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■ Tsukishima Monja restaurant located in the tourist hotel cluster in Asakusa, this time we went to Maguroya Asakusa store. Even though it's a Monja restaurant, it's called Maguroya! I went with Bosanoba-san, the gourmet expert of Meshicolle when it comes to Monja. ■ Jagabata While waiting for Bosanoba-san, I started by grilling Jagabata. It was a very cold day with snow falling, so the hot iron plate was very welcome. I grilled the potatoes, then added bean sprouts, salt, pepper, and a splash of soy sauce. ■ Super Dry Asahi Beer When it comes to beer in Asakusa, it's Super Dry Asahi Beer. Even though it was cold, beer was a must! ■ Seafood platter Before going to the Monja, we started with teppanyaki. The rare item was Maguro! Freshly cut tuna from Tsukiji was grilled with butter and soy sauce on the iron plate. The tuna, squid, shrimp, and scallops were delicious! ■ Oyster Butter We also grilled fresh oysters. Grilling the oysters with butter and soy sauce was amazing. The bean sprouts absorbed the flavor of the oysters, making it even more delicious. ■ Black Wagyu A5 Sirloin And then, unexpectedly, A5 Wagyu Sirloin! To be able to eat black wagyu at a Monja restaurant was surprising. Simply seasoned with salt and pepper, the fat was sweet and delicious. It just melts in your mouth. ■ Maguroya Special Now it's time to make Monja! The Maguroya Special, named after the restaurant, is a luxurious Monja with plenty of tuna, clams, whitebait, and green onions. Since it's Tsukishima Monja, we don't season it and just create a levee and grill it. We finely chop a large cabbage with a spatula. Once we have crispy rice, it's ready. We peel off the crispy parts with a spatula and enjoy them. This crispy texture is amazing. The saltiness of the whitebait is a perfect accent. The clams also go perfectly well. ■ Sichuan-style Okonomiyaki + Cheese A slightly different Okonomiyaki. What makes it Sichuan-style is the spicy doubanjiang. It also contains beef, giving it a slightly Chinese flavor. I added cheese as an extra topping. Look at this artistic finish! The fluffy dough is perfectly round. Bosanoba-san pays attention to detail, even using a toothpick to create a mayonnaise pattern. The crispy texture of the cheese was also amazing. ■ Seafood Yakisoba To finish, we had seafood yakisoba. It was packed with scallops, octopus, shrimp, squid, and sakura shrimp. It was a luxurious yakisoba with more ingredients than noodles. The noodles absorbed the umami of the seafood, resulting in a rich flavor. Located in a corner surrounded by hotels for tourists, it's perfect for sightseeing in Tokyo. The article being referred to can be found here: https://goo.gl/JTB62R