Posts Tagged ‘Japanese’

Sake Toro @ Sushi Kushi Toyo

Salmon Sake Toro Sushi Kushi Toyo

Sake (Salmon) Toro

An order of four piece Sake Toro which is basically the belly part of the salmon fish. The Toro (belly) is the fattier part of the meat that makes it so much more soft. The rice is under the salmon is in small quantity as it should be and the salmon sashimi is appropriately partitioned, not the most generous giving, but still satisfied.

NOTE: Not listed on the menu. Order the Sake sushi or sashimi, but specified to the waiter/waitress that you want the toro or belly.

825 South Waukegan Road, Lake Forest, IL
Phone:
(847) 234-9950

Marinated Yellowfin Tunafish @ Aqua

Marinated Yellowfin Tunafish

Marinated Yellowfin Tunafish — Euro 165 (part of 5 course meal)

This marinated yellowfin tunafish with black garlic, coconut and mechouia sauce was extremely delicate. The sauce pairings provided a unique expirience with every bite. The design was very appealing as well matching colors and playing with tones in the food. This was similar to the other dishes which were all very light in general. The restaurant is one of 9 three star Michilen restaurants in Germany and ranked number 57 in the world by the Pelligrino list. Chef de Cuisine, Sven Elverfeld, well-known for his imaginative talents in creation of excellent dishes as well as for his aesthetic presentation, was named Chef of the Year 2007 by the gourmet magazine “Der Feinschmecker”. If there is interest gathered by comments I can provide the additional courses as well.

StadtBrücke 38440, Wolfsburg, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 5361-607000

Sauteed Pork Tongue @ Hakata Tonton

Sauteed Pork Tongue With Scallions And Spicy Soy Sauce Hakata Tonton

Sauteed Pork Tongue – $9.00

Grilled and sauteed pork tongue with spicy soy sauce on the side. A chewy delight.

61 Grove Street, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 242-3699

Japanese Veal Liver Sashimi @ Hakata Tonton

Japanese Veal Liver Sashimi Hakata Tonton

Japanese Veal Liver Sashimi – $9.00

The veal liver sashimi has sesame for the added texture and scallions to accentuate the taste with the spicy soy sauce. A small bite.

61 Grove Street, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 242-3699

Chocolate Souffle @ Sakagura

Chocolate Souffle Sakagura

Chocolate Souffle – $7.00

The hard-to-make Chocolate Souffle has raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream to accompany it. It has a crispy crust on top and filling chocolate cream mixture on the bottom. The preferable way to eat this is to break the souffle crust on top and pour the raspberry sauce in and dig into Chocolate Souffle with the vanilla ice cream.

Basement 1, 211 East 43rd Street, New York,  NY
Phone: (212) 953-7253

Omakase @ Sushi Yasuda

Omakase Sushi Yasuda

Omakase

Omakase is not a name of a dish but a verbal consent to the chef that you trust him/her with your meal, the sushi chef picks the best of best from a variety of sea creatures. Ridiculously fresh!

204 East 43rd Street, New York, NY
Phone:
(212) 972-1001

Tonkotsu Ramen @ Menkui Tei

Tonkotsu Ramen Menkui Tei

Tonkotsu Ramen: 2 pieces of roast pork, bean sprouts, bamboo shoot, scallion, pickled ginger and sesame seed – $8.00

This bowl of ramen is exceptionally flavorful. The noodles are bouncy and bathed in the concentrated pork broth. When you walk out the small restaurant, you will be smelling like a bowl of ramen which you can enjoy for the rest of your day.

60 West 56th Street, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 757-1642

Kobe Beef Gyutan @ Yakitori Totto

Kobe Beef Gyutan Yakitori Totto

神戸のギュタン
Kobe Beef Gyutan: Kobe beef tongue 6.00 (per skewer)

Unlike many other places that serve beef tongue in extremely thin slices, Yakitori Totto offers their extremely tender beef tongue in thick chunks.

251 W. 55th Street 2nd Floor, New York, NY