Paradise

Some time ago I reviewed in those pages a restaurant that came as a revelation. I therefore had to return to Kuriya to taste some of the dishes I fell in love with and try some new things (and I will make sure I will go again as much as I can afford it). It all started with the ever wonderful maitake mushrooms. Then came the most incredible sashimis I ever tasted. The fish are daily flown in from Japan and the Chef made a selection of the catch of the day. The prawns and the scallops were exquisite but what came as delight were the sea urchins that you cannot see on the above picture as they were preserved with ice in a glass bowl. The most amazing thing is that the Chef proposed to fry the bones and the head of the sardine we had as sashimi after we ate the raw flesh and let me tell you it was crispylicious! The beef was succulent and the cooked cod fish was melting in the mouth. I washed all this down with some heavenly soba tea. Paradise!