Great tempura starts with pristine ingredients.
One of my favorite stores in Tokyo, @tempura_motoyoshi, is now being run by Matoba-san, while Motoyoshi-san builds out his new location.
Chef has kept all the quality, the creativity, and the skill. One of my must-go shops.
Pictured dishes:
1. Vegetable lineup
2. Shrimp
3. Asparagus (From Japan, super early)
4. Sweet raw shrimp and sea grapes
5. Sardine over fried Nori
6. Fugu Shirako
7. Amadai
8. Kisu
9. Uni on fried Oba (thanks for not frying the uni!)
10. Sweet Potato