Sushi Bonanza

Had a great sushi lunch this Saturday. Here's the photo lineup!

Sashimi plate. The top/right row from top down: snapper, a sushi roll with mackerel in the middle and pickled daikon instead of seaweed as the wrapper, salmon, and giant clam. The bottom/left row is toro, yellowtail, and escolar. Escolar is SO GOOD! It's sometimes called white tuna, and has a smooth fatty texture that sort of pops in your mouth.

This was followed by a camera break as we ate tuna, yellowtail, and spicy scallop nigiri followed by grilled snapper. I love charcoal grilled fish because of the smokey charred bits.

Live uni. The chef actually showed it to us live and wiggling its spines, then killed it and scooped it into nigiri. Lesson of the day: one large uni=three nigiri.

Conch on fire! They cut up a live conch, stuff it back into the shell, stew it on a charcoal grill, and serve it on a bed of salt with some sterno (which is the solid alcohol in gel form, usually used to light caterers' buffet trays).

Matsutake mushroom soup. The mushroom is cooked in a clear broth with kababoka, shrimp, and chicken. It was very light and refreshing.

Spider handroll, in case anyone was still hungry.

And no, I'm not going to post the name and location of this spot, because I promised I wouldn't. I know it's stupid, but I promised!