Sushi!!!!!!?
I love sushi and know a lot about the food itself. These are my two questions.
What are some really good Sushis restaurants in LA, besides: Katsu-Ya, Izaka-Ya, Matsuhisa, Blowfish, Hump, Yu&Mi, and Lucky Fish?
Where is the best supermarket in LA to get really good quality fish like whole Monkfish, sushi quality, and fresh Uni?
This place isn’t actually in Los Angeles, but by far, the best place I’ve ever been to in LA County is Tomodachi, located in Westlake Village. The fish is unbelievably fresh, they use just the right amount of rice in their maki and nigiri, and the presentation is absolutely beautiful. I love all types of sushi. I love California style (like Americanized stuff such as many kinds of rolls), and I love traditional stuff, like nigiri. I’m a hardcore sushi eater (I eat pretty much everything, and my favorite is uni aka sea urchin), and it is by far the best place I’ve ever been to in my life (haven’t been to Japan yet). I highly recommend: Albacore Delight, Hawaiian Roll, Hamachi Jalapeno, Alaskan Roll, Tuna Rice Cakes, and ALL of their nigiri, especially their sake, hamachi, and if you’re into it, which most people aren’t, uni. The chefs are incredibly friendly. I’ve never had a bad experience there. Try it… it’s well worth an hour drive if that’s how far away you live/are staying.
I live in the north bay area now (50 mi. north of San Francisco), and whenever I go home to visit my parents, I go to Tomodachi. It is INCREDIBLE.
Here is their website.
www.sushitomodachi.com
Anyway, besides that, I’ve never had a truly bad experience with sushi in L.A. County. Pretty much every sushi restaurant is good. I also recommend any of the all-you-can-eat places on Ventura Blvd., aside from Todai (Todai is fairly decent, but I wouldn’t recommend it for GREAT sushi).
GO TO TOMODACHI. It’s absolutely wonderful.
ALSO for really good fish, I recommend going to Whole Foods and going to the sushi counter itself. DO NOT use fish just because it says “sashimi grade.” Sashimi grade means safe to eat raw but doesn’t necessarily mean tasty to eat. Fish needs to be prepared a certain way for sushi so that it doesn’t taste “fishy” (if the fish at a sushi restaurant tastes fishy, that’s how you know the restaurant sucks; a good tester fish for this is yellowtail). I don’t know about all Whole Foods, but the one in Thousand Oaks has a sushi counter where the workers will give you or set out filets of fish prepared specifically for sushi/sashimi.
I’m a huge sushi connoisseur, so pretty anything I say is good is freaking fantastic.
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Sushi $27.7 Step-by-step photos demystify the sushi-making process in this colorful book, which covers everything from basic sushi rice to relative exotica, like Cabbage Leaves with Herb and Egg Rice and, of course, raw-fish sashimi. |
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