Awesome Sushi, Niigata Japan

Location, unknown, unless you can read the place-setting above, of which I cannot.

What is known is that this is gonna totally kick ass, seriously.  

We've had a long day, early to rise, taxis, meetings, trains, you get the point, and now it's time to chill, eat, drink, be merry.

Let's get this party started with a beer

Ahhhhhhhh, now we're ready to eat.

As always with these posts from Japan, I'll explain what I can, but for the most part you'll just have to read with your eyes.

This is fresh, mouse-made tofu and asparagus

Sashimi (various types of tuna, red snapper, squid, egg, giant clam, etc....)

I thought the shrimp on the soy sauce dish was cool, and this is my blog so I can just do as I please.  

I like that

And now I'm pissed. 

This is a bowl of live shrimp.  There were two bowls delivered to the table.  Yeah, alive, swimming and shit.  And I video'd the removal of said shrimp (by hand) and the ripping off of the shell (yes, while still alive and kicking) and then, while holding the head, the placing of the shrimp in the mouth and biting at the neck (do they have necks?!?!??!?!?!)  Does it matter?  

It was delicious, but the video won't upload!  Not to Youtube nor this blogspot nor anything.  Sofaking pissed cause IT IS cool.

I apologize but you'll just have to take my word for it and imagine the rest.

The Aftermath

Oh yeah, a great time for a sake break!

And we must have different cups for each type

This is obviously a fish, but no idea what type.  The long half red/white thing is ginger

This was really great, absolutely delicious

And now let's break for more sake...

Words are not necessary

Awesome

Miso soup from the previously fallen solders perhaps?

Thanks for coming along for the ride.

Eat more sushi, wash it down with more scotch.

DVA