reason and not Sashimi, because Sushi is like an art. Over here their strongest selling point is their super fresh seafoods and offered at an affordable price.
You can also order Sushi with rice too but if you quote me for that, I am not going to be very amused LOL
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