The Japanese barbecue is popular for grilling fine meats and dipping them in sauce, but in this article we will present a different way of grilling meat called tataki, using a fish called Katsuo.
For those who don't know, katsuo is a beautiful or flamboyant bonito fish widely used in Japanese cuisine. The preparation method called tataki (叩き) literally means seared. In other words, it is literally thrown in the flame as we see in the video below:
Despite all this, it is cut quite thick and appears to be raw inside. It is served with a lot of salt instead of the usual soy sauce. It is sometimes accompanied with wasabi, ginger, garlic, daikon, onions and other seasonings to spice up the dish.
Warayakiya Katsuo Tataki's Restaurant
One of the most famous restaurants for serving this dish is called warayakiya which literally means grilled on straw. Since the restaurant uses straw to cook and grill food, leaving a unique flavor.
The katsuo is certainly not the only dish at this restaurant grilled in this outrageous way. High quality chicken and beef are also served in a melt-in-your-mouth manner.
The restaurant warayakiya can be found in various places in Tokyo, just search for them on Google Maps. Prices can be a bit steep as it is a delicacy in a izakaya of high level and can exceed 5,000 yen.
There are other ways to grill katsuo fish that bear the name tataki, so do your research well, in this article we talk exclusively about the warayakiya restaurant style.
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