Oysters are said to be good for a man’s stamina, but I just like the taste itself, so every winter I find myself craving them. When it comes to seafood in Tokyo, it has to be Tsukiji, so I visited a Chinese place in Tsukiji that is famous for its oyster ramen.
Yaki shumai
As you would expect in Tsukiji, the prices are on the high side, but the portions are substantial too. Taking a bite, it turned out to be shumai made the really old-fashioned way, with a bit of a porky smell. This style is not really my thing, though I am sure some people love it. I ordered it this time, but I think I will pass from now on.
Oyster ramen
It was packed with garlic chives and big oysters. One spoonful in, it was not all that different from a Korean chive-and-oyster jjamppong. Similar ingredients, similar taste, I suppose. The broth was certainly very clean and refreshing, but since it was a flavor I already knew, it did not really move me.
The noodles
The noodles were a bit weak. There was no bite to them, and I found myself thinking the noodles from a Korean chive-and-oyster jjamppong would actually suit it better.
For dessert I moved on to Ginza and ordered a cake at La Maison du Chocolat.
A glass of water
As anyone who knows it knows, La Maison du Chocolat is a famous and very expensive chocolate shop from France.
Salvador
TV and all sorts of other media had said it was delicious, so I came here on purpose to try it, and it was a total miss. Each layer of the cake is completely doing its own thing. It feels like it was made by someone who knows chocolate well but has no idea what a cake is. The chocolate is of a very high standard, so I cannot understand how they can make such a strange cake.
It has been a really long time since I picked wrong twice in a row in one day ㅠ.ㅜ This never used to happen to me. A double shock.