Tomoe Sushi
is one of New York's high quality sushi restaurants, if you don't mind waiting
in a line for a seat. I really enjoyed my visit there - the sushi served is
delicious and a great value. We had some great rolls with salmon - you could
really feel they were fresh! Then we ordered a portion of Trout Roses - 6
pieces. They were fantastic and the rice was great - it was the right texture
and not too soft. I'm not a great expert at eating with chopsticks so it took
me a while to get the hang of it but once I tried it was not too difficult.
Finally, we had some Japanese green tea and a few sweet rice cookies.
Sushi has a
very interesting origin and it continues to be a popular food today. It is made
with a combination of shellfish, cooked or raw fish, vegetables, and rice.
Although sushi is most commonly linked to Japan, it actually began in China
during the 7th Century. When people caught fish they had to preserve it and the
only method was by fermentation. People cleaned, filleted, and pressed raw fish
between some sea salt and usually put a very heavy stone on top of it. The fish
stayed this way for weeks until the cook removed the stone and then put on some
type of light cover. The fish remained in the salt layers for a couple of months
until the fermentation process was complete.
Tomoe is
the kind of place where decoration doesn't really matter. It is simple enough,
with a few Japanese prints; the waiters are Japanese - all really quick and
polite. And the price was also right, considering that the meal was good and abundant
enough.
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