Sushi Matsumoto in Itabashi, which I was able to get for the first time in a while. I really can't get a reservation. I used to go to Sushi Matsumoto once a month when I used to blurt out on social media that I had no reservations today. Now I've switched to OMAKASE and it seems to be a little easier to get a reservation, but it's still hard to get one.
I think it's like abandoning your wife, which is not a good thing for a restaurant! And I can't help but complain here...^^;.
Today's first sake is Niigata's Ryougo. It was my first time to drink this brand, but I quite liked it. It is refreshing like a summer sake, but also has a great flavor. I think this is the perfect food sake. My personal opinion... ^^;; I think it is a perfect food sake.
The tempura went on and on, and we ran out of viridian!
Next, he offered us a bottle of Ryoga Dry Junmai 10 Dry!
It was already 3 years ago when I met this brand!
We met quite often back then, but this is the first time for me to taste 10 dry.
Please have this one!
I imagined it to be very spicy, but it is not so hot!
The rice flavor spreads in the mouth slowly, and the sharpness is excellent!
I was thrilled to have it served in an Edo faceted glass!
When served in a wine glass or a faceted glass like this, you can taste it in a different atmosphere from the usual sake cups and glasses.
The large shiitake mushrooms were cut in half and one was deep-fried as is, while the other was seasoned and deep-fried for comparison!
Rare tempura with the freshness of the shiitake mushrooms still remaining!
Goes well with dry Niigata sake 🍶.
Excellent tempura with sea urchin and wasabi on top of deep-fried nori seaweed, followed by tokishiki and eggplant!
a few words of knowledge
A clear, dry junmai sake with a sake strength of +10.
This unfiltered, unpasteurized sake is even more delicious with a meal due to its sharpness.
Ingredients : Koji rice - Gohyakumangoku, Kake rice - Koishiibuki
Rice polishing ratio : 65
Sake meter : +10
Acidity : 1.8
Alcohol content : 16
It's been a long time since I've had a Ryoukai. This is the first Junmai since the last time it was alsobeared.
It has a clean and crisp taste with a good sharpness. As the name suggests, it is a dry sake.