Yosuke Sushi Says Yes, No, Amaebi

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • November 24, 2011
For me, the reason to order live amaebi has never been the sushi. When compared to the divine slobber of uni or a luscious piece of toro, the flesh of a recently dispatched sweet shrimp on a ball of sushi rice becomes the definition of...
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