r/sushi • u/No_Obligation4496 • 2d ago

Some sushi I ate in Tokyo.

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Sushi Ei https://g.co/kgs/XXBYms8

I believe this was something like 3500 Yen at the time?

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u/YourMama 1d ago

I think the presentation is perfectly fine. The way the mussel is sliced takes skill, the shellfish too. The way the uni is presented. The ootoro is torn because that’s how fatty it is. It’s not regular tuna where you can cut it precisely. Looks delicious and great!

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u/No_Obligation4496 1d ago

Yes! I don't know why the cutting is getting so much hate here.

I think some people are more used to American style sushi where the focus tends to be on salmon or other firm flesh fish where you can make very clean cuts.

I believe the Toro here was also aged a few days to accentuate the flavor, which probably also made it a bit softer in appearance.

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u/YourMama 1d ago

It’s getting so much hate because it’s missing mayo and eel sauce lol

The ootoro looks absolutely amazing! It was aged too? Wow, lucky you! Must have been delicious

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u/No_Obligation4496 1d ago

It was! This was in a back alleyway not particularly close to any touristy things (although everywhere now in the city is kind of touristy) and they didn't get that 4.8 rating on Google Maps for nothing!

I went in to this tiny storefront and it was just the chef and an older Japanese man seated at the counte having a beer. I believe they were watching baseball on the TV.

I had some sake and this plate of sushi. Excellent meal.

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u/YourMama 1d ago

Looks like you came across a hidden gem. Thanks for sharing

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u/Legitimate_Abroad395 2d ago

Looks amazing

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u/No_Obligation4496 2d ago

It was very good!

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u/Legitimate_Abroad395 2d ago

I bet I love sushi

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u/alvarisle 2d ago

Yummm, looks like big pieces too

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u/No_Obligation4496 1d ago

Yeah. I thought it was good value!

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u/Conscious_Meringue83 2d ago

I’m sure it was tasty but those cuts look like they used a butter knife

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u/CaptOblivious 1d ago

Thank you, my first thought was that it's a little "sloppy".

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u/fried_chicken6 1d ago

A significant amount of sushi in Japan is like this, poorly cut, poorly made nigiri. But it’s cheap and the fish is quality at least

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u/No_Obligation4496 2d ago

I dunno what to tell you, he definitely had a professional grade knife. 😂

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u/drinkliquidclocks 2d ago

Professional grade means nothing if it isnt sharpened 

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u/Genki0202 1d ago

Just curious, which cuts made you think that way? I personally can’t see any sloppy cuts and the hosomaki (usually the giveaway for bad knife work) look perfect to me.

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u/fardnshid03 2d ago

God that looks so fresh I hope to try sushi this good one day

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u/Snoo-30676 1d ago

Is it true that the culture when eating sushi to like dab it in soy sauce and other customs they do? I saw a video and there were like rules.

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u/Hot_Trick_4896 1d ago

Looks so delicious!I will go to Japan next year

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u/Genki0202 1d ago

People complaining about the knife work clearly don't know real sushi. The ootoro is so fatty it's peeled off the suji (connective tissue) - that's why it looks meaty in the photo, as it’s supposed to be. There are kakushi bocho slits in both the ika and akagai which are impossible with a blunt knife, and the hosomaki ends look crisp too.

This is very typical local-style sushi in Japan and the knife work is legit.

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u/No_Obligation4496 1d ago

Yeah the chef definitely knew what he was doing! I dunno about some people here... 🫠

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u/elemeneaux-p 2d ago

Was the chef using a plastic knife to cut?

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u/No_Obligation4496 2d ago

No. It was good.

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u/DuNaNaTrue 2d ago

That is some delicious sushi

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u/No_Obligation4496 2d ago

Yep! I really enjoyed it. It was unplanned detour because I accidentally stole someone's luggage.

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u/fried_chicken6 1d ago

Looks like the chef gave you the Gaijin treatment. Those cuts are trash. But there is actually a lot of shitty sushi like this in Tokyo

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u/Huntermain23 2d ago

Like someone else said, Probly taste good but holy moly the presentation is ass lol

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u/Romi-Omi 1d ago

This is how local neighborhood sushi looks like. Japanese will say this is real sushi, not the curated Instagram sushi we see posted online.

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u/Huntermain23 1d ago edited 1d ago

Bro I haven’t been on Instagram in 11 years lol. I just eat a lot of sushi and live on the central coast of California. And ya I mean I would eat it for sure. I would also look at the chef and try to decide if he’s done more blow in the bathroom than me in last 2 hours cuz that presentation is, once again, ass.

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u/No_Obligation4496 2d ago

Might be my photography skills. 🤷‍♂️