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A #notsushi post, but it's about tuna (kind of).
One of best places to casually eat seasonal seafood is an izakaya. Even mid-level ones will have seasonal sashimi on the menu, and there may even be some surprises. These pictures are from Kane Masu near Kachidoki, which opens mid-afternoon and closes before 8pm. I guess their business is mostly focused on catching commuters before they grab the train home. Which kind of makes sense, since this area is pretty dead at night.
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These pictures are from a visit a few years ago, where both tuna head meat (noten) and rib scraps (nakaochi) were on the menu. Both uncommon cuts for sushi, but super tender and delicious. Served rustically, almost in a pile, with a chunk of wasabi. These were two of about 6 or 7 dishes that night, which included nikomi (beef stew with tendon). Many izakaya will have a pot of nikomi cooking away all day, and it's usually the "specialty" which means you should order a least a serving to try. It's like tasting the character of the shop.
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Years ago, Kane Masu became famous for serving raw wagyu "maki" stuffed with uni and that became a sort of insta-hype item, but it seems it is no longer on the menu anymore. Not that you'd be able to tell, as the menu is illegible even to some Japanese-speakers. I could probably make 5 or 6 more posts on this place, but this account isn't @izakayaaddict so I'll just say that this is definitely a spot worth visiting. Less

さすが @sugitakakigara!

Simply the best. Always grateful whenever I get to dine here.

Our omakase:

[OTSUMAMI]
Mirugai & Hirame
Iwashi Maki
Anago Chawanmushi
Ankimo
Kasunoko
Hotaru Ika
Tachiuo
Geso

[NIGIRI]
Kohada
Madai
Shiro Amadai
Sawara
Torigai
Chutoro Chiaigishi
Aji
Otoro
Akagai
Kuruma Ebi
Bafun Uni
Anago
Tamago
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Nihonbashi Kakigaracho Sugita 日本橋蛎殻町すぎた
Tokyo, Japan
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Founded by Chef Masayoshi Omino who had trained at the top yakitori restaurant Torishiki in Tokyo for 6 years, @yakitori_omino was awarded a Michelin Star and has 3 locations - each with a different concept. We had been to the one in Kamiyacho which combines yakitori with Japanese cuisine. The original in Oshiage is strictly yakitori and uses a stop system - the price depends on how much you eat and you can say stop when you’re getting full. We had a great time here - the yakitori using date chicken was very good and grilled perfectly. After about a dozen skewers, we said stop and started requesting specific parts that we wanted such as the bonjiri and chouchin. Lastly, we ordered their signature oyakodon which was a bit too wet for my taste so next time I would just aim for the yakitori only.
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Yakitori Omino 焼鳥 おみ乃
Tokyo, Japan
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🍧𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶
🍊初夏限定、河内晩柑の爽やか贅沢かき氷
…𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 · 詳細は⤵︎

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Produced by the acclaimed Japanese restaurant @kurogi_tokyo, 𝗞𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗜 𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗟𝗔𝗕 specialises in refined kakigori crafted with premium ingredients✨

This month, their seasonal creation highlights the delicate citrus character of “𝗞𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗻”, a Japanese summer citrus prized for its gentle sweetness and refreshing bittersweet finish🧡

Paired with creamy yogurt sauce and house-made butter white bean paste, the kakigori gradually develops into flavours reminiscent of a lemon tart, balanced with fragrant biscuit crumble, bright citrus jelly, fresh Bankan fruit, pistachio, and finely shaved citrus peel🌿

On the side, a house-made honey caramel sauce allows you to transform the flavour profile midway through, adding richness and depth while enhancing the citrus aromatics🍯

Each layer is carefully constructed, creating a beautifully refreshing dessert with surprising complexity and texture in every spoonful🥄

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日本料理の名店「くろぎ」が手掛けるかき氷専門店「くろぎ甘味研究所」❄️

今月の季節限定かき氷は、初夏らしい爽やかさを楽しめる「河内晩柑」🍋 河内晩柑のやさしい甘みとほろ苦さを活かし、ヨーグルトクリームやバター白餡を重ねることで、まるでレモンタルトのような奥行きある味わいに仕上げた一杯✨

中には香ばしいビスケット生地や晩柑ジュレ、ピスタチオ、たっぷりの果肉を忍ばせ、提供直前に削る晩柑皮の香りが爽やかさをさらに引き立てます🍋‍🟩

別添えの“はちみつキャラメルそーす”を加えることで、コクと甘い香りが広がり、味わいが大きく変化🧚 一匙ごとに異なる表情を楽しめる、初夏にぴったりの贅沢なかき氷です🥹

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📍┆𝗞𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗜 𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗟𝗔𝗕
　　 くろぎ甘味研究所
🗼┆Daimon · 大門
👩🏻‍🍳┆Kakigori · かき氷
🏷┆@kurogi_kanmi #くろぎ甘味研究所
💰┆Kawachi Bankan Kakigori · 河内晩柑 (¥3,450)
🚉┆Daimon · 大門駅 (Exit A6)🚶🏽‍♀️5min
👣┆Casual · カジュアル
📅┆Book via @tablecheck_gourmet · オンライン予約
✍️┆Food: 𝖲𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖽 · Vibe: 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖲𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗌 · Price ¥¥¥¥

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Tadenoha is a restaurant in Tokyo that specializes in grilling wild game meat using a charcoal fire pit (irori) but during the spring season, it serves a special sansai (Japanese mountain vegetables) course with preserved sansai, bear nabe with hanasansho, and sansai tempura with homemade soba. What a special way to eat sansai!
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Tadenoha たでの葉
Tokyo, Japan
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Sushi Mikata is a favorite tachizushi. This is another "upscaled" standing sushi with a reservation system and set entry times, although the ordering is conducted through a multilingual iPad at each counter position. Maybe by design, different days show availability depending on whether you try to to book via a Japanese or English-language website. The sushi is quite large, with sour and salty shari. Excellent sushi for purists. The value is pretty much unbeatable - what is pictured here was about ¥9,000. Less

Sushi at Matsuura is on the larger side, and quite punchy. The shari is really firm and large - perfect texture for my tastes. The shaping is elegant, symmetric, almost boxy. In impact, it reminds me a bit of Shimazu, which I posted about a month ago and which has become wildly popular over the past few years. I'll also admit that my sensibilities were completely captured when a chinmi of katsuo shuto arrived-mid course as almost a reverse palate cleaner. The sushi is so good that the lack of "luxury" ingredients goes completely unnoticed, certainly a contributing factor in the strong value. Less

The most memorable meal of my one day in Macau wasn’t in any guidebook.

Shunde Jianhua Cuisine is a no-name restaurant on a residential street — plastic stools, Styrofoam coolers on the floor, no signage trying to convince you of anything.
The kitchen stays open till 3 a.m., which is when the city’s chefs show up for dinner after their own services close.

Full dispatch from Macau (~2,400 words, nine stops, four centuries of trade routes) just landed on Tales on the Table Substack. First issue ever.

Link in bio.

📍 順德建華美食, Macau

(Versão em Português nos comentários)

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