Who Wants Some “Flaming Sushi?”
Probably not a question you get asked much, but I’ve noticed lately that most of the sushi bars I go to in New York offer up a few dishes that have been “scorched” a bit…and this “fiery” trend is growing: last night I shot this video in a New York restaurant:
Here’s how it looked:
Now, the funny prt was my wife then asked me to stop filming – so the people who ordered it could eat it! Yes, this was happening at the table next to me and I had to capture it – a flaming hot pot dish!
“Flaming food” seems to be everywhere right now…especially in sushi bars!
I shot this yellowtail getting a quick scorch and then some fatty salmon being caramelized for us:
Another sushi restaurant really gave this yellowtail and nice sear for us:
And one of my favorite preparations of Peking Duck takes place at Hutong restaurant in New York’s midtown district – they bring you your Duck, but before they slice it for the table they give you one last fiery spectacle:
I have shared a number of these presntatonss, including one in Sardinia! Click here to see them!
I also shared this fiery dish we had at New York’s oldest restaurant:
Yes, it’s a “baked Alaska” – created originally at the restaurant!
See our entire meal here:
And one of our fiery food treats was disrupted – by the bacon and egg design on my phone! Check that out:
This was a truly unique dining experience as well..see it here:
Finally, I will never forget the time Chef Michael Chiarello took to a blowtorch to finish a stuff pork loin dish:
Chef Chiarello died suddenly, and it was a huge loss to the culinary world…see his story here:
So there you have it, some flaming food!
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Interesting! Is it still sushi if it’s flaming?! Sounds fun.
Well, it’s a touch that all of them seem to add now to at least one of the dishes…I had a salmon sushi with a warm tomato on top…that’s stretching it a bit as well, right? It’s good but strange to be sure!
I’d love to try the flaming sushi!
Flaming sushi is an interesting concept, John. A bit of an oxymoron.
Yes, except they really are just giving it a quick sear – that said, the video looks like a lot more than “quick!” It does impart a different flavor and texture to the fish which I like and it seems that every single sushi bar we go to does it to at least one of the courses!
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So, is it still sushi if it is cooked with a blowtorch?
I have avoided Sushi because I rarely enjoy raw food. But if it is flamed, that might be different!
Best wishes, Pete.
Pete, it’s kind of like a slice of lightly grilled fish and it is really delicious!