Eat them up, yum!
After the tuna auction, I waited in a very lengthy line. It was sweltering. What follows changed my bad mood around very quickly.
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Three sushi chefs serve a restaurant that seats 14.
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Ginger
![Ginger](/images/2015-08-07-sushi-dai/IMG_1787.jpg)
Tomago
![Tomago](/images/2015-08-07-sushi-dai/IMG_1788.jpg)
Miso soup in fish broth. Lots of little bones, but absolutely delicious.
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The sushi is served directly onto the bar.
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Each piece was the best version of that piece I’d ever had.
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Fluke? Flounder?
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Snapper
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The uni was the best one.
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Shellfish. I see. What kind of shellfish? Yes, shellfish! It’s alive! at which point my chef reached over and tickled it, and it moved. I later found out it is abalone.
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Tuna
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Only the rolls were dipped in soy sauce.
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The chef was surprised I knew to eat with my hands.
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Unagi
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¥4000, or (at the time) about $30. Easily the best sushi I ever had, breakfast or otherwise.