Taipei Taiwan. November 2008
\nOmakase
\nThis was a meal I will never forget, although it took me six weeks to find the name of the restaurant. This was my second time to Taiwan and one of the reasons I was so excited to return was because the food, the sushi especially, remained in my memory. Some time on the 4-day drive from Taipei to Tainan I had mentioned my, and my family’s, affinity for Japanese food to Virginia’s uncle while she and her siblings slept in the back seat. When we got back to Taipei, my parents and sister arrived for our wedding banquet he arranged this meal the night before we returned to New York. It was a 16-course omakase-style meal. Here was the progression:<\/p>\n

$\"Crabmeat$ <\/a>

Crabmeat and vegetable maki<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Yellowtail$ <\/a>

Yellowtail sushi<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Shredded$ <\/a>

Shredded sweet potato with ikura and shiso<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Snapper$ <\/a>

Snapper sashimi<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Torched$ <\/a>

Torched salmon sushi and tuna sashimi<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Torched$ <\/a>

Torched halibut sashimi<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Sashimi$ <\/a>

Sashimi - Taiwanese native fish<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Marinated$ <\/a>

Marinated raw snapper<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Octopus\"$ <\/a>

Tender Octopus <\/p><\/div>\n

There are no words to describe how good this next course was.\u00a0 Until I had the “truffle explosion” at Alinea, it was the best single bite of food I’ve ever had:<\/p>\n

$\"Lettuce$ <\/a>

Lettuce wrap with rice, toro, ikura and uni<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Melt-in-your-mouth$ <\/a>

Melt-in-your-mouth beef<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Sturgeon$ <\/a>

Sturgeon filet atop soft tofu<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Toro$ <\/a>

Toro maki<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Shrimp$ <\/a>

Shrimp and Scallop in the lightest tempura batter<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Clam$ <\/a>

Light clam soup with basil and garlic<\/p><\/div>\n

$\"Red$ <\/a>

Red bean soup, mochi, and green-skinned orange<\/p><\/div>\n

No doubt the best Japanese meal I’ve ever eaten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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