• Lexie MagillKumano KodoTraveler
    Us all learning about this typhoon 🌀 - no biggie just gonna be wet for a while
    This set was called Tuna Enjoyment and I compliedThat table's a big rock innitHitsumabushi - grilled eel with rice and dashi1Very glam walk back to the hotel

    Tuna enjoyment

    October 4, 2025 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 23 °C

    Felt appropriate to have tuna in the tuna port. We were by far the most competent and considerate foreigners in the restaurant which honestly isn't saying much for the rest of them. Just bloody TRY you flogs.

    James had hitsumabushi which is grilled eel with rice, and there's a correct way to eat it which presumably wards off flavour fatigue given it has quite a strong (delicious) savoury taste. As mimed by the elderly man that delivered it, you divide the portion in the round pot into four quadrants with a spatula and dispense them accordingly.

    1 - You give to me in the spare bowl provided, excellent, I shall tip this man handsomely.

    2 - You eat plain, just the eel and rice.

    3 - You add spring onions, seaweed, and wasabi to change the taste and texture.

    4 - You add dashi broth, thus finishing the meal.    Read more