this post is filed under Cuisine - Japanese, Location - Hong Kong
Arthur Hungry is now officially a year old. Didn't really get to celebrate or anything though. Who'd have thought I would still have this site going after a year...
Next up is another Japanese meal in Hong Kong at Aka Sushi. My dad had a reunion type thing with some of his college dorm buddies from Hong Kong U and I just tagged along.
negitoro temaki
sashimi - hirame (flounder), geoduck clam, amaebi, kajiki (swordfish), saba (in the middle), and i think kazunoko (herring roe - the yellow stuff)
usuzukuri - thinly sliced halibut
hamachi and akagai (ark shell) nigiri
some roll i can't remember, uni
As you can see some pretty exotic stuff (I didn't do the ordering). All of it was very fresh. Negitoro was nice - crisp nori and generous contents. The sashimi was definitely stuff I wouldn't order on my own. Geoduck clams I weren't too fond of... leaves too much of a fishy taste in my opinion. Saba, which I don't usually like because it too often tastes fishy, was actually very nice here. I don't usually like amaebi either but this one was good. Very sweet and not too fishy. The swordfish is a first for me - very meaty like one would expect; in my opinion too lean of a fish to make for good sushi. Hirame was chewy and delicious. The herring roe was the most interesting of the bunch. Another first for me - I didn't like it too much but I don't generally like roe-y stuff. Well worth trying though. The usuzukuri was awesome... refreshing with yummy ponzu sauce. Akagai, their namesake, was HUGE and tasty. One of the better clam sushi I've had. Hamachi was above average and very fresh. The uni was sweet, but not as good as the one we had at Unkai. I can't for the life of me remember what was in the roll... I'm tempted to say it was some kind of eel. Not too memorable though.
deep-fried pumpkin
spicy ramen
noodles in white fish broth
The pumpkin thing was a surprise. I don't like pumpkin too much but as you might expect deep frying it made it awesome. Hot (temperature), sweet, and tender on the inside. The noodles were both just okay... The spicy ramen wasn't spicy enough, and the fish broth was a little bland. We also had a few yakitori dishes that I don't have pictures of which were quite nice. Overall a good meal. The place has a much more neighborhood-y feel than Unkai. A few more meals left in Hong Kong, and don't worry, they're Chinese.
Congratulations on the one-year anniversary of arthurhungry! I am very proud of you and your continuous improvement in the appreciation of the finer things in life. It's worth every dime of even the most expensive meal I bought you!
posted by Raphael on October 7, 2004 06:17 PM
congratulations Arthur! You make me hungry!
posted by Kathleen on October 7, 2004 07:37 PM
Congratulations, Arthur!
Your site is really evolving and getting more and more interesting!
posted by Nobrin on October 8, 2004 02:46 AM
Congratulations, Arthur. Looking forward to more updates.
posted by John D. on October 10, 2004 12:55 AM
Congrats Arthur! Nice work on the site, as usual. However I AM surprised that Emily didn't post before I did, heh.
posted by Bart on October 11, 2004 04:46 PM
Thanks all. Sorry bout the lack of updates over the weekend...
posted by Arthur on October 12, 2004 02:02 AM