Uchiko for my 25th

Gotta love birthdays (Aren't my flowers pretty? Thanks loved ones!). I had my big 25th this past Monday and the Italianini took me to Uchiko to celebrate.

We were trying to start a diet that day to prepare for our upcoming Mexi trip (poor choice of start date, I know) so we tried to stick mostly to sashimi and such.

You'll have to forgive me if I forget to mention some of the things we ate, but there was so much, I have to stick to the items that stood out, right?

First of all, I have a new favorite snack: Shishito peppers. Forget edamame! Shishito is where it's at. These little peppers are green, long, skinny, and hard to find (not even at Wholefoods, my friends). They have a little kick at the end, but overall they're just addictive and fantastic. Second, I can't stay away from their Take Nabe. Talk about Japanese comfort food!

The rest of the meal went a little like this- Golden Beets with skyr yogurt, sake toro, the George, the P-38, the Avofry, a little Bacon Sen (pork belly with fried apple puree and apple kimchee), and the akami te (big eye tuna, water­melon, cilantro, coriander). 

It was a lovely, very romantic, very sloooowww meal, but in the end, it was awesome. 

Thanks to my Italianini for another fantastic eve.