Tokyo - Terry brought me to a quaint restaurant which she too had not visited. Upon reaching the street it was tucked in a corner with a non nondescript sign.
We were their first patron for the night and the chef cum owner welcome us. After much talking, Terry 'family name TAKENAKA' is a respected name in the food industry and evidently knows some of Terry's relatives. This proves to be good as the treatment and service was top notch.
This is our chef extraordinaire serving our Fugu shashimi with extra care. Terry said "Look! the certificate issued by the Government to serve Fugu". Fugu is so poisonous that in the wrong hands, it is an immediate death sentence.
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| An expensive Fugu shashimi |
My first taste of Japanese Fugu shashimi which is the shashimi laid out like in flora display. The taste was smooth and very delicious.
We had beers and then hot Sake. Terry gave me an introduction to Japanese culture - because we are special guest to the restaurant. The Chef /owner took out their sake cups with his family emblem and I was told it was an honour being served in one.
Besides the special cup, the hot Sake was one of the best I have tasted evidently; he gave Terry his best sake in the restaurant. We had 3 bottles...still sober.
Succulent fried oysters - 2 each. Well in fact it was so good I could have had a dozen.
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| Red bream fish head with cooked roe |
This dish was one Terry was beaming with joy and excitement, exclaiming how succulent, soft and so delicious. And she was rightly so.
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| Our vegetables |
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| Deep fried Fugu |
When it was deep fried the meat tasted like chicken. It's actually bone part of the Fugu fish deep fried so had to be careful with the fish bones.
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| Pickle |
Our finale, rice in soup with generous seaweed and sesame seeds...it was a delicious meal. Thank you, Terry...
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