Our first night in Hiroshima, Dave found us an amazing sushi restaurant called Sushitei Hikarimachi. The well-renowned Sushi chef was truly a culinary expert. We sat at the bar and allowed him to select the Sushi he would make and serve us. It was an fun and adventurous sushi dining experience. I was pushed out of my sushi comfort zone twice.
Each piece was served on the leaf. We were directed to use our hands, not chopsticks. The chef told us to use our fingers fingers and take only one bite. We were not allowed to dip in soy sauce either. Some of the bites were rather large! Fortunately, we had cold beer in standby.
First piece, white fish. Very good. It was lightly seared and brushed with a teriyaki sauce.
Second piece. Also very good. It was salmon wrapped around rice and cream cheese.
Seared tuna. Again, delicious.
And then I was tested. Raw shrimp. Lightly seared. It was surprisingly good. Once I let go that it was raw shrimp.
After that, the mackerel was a breeze.
The avocado with fish roe was one of my favorites.
And the tuna flower. Definitely my favorite.
I was completely out of my comfort zone when he served us the sea urchin. Oh, my. Awful. My palette is not sophisticated enough to enjoy the salty deep sea taste. More for you.
We also enjoyed tempura vegetables. Sweet potato, asparagus, and lotus root. Very delicious.
