Well, I was returning from some Christmas shopping at
a distance mall, driving down the high not far from my
favorite sushi bar and decided to have lunch.

So I stop at Sushi Island, which wasn't very busy on
a Monday (probably why the owner takes it off). I look
up at the specials board and see iwashi and aji, among
other items. So I order a "my choice" lunch plate of
sake, hamache, bincho maguro, super white tuna, and
ankimo, which comes with soup and a california roll.

As I'm eating, I saw one of the chefs draining something
in a sieve. Once he finished I asked what it was he was
making. He said it's like roe but hard to explain. I said,
"Oh you mean shirako?" He looked surprised that I knew
what it was, and gladly whipped some up for me. It was
served in a martini glass over shredded diakon, with pickled
radish and ponzu over the top. It was very tasty, and still
disturbingly creamy. I told him it is called milt in English,
which he wrote down.

While I was eating mine, a waitress or friend (couldn't tell)
came in and sat down for lunch. She knew everyone and stepped
into the kitchen, so I'm thinking waitress on her day off.
The chef told her about the shirako, and she opted for a taste.
She was very apprehensive at first, but once she got a taste,
she dove right in. She offered a taste to some of the other
workers, one accepted the other ran away

I finished mine off and the rest of my nigiri. I order my
desert, aji, iwashi, and uni. That was enough for me. Everything
was top notch today, the ankimo was very rich and nutty.. and the
uni was sweet as well. In the end, I got an extra piece of
ankimo, and the shirako for free. SWEET!!! Left a nice tip.

--
Dan