Ohayou Gozaimasu (Good morning) !
Yawn... it's 4.30am (Singapore time: 3.30am) and we had to prepare for our inaugural journey to Sushi Tei located in Tsukiji Fish Market.
Took the first train out of 台場 Daiba to Shiodome, and changed a train towards 築地 Tsukijishijo. The journey took about 45mins to reach our destination.
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| 310 JPY to travel from Daiba to Tsukiji |
When you reach Tsukiji station, follow the signage (A1 exit) to the Tsujiki Market. Walk towards the main gate and head to the shops and restaurants.
We got lost 2 times and thanks to FSS Serbina who can converse with the local in Japanese, we managed to find the place~! :)
Judging from the short queue - 20 paxs before us, we were happy that we arrived early at 8am. But we were dead wrong! We waited for 2 1/2 hrs in the cold & windy weather. *major faint*
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| Serbina, Shermaine, Shafi, Me and Gerald (the photographer of this shot) Super cold because of the ice-chilling wind. Brrr..... |
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| The Menu. Address: View Larger Map Opening Hours: 0500hrs to 1400hrs CASH ONLY * Omakase Course ("trust the chef" course) 3,900 JPY (SGD 64) The chef will select the best choices of the day. Additionally, you can choose one extra nigiri item.. whatever you want! 10+1 pieces of nigiri sushi (i.e: fatty tuna, sea eel, sea urchin, shellfish, seasonal fish, sushi rolls, rolled egg, miso soup) *Jyou (Standard) 2,500 JPY (SGD 41) 7 pieces of nigiri sushi |
All 5 of us chose the "trust the chef" menu. :) 11 nigiri sushi to fill our empty stomach..
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| otoro (fatty tuna) - the best nigiri sushi ! The otoro just melts in the mouth. Creamy & Heavenly! |
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| Suzuki (sea bass) |
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| Tai (red snapper) Snapper, raw? Eww.. must be fishy.. surprising, it is a good stuff too! |
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| Uni (sea urchin). My first time trying Uni. It's sweet, creamy and very fresh. 2nd favorite! |
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| Tuna with some glaze on it. that's why it looks shiny :) |
After the tuna, we were serve akagai (clam).. the clam curled in front of us. Looked amazing, but has a strong fishy smell. Urgh.
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| Shiraebi (baby shrimp) |
The pace for savoring the sushi starts to slow down..
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| Aji (mackerel) |
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| Piping hot tamago (roll egg) |
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| this braided fish was to replace anago (eel) which I don't take because of the small bones. If given a chance to dine at Sushi Dai again.. I will ... BUT only if I don't have to queue that long. |
After our fulfilling meal, we went to buy some stuffs from the shops around the restaurant.
One of the Japanese stewardess told me that January is the season to buy strawberries. I bought a box of 40 strawberries 1,800 JPY (SGD30) and brought it back to Singapore for Chinese New Year. Shared with Charles' family. Charles' Mom said that it is the BEST strawberries that she ever tasted.
It's really sweet and juicy. However, to bring the easily-bruised strawberries back to Singapore was really a hassle. And hearing such comments really make it all worthwhile. :) Then again, I won't be doing it again.. Hahaha.. too cumbersome. Unless for personal consumption. Hahaha..
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| blocks of tamago. along the market of Tsukiji. |
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| The famous Tamago shop that 食尚玩家 host Sasa had recommended in the show. |
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| Colorful love letter. 8 pieces at 700 JPY. Does pretty things have to be that expensive? Faint. |
