One for the books! Super hospitality and super meal! @takuya_kataori ended with cream cheese and dried persimmon dessert, matcha, and tea
Fantastic rice courses at Kataori
Tamago Kake Gohan with Katsuoboshi
Hirame Tendon
Maguro Donburi
Ochazuke with Plum and Rice Crust
More deliciousness at Kataori
Wild Duck with Yuzu kosho
Buri and Ankimo
Shiitake, grilled mochi, snd spinach
Every single bite at Tempura Naruse was mind blowing it would never fit in just one post!
- Epic Caramelized Sweet Potatoes from Tanegashima (one of the longest and most difficult-to-cook pieces of tempura)
- Asahata Renkon (Lotus Root) wrapped in Katsuboshi like cotton candy (genius move!)
- Pufferfish with a hint of chilies
- The sweetest first-of-spring... More
Literally, every single piece of Tempura Naruse was the best version of tempura for each ingredient I’ve ever had!
- Broccoli that mind-blowingly melts in your mouth, resembling snow.
- Baby Haze (Goby Fish) with the head and bones fried, then crushed and sprinkled on top.
- The softest Ika squid.
- Signature cutlass ebodai fish with an addicting... More
Like a beautiful ceremony watching Chef Takeo Shimura grate the freshest Wasabi in Shizuoka (where it was invented). Almost all tempura restaurants serve daikon radish here it was just so much sweeter and perfect with his signature dipping sauce.
The Otsumami was wildly delicious as well with lightly fried Spring Cabbage with dashi soup made using... More
Lifechanging experience at the number 1 Tempura spot in Japan, Tempura Naruse, led by Chef Takeo Shimura in Shizuoka, a most beauuitful dining room where he serves hyper-seasonal ingredients, such as the freshest seafood from one of the most famous fishmongers in Japan, along with vegetables obsessively harvested only hours before that’s been sliced... More
Winner for the crunchiest and most flavorful Katsudon I’ve had (and longest restaurant name) Katsudonhahitowoshiawasenisuru, which translates to “Katsudon Makes People Happy.” Make sure to order their very special premium Tokyo X Pork (one of the best pork breeds in Japan used by the finest tonkatsu restaurants) and add an egg yolk to take it... More
EPIC Signature Maguro (Tuna) Tekkamaki at Shimbashi Tsuruhachi - Super decadent hockey puck-sized futomaki with two slices each of akami (lean tuna), chutoro (medium fatty tuna), and otoro (fatty fatty), all rolled with sushi rice into a Tuna flavor bomb! Crazy delicious! @kotaro_0402