I promised a review soon, and I’m here to deliver today. Promises made, promises kept. Now, the crown jewel in @shoyakitorisushisg bluefin tuna selection is definitely the Tokujyo Toro Don at $48.80++. Sure, it’s a hell of a premium, but the premium ingredients within have earned that price tag fair & square.⠀

It’s a mega sashimi rice bowl, topped with negitoro (chopped tuna), akami (lean tuna), chutoro (medium fatty tuna), substantial scallops straight outta Hokkaido, ikura (salmon roe), and ten grams of uni (sea urchin). The tuna, as we’ve already established earlier, is about as ocean fresh as you can get without catching the tuna yourself. It’s slightly sweet & marvellously meaty, and it’s what makes up the meat of the satisfaction in this bowl. The chutoro is exceptionally fatty for the medium fat cut of tuna, and it’s exceptionally felicitous as a result.⠀

The scallops are rather gargantuan in size, and they are strikingly sweet thanks to their freshness & quality. The ikura are little mini grenades of juicy, briny deliciousness that explode in your mouth for a proper flavour fiesta. The uni can be rather polarising as it’s mildly briny & bitter, but I could certainly appreciate its creamy, smooth quality. Think of it as ocean butter, and you’re about there.⠀

The most underrated element in this bowl is definitely the rice. The chef that made this sushi rice is especially experienced in the art of rice, and it shows in the stunning quality of the rice in here. The sweetness from what might be the mirin & the sharpness from the rice vinegar are perfectly balanced as all things should be. It’s perfectly fluffy & moist, with just the right touch of starchiness to hold it all together. Perfection.⠀

I’d like to send a very heartfelt thank you to @shoyakitorisushisg for hosting us with such hospitality!⠀

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