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Biking / Re: Kyushu Kurobuta Tonkatsu Tour
« Last post by NOAL on November 14, 2024, 12:33:36 PM »Quote
We were traveling last week from Denver to Utah, to Reno, but I refrained from trying any sushi that far from the coast.
Most of the fish used for sushi is flash frozen or is flown in from somewhere else so it could be just fine. We used to go to dinner in Half Moon Bay quite a bit. Most everything on the menu at seafood restaurants is not from California. It is flown in from Hawaii or frozen. For instance, Sam's Chowder House is packed but commercial clams come from the East Coast or Washington State. Go figure. The best restaurant in Half Moon Bay IMO is not seafood it's Nepalese!
I really like the fish market at the harbor in Santa Cruz (the cat is out of the bag. I actually like something in Santa Cruz!) Their selection is pretty much all caught local. Notice the tuna on their website it says flown in from Hawaii. https://www.hhfreshfish.com/current-selection Another good one is Sea Forager in SF all local seafood subscription https://www.seaforager.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA3Na5BhAZEiwAzrfagGYxXsE79EVq6jmx1E_SbJNqSCJK7Uks7Ywf2UBdSlCssUoNE28MUBoC_1gQAvD_BwE The owner Kirk Lombard also wrote an excellent book about Sea Foraging in Northern California. Great read if you want to poke pole, dig for clams, catch sardines, harvest seaweed etc. https://www.seaforager.com/book?gclid=CjwKCAiA3Na5BhAZEiwAzrfagGYxXsE79EVq6jmx1E_SbJNqSCJK7Uks7Ywf2UBdSlCssUoNE28MUBoC_1gQAvD_BwE
I don't really have a suggestion for Bay Area Sushi restaurants. I like Sushi but it is kind of a special occasion thing for me. For SF I like Sobakatsu a Soba noodle shop https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/sobakatsu-sf-soba-noodles-19596459.php Two old guys who make their own noodles. Shop only seats about 10. It is open until 7 but many times they run out of noodles around 4:30.
Also like Bon Nene
https://www.bonnene.com/dinner
For Curry https://curryhyuga.com/
All three of these restaurants are I believe Japanese owned.
I suppose I cook a fair amount of "Japanese" food at home. I also cook Chinese, Vietnamese,Thai, French,Korean, Cuban, Turkish, Italian ,El Salvadorean, Indian etc. Having really diverse options for shopping in the Bay Area make cooking cuisine from all over the world very accessible. A mish mash of all of the above cuisines have become a regular part of my diet. I do try to buy most of my food from Korean, Chinese or sometimes Japanese markets. Japanese markets are the most expensive of the three so just go there when I need something I cannot get anywhere else. Latin markets, Indian, and Middle Eastern markets are interesting too. I enjoy eating at home way more than eating out.
