April 11th is Cheryl’s birthday,  and we planned a special dinner to celebrate.   Sukiyaki is a popular Japanese hot pot dish featuring thinly sliced beef, tofu, vegetables, and noodles simmered in a sweet and savory soy sauce broth (warishita). It was cooked at our table in a shallow iron pot, the meat dipped in raw egg before eating. 

We had a small private room and a special menu for just us!

Our menu included 3 small ‘sake snacks’, marinated baby squid,  tofu and seaweed, followed by a small dish of Sashimi and portion of rice.  

The service was elegant and quiet,  as the attended brought in dishes and removed the empty ones.   The Wagyu beef was brought in with the vegetables and a chef prepared the sukiyaki at our table as we wsalted.

First a large piece of beef per person was cooked with a little fat coating the pan,  some sugar melted in that and teriyaki sauce poured on the meet as it was sauted.

That piece of beef be have to each of us too shop on the bowl of beaten egg.

Then he placed the vegetables, mushrooms and Tofu into the sauce pan and brought more meat,  3 more pieces for each of us,  to add to the vegetables. 

As we took out some registration, we could add another piece of meat and more vegetables from the 2nd bowl of them.   it was a large amount of food, and delicious

The last part of the fish is too add very thin himi upon noodles and a broth to the leftover fond in the dish.

But the meal still wasn’t done!  it included a small dish of red bean ice cream with a small rice cake flower to top it all off!

Candles would have melted the ice cream so we skipped those and just wished Cheryl a very Happy birthday!