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Originally Posted by jwasbury

During a visit to Tokyo for business, I had dinner at a Teppanyaki restaurant in the Roppongi district. When they dropped the prawns on the griddle, I realized they were alive The chef had to hold them down with his spatula. It was brutal to watch...I got over it, and they were tasty.

Twice now (in Seattle), I've had this experience, where I was introduced to these guys a min or two before I ate them as "ama ebi nigiri" aka sweet shrimp (it's raw).

Originally Posted by TimT

If you're interested in more of a glimpse of Japanese food prep and philosophy

Check out "Jiro Dreams Sushi" I know its on Netflix, not sure about any other platforms

I've had sushi from a guy that trained under Jiro. Shiro Kashiba, almost 20 years ago, I was lucky enough to happen upon his restaurant in Seattle and eat at the bar with him serving us. Then back in Sep I was able to take my wife to his new restaurant near the Pike Place Market. The price is quite a bit higher now, but it's completely worth it. I'd like to have gone a couple of times.