Yes, yes – I know I am way late in posting this, sorry. This year for V-Day we went to Sushi Taro for their special tasting menu. It’s what we did for our first Valentine’s together in DC 3 years ago and I wanted to go back. I loved the whole meal, but Jasper was a little disappointed. I think he wanted more sushi, but I liked the combination of hot dishes and raw fish. Anyway, here’s what we had:
Taro’s signature tofu with uni. I love this stuff, it has the best texture. I always look forward to this dish at Taro.
This was a mixture of different raw and pickled vegetables with some gelees and monkfish liver. I thought it was playful and interesting; I think this is one of the ones Jasper was disappointed with.
Various tempura fried vegetables like lotus and okra, with fish cake. Again – I really liked this but Jasper wasn’t blown away.
The sashimi course – fatty tuna, yellowtail, and albacore I think. This was excellent, of course.
The broth for the sukiyaki with cabbage and onion. I love this stuff!
The raw beef for the sukiyaki – you dip it into the hot broth to cook. We paid extra to upgrade to kobe beef – just look at that marbling! I love how interactive this is, but I wish they served it like they did 3 years ago with rice and a raw egg.
Very thin raw lobster, like a carpaccio, with poached lobster on top.
Sushi Course 1 – salmon, snapper (?), and mackerel (?).
Sushi Course 2 – fatty tuna (?), salmon row, and eel.
Yummy dessert from Locolat.