Tsumami at Yorozu included hotaru ika aged over a week in its own guts, 17-day aged mirugai (🤯), sawara aged in sake-kasu for more than 3 weeks, and aori ika that had been rested in salt and ginger. The textures were incredibly soft, but there were no "off" or "funky" flavors.
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Heck, even the slice of young potato had been aged over a few weeks... More
Maguro at Yorozu was not aged heavily, perhaps a reflection of Shirayama-san's personal tastes, or simply because that was the best flavor for this particular fish. It was served early in the meal while the shari was still almost hot and the vinegar flavor was strongest. Some sushiya get hype for that maguro/hot-sour shari pairing so good to know that... More