tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post2966251612334310657..comments2024-03-24T03:42:36.374+08:00Comments on 吃喝玩樂 - Diary of a Growing Boy: Playing tourist in TaipeiPeechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335468643735359783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-26573000485980097392012-11-03T01:19:44.987+08:002012-11-03T01:19:44.987+08:00I must agree that the fishes available in Taiwan a...I must agree that the fishes available in Taiwan are so much closer to Japan's standards. <br /><br />I think night time in HK is ok, but just a few more hours can be so detrimental to the fish's quality. I recently ate at Sushi Hiro at night and observed a freshly shucked Akagai, bled then thrown onto the table - turned from being moving and all so fresh looking, to looking like it died hours ago whilst it say on my dining companion's sushi platter as we were busy chatting. <br /><br />I still think this can be mathematically worked out in a formula! All variables count :-Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951478222064972637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-69280648214309919092012-10-29T14:43:03.020+08:002012-10-29T14:43:03.020+08:00There are very few Japanese chefs in Taiwan. Many...There are very few Japanese chefs in Taiwan. Many places have local chefs who have spent time in Japan. <br /><br />It is also true that if you sit at the counter, your sashimi will probably arrive piece by piece, although it is still in an "arrangement" if you sit at a table. My memory is fading but I can't remember whether I was served sashimi piece-by-piece at Kyubey in Tokyo. I would tend to think that I was.<br /><br />Taiwan has lots of good local fish which can be a good alternative to ingredients sourced in Japan. HK doesn't have the same...Peechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335468643735359783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-682816076750912362012-10-29T02:37:28.644+08:002012-10-29T02:37:28.644+08:00I am like that too - if I live in a place I don...I am like that too - if I live in a place I don't try hard to do the Touristy places myself!!<br /><br />If u don't mind me sharing what my Japanese sushi chef friend once said after being taken to many Japanese shops in Taipei by his ex-customer? He said the difference between HK/Taipei/Japan - is that fishes are fresher in Taiwan, but there are nearly no Japanese chefs unlike HK. <br /><br />And he mentioned to me how Taiwan loves to give Sashimi to customers piece by piece during omakase/okonomi - but he said in Japan sashimi must be served with proper 刺身のツマ with various arrangements with at least 3 things. So he thought it was a little odd even though it was tasty! But in HK, I dun understand why I can't get good sushi here... hmmm. May be because I don't want to risk with Yoshitake hahaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951478222064972637noreply@blogger.com