On 9/4/2013 7:55 AM, Lori Lee wrote:
> Hi, long time, no post.
> Just returned from Tokyo (lucky me) and dined 4 times at a "conveyor
> belt" sushi place. But not the average, stale conveyor belt. You
> order by computer pad, so your food is made to order and delivered to
> you via conveyor, so much fun, and really fresh.
> To my point, they offered 2 kinds of uni, regular and "ensui", their
> quotes not mine. So I had to do a side by side taste test. Regular
> uni was what I expected, distinct orange lobes, great quality. The
> "ensui" uni looked completely different, like uni mush. But the
> flavor! 5 times milder, creamier, less saline, no bitterness, what
> uni should be.
> Anyone ever experience this style of uni? Is it available in the USA?
> BTW, either uni cost $2.50 per piece. That's why I went back 4 times.

Sounds like the second type was California Uni. Its usually larger and
more mild in flavor. Not sure why it was mush, should have been just as
solid as the other.. Taste-wise, that would explain the two types.

Uni typically harvested from Maine, Japan, Chile, and California.
The latter being the more mild in flavor.

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Dan