Beef Sukiyaki
Beef and vegetables cooked in a Japanese hot pot with a very thick and flavorful broth, then dipped in a beaten raw egg and slurped up. Delish!
The name of the place? No idea
The location of the place? No idea
Well, that's not altogether true. We are near, about a 15 minute walk, from Akihabara, Tokyo. Which direction? I'm clueless. I do know that the restaurant is about 140 years old, from what I was told. It was a beautiful place built of stone and old wood with wandering pathways shaded by wispy trees and spotted with koi ponds. A magical setting.
The meal was presented in stages, typically Japanese, and before we knew it we were eating and drinking and laughing our asses off.
Here are a few photos
The first course was some sort of gently cook beef that was super tender and finely chopped
Taco salad
Hahaha! (Octopus in Japanese is Taco.... for those of you that didn't get that...)
Standard sashimi
But really fresh and great
Yes, Sake please!
This stuff was SOOOOOO GOOOOOOD!!!!!!!
I think we had 6 bottles between the 4 of us. Really great high-end sake. Dry, smooth, fresh.
Next was some kind of fish and ginger root. Also very delicious
Now on to the sukiyaki
Here's the veg
Here's the meat
Yeah, pretty amazing
No comment from me on the next photo....
It all goes into the pot and cooks slowly in front of us.
Ever turning and browning, carmelizing, reducing,
My egg
Mix it up
Hot pot is done
Load a mouthful into the egg and slurp away
Everything is better when you're having fun. We were clearly having fun
The first tray of beef is caput!
Out comes more. So soft and tender and amazing. Really an unbelievable meal
Washed down with more of this......mmmmmmmmm
Here's the last batch
And my favorite part of any meal in Japan, the rice course at the end. Same as the previous night, rice and broth
Notice the small dab of wasabi placed on the underside of the lid. I thought that was pretty cool.
The intent is to mix it into to the rice/soup if you so desire
A perfect slice of ripe mellon to finish off the night.
Sukiyaki? Suki-yummy!
Eat good food. Try something new. Just get it in your mouth and go!
DVA
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