I smell an imminent thread split on the idiosyncracies and security features of the Kajima Building. #DieHard4Futomaki
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Last time a thread split happened, a prolific FTCer split as well and we know how that went down.
Not sure that’s a good idea.
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excellent lunch from sushi kaneyoshi. the kegani with kanimiso was outstanding, loved the creamy toro and crunchy takuan in the torotaku maki and the vinegar marinated aji bo-zushi was another favorite @JeetKuneBao.
oh, don’t try to take @butteredwaffles’s secret entrance through the kajima building on a Sunday, the door is locked. don’t ask me how I know.
aji bo-zushi, torotaku
omakase nigiri box
here now, the official @PorkyBelly power rankings, ranked in no particular order, sponsored by @rlw:
1. hokkaido bafun uni, santa barbara uni
2. kegani (hairy crab)
3. otoro zuke (marinated fatty tuna)
don’t think I ever had otoro zuke’d before.
4. torotaku
5. chutoro (medium fatty tuna)
6. buri (yellowtail)
is it buri season yet? this was like butter.
7. aji bo-zushi - oboro, shiso
8. akami (lean tuna)
9. kohada (gizzard shad)
10. hotate (scallop)
11. masu (ocean trout)
12. new caledonia blue shrimp
13. tamago
14. tachiuo (beltfish)
15. kamasu (barracuda)
16. tai (red snapper)
17. ikura (salmon roe)
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Whoa did you dm them about specials/off menu or are those regular offerings now?
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Stunning. Also curious about the aji bo-zushi.
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i messaged them to ask if they could make bo-zushi/hosomaki (torotaku, anakyu, kanpyo). the only thing they couldn’t make right now was kanpyo, but will eventually. if you have a specific request and they have the ingredients i’m sure they can make it.
fyi the aji in the bo-zushi was sujime’d (vinegar marinated). it was very good, but if you prefer your aji straight up you may need to request that.
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That’s the way I’d like it best—definitely going to look into picking it up!
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Quick update: @PorkyBelly @butteredwaffles still a few weeks out for private omakase. They are still figuring out things at the moment is what I was told.
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Until the city allows indoor dining, the private omakase is on hold.
a couple new items from yoshi-san and damn his saba bo-zushi is possibly my favorite thing so far and the best i’ve had since hayato. it was super fresh (don’t like using that term but it applies here), smooth, clean, oily, fatty, with just the right amount of sweetness from the kombu, and the texture had the perfect bite to it to allow you to easily eat it in two pieces. it should only get better as we reach peak saba season @A5KOBE, @rlw, @NYCtoLA, @JeetKuneBao, @Sgee, @attran99, @butteredwaffles, @foodshutterbug
saba bo-zushi
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as always this is a relative ranking of my highlights, there wasn’t a bad bite in the whole box.
1. nodogoro
2. kuruma ebi
3. chutoro
4. otoro
5. kinmedai
6. kasugo dai
7. kohada
8. saba
9. anago
10. santa barbara uni
11. hokkaido uni
12. kegani
13. buri
14. akami
15. aji no sujime
16. shiro ebi
17. kamasu (barracuda)
18. tachiuo (beltfish)
19. tamago
fin
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the saba is from ishikawa prefecture. i inquired about a week ahead of time, but it’s all dependent on if he can get good saba.
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Any types of fish in season right now? Kohada? Engages? Hirame? Anything else anyone would recommend from yoshi san? Definitely going to get that Saba oshizushi.
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Does the saba bozushi come with the nori?
Looks amazing! Thanks for the report!
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I need that saba bo-zushi stat.
I love the flecks of gold leaf on literally every bite 
so luxe
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no, but if you ask nicely Yoshi-san would be happy to cut a sheet for you.
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Haha… I was going to mention that too.
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