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Sushi Feast

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"Nigiri" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 18mm, f/4.5, 1/7 sec, ISO1600
 “Nigiri” Austin, 2018

こんばんは。

This evening we celebrated Bay’s recital performance by going out to eat at his favorite restaurant, Komé Sushi Kitchen. The recital was actually last week, but our schedule was so full that we had to postpone the dinner until tonight. Anyways, we feasted on many of the dishes we always get, such as kaki-furai (fried oysters), ebi-furai (fried shrimp), camembert tempura, a few of the kids’ favorite sushi rolls, and a nice variety of nigiri.

But we did try a few new things. Yesterday, the Komé chefs broke down a whole tuna from Japan, so we enjoyed some of the sashimi from that, and it was the first time for me to try the duck breast and foie gras sushi. It was amazing! We also got the kani cream korokke (creamy crab croquette) which was delicious.

"Camembert Tempura" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 52.7mm, f/4.5, 1/8 sec, ISO1600
 “Camembert Tempura” Austin, 2018
"Kani Cream Korokke" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 55mm, f/4, 1/12 sec, ISO1600
 “Kani Cream Korokke” Austin, 2018
"Big Rolls" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 18mm, f/4, 1/10 sec, ISO1600
 “Big Rolls” Austin, 2018
"Sashimi" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 18mm, f/4, 1/8 sec, ISO1600
 “Sashimi” Austin, 2018
"Duck and Foie Gras Sushi" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 42.5mm, f/4.5, 1/6 sec, ISO1600
 “Duck and Foie Gras Sushi” Austin, 2018

I hope you had a nice Sunday!

またね～

Ehōmaki

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"Ehōmaki" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/80 sec, ISO3200
 “Ehōmaki” Cedar Park, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Tonight we celebrated Setsubun by eating our traditional Ehōmaki, or “lucky direction sushi”. You are supposed to eat the whole uncut maki sushi in silence, while facing the lucky direction, which happens to be south-southeast this year.

Of course, we have extra sushi, so that gets sliced into pieces which we can enjoy after we finish our rolls. Yum!

"Sushi" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO2500
 “Sushi” Cedar Park, 2018

I was looking forward to eating Ehōmaki all day long, and it didn’t disappoint. 😀

I hope you had a nice Saturday!

おやすみ

Sushi Afternoon

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"Revolving Sushi" Austin, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5, 1/100 sec, ISO640
 “Revolving Sushi” Austin, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today Bay and I went to a new restaurant here in Austin, Kula Sushi. This is a conveyor belt-type sushi restaurant, where plates of sushi and other goodies travel by your table on a small track, and you just pick the sushi that looks good to you. The price is calculated by counting the number of plates you used. What’s cool is that you slip the plates into a slot by the table, and it is automatically counted.

Besides the regular conveyor belt, there is a second belt which delivers items that you can order from each table’s iPad. It’s really fun, and the custom orders speed to your table pretty quickly. See the video below to watch our mackerel sushi arriving.

I’d have to say Kula Sushi is pretty good, but it can’t match the sushi from a nice Japanese restaurant with more experienced chefs. Still, it’s fun, convenient, and a good value. Just be prepared for a bit of a wait since it’s relatively new and popular.

I hope you had a nice Saturday!

またね～