If you answered Sushi & Sashimi you are right!
Japan is bursting with restaurants that have fresh and delicious Sushi & Sashimi.
Today, I want to introduce "Fugu Sashimi". Fugu (ふぐ) is the Japanese word for puffer fish.
I am not sure if Fugu is a popular fish for eating around the world... But the Japanese people love it. This potentially poisonous fish is a delicacy, and if it is not prepared properly it can be quite dangerous!
It is an expensive dish and is prized among sashimi connoisseurs. It is normally cut very thin and arranged like a flower (much like the photo above). In the middle of the arrangement - the middle white in the photo above- is soft roe. We call it Shirako (白子). It's a delicacy!
The photo above is the popular "Assorted Sashimi" We call it "Sashimi no Moriawase" (刺身の盛り合わせ) Arranged on this plate are shrimp (Ebi えび), tuna (Maguro マグロ), yellow tail (Hamachi, ハマチ), and sea bream (Tai 鯛).
As you may know, Sashimi is enjoyed with Wasabi (わさび green horseradish paste). If you don't know about Wasabi, you might take a big bite thinking it's guacamole (avocado paste). haha!
Wasabi is super powerful! Really really HOT if you eat too much at once.
Enjoy~ and be careful~!
Sakanaya (肴屋)大阪府大阪市天王寺区大道4-2-5
4-2-5 Daido, Tennoji-ku, Osaka
TEL: 06-6773-1386
Open: 17:30~25:00
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