Restaurant Review!
??? l Sinchon l Seoul
Sorry again. I thought I had taken a picture of the restaurant’s sign but it didn’t turn out so once again, this Japanese restaurant will remain nameless. Anyways, I finally got to have one of those legendary dishes that are synonymous with certain cuisines. Well, maybe infamous might be a better term for sannakji or live octopus.
We started off with a series of starters such as some fantastic raw oysters. They were so incredibly sweet and this was the perfect time of year for them as the waters off of Korea are cold. The poached skate in spicy red pepper sauce was also good. Next, there was a spicy skate salad served with sesame leaves with tobiko and mayonnaise. With the usual sides and slices of sashimi, I was feeling pretty full after the shoju (rice wine) I had consumed to wash this all down. Then, I was informed that we had only completed our starters.
Out came the biggest plate of sashimi I have ever seen. In Korea, sashimi is never frozen so they tend to use smaller fish which have a much smaller chance of parasites and you could taste the difference. The fish have a much firmer texture and I knew that my hosts knew what they were talking about when they offered me the best part of the fish…the flesh around the fins. Then a small plate of wriggling tentacles arrived. I was speechless. The octopus is covered in sesame oil to keep them from grabbing onto your throat and choking you as those tentacles are really going. I carefully picked up a piece, dipped it in red chili sauce and popped it into my mouth, being sure to chew every bit of life out of it. I have to say, for someone who despises shellfish sushi, this was pretty good. It obviously wasn’t mushy and it had a slightly sweet seawater taste to it. It was pretty impressive I have to say but really, you need to get past that wriggling. Have a look yourself…
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??? l Sinchon l Seoul
Sorry again. I thought I had taken a picture of the restaurant’s sign but it didn’t turn out so once again, this Japanese restaurant will remain nameless. Anyways, I finally got to have one of those legendary dishes that are synonymous with certain cuisines. Well, maybe infamous might be a better term for sannakji or live octopus.
We started off with a series of starters such as some fantastic raw oysters. They were so incredibly sweet and this was the perfect time of year for them as the waters off of Korea are cold. The poached skate in spicy red pepper sauce was also good. Next, there was a spicy skate salad served with sesame leaves with tobiko and mayonnaise. With the usual sides and slices of sashimi, I was feeling pretty full after the shoju (rice wine) I had consumed to wash this all down. Then, I was informed that we had only completed our starters.
Out came the biggest plate of sashimi I have ever seen. In Korea, sashimi is never frozen so they tend to use smaller fish which have a much smaller chance of parasites and you could taste the difference. The fish have a much firmer texture and I knew that my hosts knew what they were talking about when they offered me the best part of the fish…the flesh around the fins. Then a small plate of wriggling tentacles arrived. I was speechless. The octopus is covered in sesame oil to keep them from grabbing onto your throat and choking you as those tentacles are really going. I carefully picked up a piece, dipped it in red chili sauce and popped it into my mouth, being sure to chew every bit of life out of it. I have to say, for someone who despises shellfish sushi, this was pretty good. It obviously wasn’t mushy and it had a slightly sweet seawater taste to it. It was pretty impressive I have to say but really, you need to get past that wriggling. Have a look yourself…
Click Here
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