Tempura Kondo

By January 15, 2015 Foodie, Travel No Comments

We all love tempura and I am sure many of us grew up ordering tempura and it comes to you in a bamboo plate and we would just gulp it down 🙂  But in Japan, tempura is a serious thing 🙂  We tried 2 last trip

Previous entry:  Tsunahatchi January 14, 2014

Ten-Ichi January 18, 2014

and one new one this trip

In Japan, they serve your tempura one by one – so you get to eat it straight and fresh from the pan.  If you get the bar seat – you see them preparing and cooking it right in front of you

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Chef Fumio Kondo a Two Star Michelin Chef

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Shrimp headTempura Kondo (9)

Shrimp tempura – squeeze the orange 🙂Tempura Kondo (11)

Scallops – this was my order 2 pcs. of this.  So big, so fresh and so yummyTempura Kondo (12)

SquidTempura Kondo (15)

Preparing the ingredientsTempura Kondo (10)

Kisu and AubergineTempura Kondo (16)

AsparagusTempura Kondo (13)

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UniTempura Kondo (19)

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 Megochi ( Flathead fish )Tempura Kondo (21)

 AnagoTempura Kondo (25)

One of their specialties – Sweet Potato – it took them 45 minutes to cook this.  I was watching the whole time 🙂
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Kakiage- also one of their specialties.   It can served two ways –  pouring of tea and pickles or served as tendon – soaked in sauce, on a bowl of rice

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Even Obama had a hard time getting a reservation here 🙂
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