Aca 1° (アカ) Tokyo

貸し切り At Aca. The Chef continues to amaze with the precision cooking and layering of flavors. We had preordered the Spanish omelette (tortilla) which he cooks as good as would get it in some of the best places in Spain. Firm on the outside, but juice and melting in the core. The Kohada snack with the shiso leave is one of the best tapas one can eat.
However, every time so far, his prime dish is the meat. It gets cooked over hours, on and off, and when served is perfectly cooked. It melts in your mouth and leaves behind a very, very pleasant feeling. Less

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東京・三越前「aca (アカ)」
言わずと知れた予約困難スパニッシュ🥘

4枚目の熱々のアヒージョの動画はぜひ音ありでご覧ください✨

1枚目: コハダのボカディージョ
3枚目: 馬肉のソブラサーダ
4枚目: フカヒレと車海老のアヒージョ
6枚目: 毛蟹のパエリア
7枚目: 山羊のミルクアイスと無花果のキャラメリゼ

写真見てるだけでお腹空いてきちゃった🤤
少しずつ食べログ再開します☺︎

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Aca 1° アカ
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From the dinner in March. There are few chefs who execute with as much focus and perfection as Azuma-san, and the live act that ensues gives only a hint of the what would me favourite Spanish restaurant bere. The influences from Japanese and even Chinese cuisine can be seen throughout the meal but that paella never gets old and I can't wait until the next dinner.
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Aca 1 アカ1 first visit — one of the most highly rated Spanish restaurants recently moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. Chef Azuma san trained at Mirador de Ulia in Basque. Open kitchen showcases a charcoal grill and a wood burning stove. Well thought out menu featuring Japanese ingredients, not overly complicated but original dishes. The charcoal grilled beef was cooked to perfection; crab paella was both picturesque and delicious. Favorite was the fugu shirako and kuruma ebi served in boiling garlic oil which really hit the point! Looking forward to next visit! •
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Snow crab paella

松葉蟹のパエリア

2021年1月

Aca (Nihombashi, Tokyo)
日本橋「アカ」

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(SWIPE FOR MORE PIC) Since we were talking about grilling at Etxebarri, let’s look at another grilling approach in Japan in a Spanish restaurant, my favorite @aca_kyoto , for this week’s #littlemeg_chefskillvideos .
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At Aca many of the courses involve grilling on charcoal. From the appetisers of shellfish or fish which are usually just grilled on surface to maintain sashimi stage, horse tartare that was grilled on the outside and raw inside. Here is Chef Azuma san grilling the fish course, this time 鰆 Sawara aka Spanish Mackerel (keeping the Spanish theme although they are not from Spain 😝)
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In Japan a lot of times are skewered for grilling, they can come in big or small size. 99% of the time they use 備長炭 binchotan charcoal for grilling when in good restaurants, (they will use 藁Wara aka hay for smoking). Very often the grill surface is small and they don’t use adjustable racks, so the level of heat is controlled entirely manually by the chefs. The skewers allow them to lift and adjust distance from and area of the grill for desired level of heat. It is extremely skill dependent and there is really no fancy gadget to help.
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A lot of patience and attention is needed as binchotan produces extreme high heat. The big piece of Sawara, as you see in the video, had blistering skin. But once you see Azuma san sliced the fish. Wow. That perfect level of doneness. Just the rim was grilled. Inside was warm and rare, served with a vegetable called モロヘイヤ Moroheiya on top, and a sauce of burnt butter.
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Holy moly so so so good 🔥
#littlemeg_best2019

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As many of you know I am a big big big fan of @aca_kyoto . This is literally my favorite non-Japanese restaurants in Japan and my most visited restaurant in Kyoto. They had officially closed their door in Kyoto on 02012020 (Feb 1) and my last visit (29th) in Jan was also my last time to eat in this amazing restaurants, with my friends from Berlin, Team @ernst.berlin .
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I have countless memories here, all shared with great friends either from Japan or overseas. Azuma san, the head chef of Aca, is IMO one of the most skilled chefs with a genius mind and a super nice personality. The two sous chefs, Tanaka san and Ishibashi san, are also really down to earth and sincere, all three of them dedicated their time and efforts to continue to push the envelope and improve their cuisine. I ❤️ them so much!
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They had made so many of my #littlemeg_best2019 dishes. So many. But I will post them when I cover my Japanese series for #best2019 .
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They will be relocated to Nihonbashi in Tokyo 😭 and they will he closed for now until summer. I am so going to miss having them in Kyoto. Kyoto will for sure miss them a lot too!
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Thank you Azuma san, Tanaka san, And Ishibashi san for all the incredible food and memories.
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I will have my 30th Aca meal in Tokyo! 💪🏻
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