Roasted Tuna Collar Review

  I have to say I saw this on TV.  I saw Andrew Zimmern eating this in Japan or some other Asian Country.  I looked at it and said “that looks good”.  Then he explained that it was the best piece of Tuna you can find on the fish.  It was fatty with that caramelized skin and meat.  The flavor was fantastic he said.  So I said I need to go to Japan or some other country that serves it.

  This brings me to a recent trip to Rhode Island.  My sister, her husband, my daughter and myself decided to go out for Sushi.  As I was planning my Sushi dinner I noticed on the menu Roasted Tuna Collar.  I was excited since I did not have to travel a thousand miles for this culinary treat.

  I have to say I did order all kinds of new stuff to try but the Tuna collar was the one I could not wait for.  I ordered Octopus balls which were ok.  I expected Takoyaki  but what I got was these gumball size little fried balls on a stick.  Kind of a disappointment.   I ordered Seafood Yakitori which was simply skewered seafood with a Yakitori sauce.  The sauce was great but it was simply seafood on a stick.  Nothing to write a article about.

  Another thing I heard both Anthony Zimmern and Anthony Boudaine talk about is Sea Urchin.  I ordered the Sea Urchin (Uni).  I did my research and found out it should be creamy and taste like the sea.  It should not be like a cat’s tongue!  This Uni was brought out and I tried it.  It was indeed creamy yet I did not really taste the sea.  I do not see the big deal about it.  I have not been sold on Sea Urchin.  I can get into the spicey tuna and the other sushi rolls but I won’t.  They were all pretty good.  Let’s get to the reason I wrote this article…

  Hamachi-Kama (Grilled yellowtail collar with ponzu sauce) is fantastic!  It looks to me like roasted pork ribs except for the roasted skin on parts of it.  Let me start by telling you this.  This is by far the best piece of meat I have ever eaten off a bone.  The fatty and flavorful meat easily came off the bone.  The tuna flavor was different from any tuna meat I have ever eaten.  This flesh was incredibly flavorful.  The skin that was caramelized on it was roasted to perfection and slightly salty.  The ponzu sauce was great but I hardly dipped in it because I wanted nothing to take away from the perfect meat from the sea.

  Where did I get this meal:  Yamato Steak House of Japan in Smithfield RI.