Located near JR Otaru Station, "Isezushi （伊勢鮨）" serves very
sophisticated sushi at
reasonable prices. Let's enter it!
I always use seats at the bar, enjoying sushi and conversation with the chef.
First, I ordered "Hyakusai （百歳）", a sake brewed by Yoshikubo Brewing Co.（吉久保酒造） in Mito, near Tokyo. They have received a lot of
awards at sake competitions.
*"Hyakusai （百歳）"
This famous sake brewery was damaged by March 11th disaster last year, when their sake had already been bottled but without labels. As it takes a lot of time to check which sake is in which category or brand, they decided to put all sake into one tank and re-bottle it. This is "Hyakusai （百歳）".
■Appetizer
Jellyfish with seasoned laver seaweed (left) and salted squid with its guts (right) really suit with sake! Yummy x 2!
Vinegared yam (up) and newly-harvested ginger (down) are perfect side dishes served between sushi!
I always order
chef's choice or
today's recommendation at this sushi bar. Are you worried about the price? Don't worry about it It's a little bit less than
6,000 yen! Wonderful, isn't it????
Well, well, well...............the sushi show will start very soon!" Hahaha!
■Matsukawa flounder (marinated with kelp seaweed)
Matsukawa flounder is a
brand flounder. This sushi bar doesn't serve sashimi part as it is. They make
some efforts before serving it. We can eat it
without adding any seasoning! Wow! Wow! Wow!
■Soi or fox Jacopever (marinated with kelp seaweed)
The chef added
yuzu citrus juice and salt before serving it! Wonderful!
■Seasoned tuna
This tuna is
slightly boiled and seasoned in a soy-sauce-based sauce. Tastes very professional!
■Chutoro
I love this midium
fatty tuna, which made me very happy!
■Seasoned mackerel
Again, this mackerel is marinated in a soy-sauce based sauce. The fish is usually vinegered and served, but they don't use vinegar so that we can enjoy the
fish taste itself!
■Botan ebi prawn
You don't have to remove the shell. What you have to do is just to eat it! Hahaha! I love this natural
sweetness!
■Spear squid
We ate it with
salt, which enhances the squid flavor!!!
■Mizogai shellfish
This is a very rare shellfish, which is very
soft, and we don't need teeth!!!
■Surf clam
Hokkaido reminds a lot of people of this clam! We enjoyed the texture difference between Mizogai shellfish and this surf clam! Perfect!
■Mantis prawn
Otaru reminds us of this prawn. The city holds
Mantis Prawn Festival every year. If you are interested in this festival, please refer to my another post→
click here!
■Queen crab
We should eat the
seasonable crab!! It's very tasty!
■Cooked oyster
This oyster produced in Akkeshi is like an
art work! Very delicious!
We ordered "Dewazakura （出羽桜）", a
dry sake. I think dry sake goes well with sushi!
■Icefish
As I ordered a dry sake, the chef made this sushi, which nicely
fits with my sake.
■Salmon roe
I don't have to explain about it! It's very
recommendable!
■Sea urchin
It's
very fresh and we can distinguish each roe!!! Should I have another helping???
■Kelp seaweed
When we have this sushi, this is the sign that the chef's choice is about to finish!
■Egg
This is a small present from the chef!
Thank you!
■Prawn soup
The botanebi prawn has a lot of
roe and we really enjoyed it!
As we wanted to eat more, we ordered a few extra sushi. Hahaha!
■Cod white roe
This is very
seasonable, available only during the winter time! This very
creamy roe is my favorite!
■Herring
Otaru reminds me of this fish. I love this delicious
fish fat! We cannot leave this city without eating it!
We really enjoyed sushi at this comfortable sushi bar!
■Where is "Isezushi （伊勢鮨）"?
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