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I face the problem with the page not displaying properly too. Try this: delete “#more-417″ from the url: http://www.gastro…tokyo/#more-417 . It worked for me.

Also, if you are getting knives from Aritsugu, INSIST that they perform a initial sharpening for you at the shop. Aritsugu knives are notorious for being blunt out of the factory as they expect the owner to “breath life” into their knives by sharpening it themselves.

I guess you won’t face this problem as a westerner but just beware.

Yes, in that sense Japan is like everywhere. You really need to work hard to get the best stuff.

I will write about Tsujiki. Not sure yet in what form. I went there four full mornings. Two days with a supplier to the top restaurants of the American West coast as a guide. I want to set up a base camp there and cook for three weeks or a full year.

Well, I am still young, and hopefully Kawamura will stay open until my pockets grow deep enough.

PS Will you be writing up on the Tsukiji Market? It was the most memorable destination of my trip, I trust that it was equally fascinating for you.

The knife company is Aritsugu. They have a shop at Tsujiki market. There is another Aritsugu in Kyoto. They are unrelated but used to be the same company as far as I can understand. I fell in love with that knife. It has proven fantastic to use for large fish for example.

I got some other knives while in Tokyo. One from Masamoto, which I also highly recommend.

On the post after this you show a knife you had made for yourself. Do you happen to know if the place you purchase it happens to be online? I was drooling over that knife! It’s beautiful!

I will take what ever this meat gives on top of the pure bliss when I think aboutit, eat it and think more aboutit afterwards. I am eating breakfat now and still, my herat skips a little looking that the second picture of the meat. I want some!

I am sorry that I inflicted weekness in your knees, tears in your eyes and general discomfort by sharing this experience.

But let me tell you that I don’t believe that the risk for bowel cancer, or for any other disease would increase by eating that meat. I would be greatful if anyone reading this blog could refer us to any controled randomized study that will conclusivly show that there is an increased risk for any of the diseases of civilization (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, e t c, e t c,) from eating this kind of beef or saturated fats for that matter. I have never seen any. In lack of any, I eat my beef and I believe it is why I am healthy.

Oh I can’t believe I read your post at 2 am, about to go to sleep now just so craving for that meaty-chared taste.

I can take bowel cancer for this. Die happy.

My understanding is that there is mainly aristeoimorphea folicea found in the Greek waters but it was at least some years ago not particularly exploited.

Why would you do it the easy way? It is like buying preserved jam instead of making it yourself, no?