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中トロ
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新子
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鮪漬け
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穴子のキジ焼き
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鳥貝
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貝柱
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カワハギ
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河豚の白子のスープ
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車海老
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鱚の昆布〆
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かわはぎ
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小鰭に海老の朧
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鯛
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蛤
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アオリ烏賊
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玉子
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穴子
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平目の昆布〆
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小鰭
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「小笹寿し」何年か前に7Seas様のレビューを拝見し、いつか味に分別がつくようになったら訪れてみたいと思っていたお店。「小笹」の看板は紆余曲折の歴史を経て現在は新橋、神泉、下北沢の3店に残すのみだがこの夜は友人達とどこかで美味い寿司でも、ということになり機会があれば訪問してみたいと思っていたこちらを予約した。鮨さいとうの斎藤氏も推すこのお店。寿司も結構食べ歩いてきたが、いざ暖簾をくぐろうとすると「俺ってば小笹なんぞに行って大丈夫だろうか?」などと小心者が顔を出すのだが、思い切ってくぐってみました。
土曜の18時。待ち合わせに少し遅れていくと店内は私の席を除いて全て埋まり結構盛り上がっています。
荘厳な雰囲気かと勝手に想像していた私は少し肩透かしを喰らった感じです。
ビールを頼んで、真子鰈のが2切れのあと、帆立を炙ったもの、肝醤油で食べるカワハギと季節のつまみ。
その次が「穴子のキジ焼き」穴子をカリッと焼いたものですが、これが結構しょっぱい。
え、このしょっぱさがこの店の普通なのか、と考え込むくらいにしょっぱい。
ショックに近いものを感じていると、そろそろにぎりますか?と。
真鯛に始まり、シンコ、カワハギ、車海老、鳥貝、鱚の昆布〆、小鰭、赤身、中トロ、蛤、烏賊、玉子、穴子。
シャリは大きめで思ったより柔らかく、固めのシャリに馴染んでいるので若干の違和感は感じた。
最後に追加した穴子はやはり味が濃いもので想像をはるかに超える味の濃さ。
昔はこんなに味の濃いものを食べていたのでしょうか。
これが本当の江戸前だぞ!と言われればそれまでですが、私には理解できない部分もありました。
味覚は時代とともに変わっていくもので、その中で伝統を守っていくことは大変なことだと思います。
まだまだ私なんぞがこの場所に来るには早すぎたのかもしれません。
もう少し修業してから、もう一度訪問してみようと思います。