This Hitsumabushi Hits Different @shoyakitorisushisg twenty percent discount for their premium bluefin tuna may be over, but they still dish out utterly unctuous Japanese fare such as this scintillating Sake Harasu Shioyaki Unagi Hitsumabushi. T’was quite the mouthful, just like this dish, which features binchotan grilled salmon belly & freshwater eel on a bed of that rice I’ve been raving about in previous reviews.⠀
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For the uninitiated, hitsumabushi is eaten three different ways. First, you enjoy it in all of its naked glory, then after a few mouthfuls, you start piling on condiments. The final act in this three-parter is when you make the dashi stock in that there teapot rain on the remaining rice & unagi like I make it rain in the club. Just kidding lmao, I’m more broke than Lehman Brothers was in 2009. Please don’t tell anyone how I live.⠀
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The salmon belly & unagi were brushed down with a titillating teriyaki glaze, and both were grilled to absolute perfection. The salmon belly retained its addictively fatty & moist characteristics, and it was snapped up in short order owing to it’s deliciousness. The unagi was definitely stole most of the limelight though, as the flaky insides made for a delectable contrast with the crisp crust that had formed around the exterior while getting grilled. The crust was unlike any other unagi I’ve ever eaten, as it was more akin to razor thin glass candy than the natural skin of the eel. Felicitous, flaky flesh encased in an almost shatteringly crisp crust? That’s epicurean ecstasy and you can’t prove me wrong.⠀
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The additional condiments heighten the sumptuousness of the eel & salmon, which all gets dialled down to a mellow zen once you pour the dashi broth over the fish & rice combo. The deliciously light broth calms the mouthwatering medley down with its refreshingly clean, slightly salty subtlety, and warms your heart up in the way that only a sublime soup can.⠀
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Sho, sho good, you gotta eat it to believe it. I appreciate the love, @shoyakitorisushisg!
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📍 Sho Yakitori & Sushi⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Singapore 039596⠀⠀⠀⠀
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