Sunday, July 6, 2008

The Best Bento - 祭寿司

弁当の話をするなら、僕が思う最高の弁当に触れないわけにはいかないだろう。岡山には祭寿司があり、東京で本物を見つけるのは困難だが、新宿御苑に近い寿司屋でそれをばら寿司として1000円で持ち帰りできる。鯛・海老・鰆・穴子・ままかりなどネタの質も素晴らしく、律儀な仕事ぶりだ。僕は隣県の生まれなのでこの寿司と共に育ったわけではないが、カミさんの生家は岡山、味覚の基準は少なくとも共通で、時々これを賞賛しながらみんなで食べている。


If we discuss bento, I cannot skip the best I can think of. In Okayama prefecture, they have so-called “Matsuri (festival) zushi”. Though I did not grow with it in the neighboring prefecture, my wife’s family was from this area, and I know the standard of the taste is common to say the least. It is difficult to find this sushi in Tokyo but we know a sushi-bar near Shinjuku Gyoen Park offers “bara-zushi” to go featuring red snapper, shrimp, conger, Spanish mackerel, Japanese shad and others for the price of merely 1,000 yen. The quality is outstanding and authentic.

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