Dallas and I decided to go to dinner at Sansei because ever since we went there a couple years ago we have been talking about Chef D.K.‘s delicious dungeness crab ramen. Also, I’d been emailing with Chef Carol Wallack about what restaurants she recommends in Hawaii (she splits her time between Chicago and Hawaii) and she said that Sansei was one of her favorites too.
This time we sat with all the locals at the sushi bar. Many of the things we tried were specials or things the sushi chef just gave us to try, so I don’t have the full descriptions, but everything was delicious. Eating seafood is one of my favorite things to do in Hawaii!
Hawaiian Moi (a type of Threadfin) with Maui onions and truffle oil.
Cajon seasoned Escolar (also marketed as “Butterfish”)
Dungeness Crab Ramen with Asian Truffle Broth: Ramen with a black truffle butter dashi, julienne Thai basil, cilantro and diced jalapeno peppers with dungeness crab
Hamachi Kama (neck of the fish)
Kampachi carpaccio with thai pepper sauce
Panko Crusted Ahi Sashimi Sushi Roll: Sashimi grade Hawaiian ahi, arugula and spinach wrapped into a sushi roll, panko-crusted, flash-fried and served with Sansei’s mild soy wasabi butter sauce
Nigiri: Mackerel, Maguro, Escolar
Kirin Light (me), Orion (Dallas)
ok last comment. these photos are ridiculous. i’m drooling! can’t wait to see more vaca & food pics…
There are many more! Right now I’m still posting from our first week … we were there through the following week. Enjoy your virtual vacation! I am. I’ll be sad when it ends. That means vacation is REALLY over. Although.. these long, stressful hours at work now are really telling of my vacation being over forreal!
hey there rachel, merry christmas. well surfing the net and I stumbled on your pictures from your visit at sansei. I think I was your sushi chef the night you came in. Great pictures really impressed. Didn’t know it was my food until i reach the picture of the carpaccio. I do a lot of cooking at home and interesting in doing some pics like these. What camera (brand and model) did you use? and any tips would be greatly appreciated. aloha – sushi chef mikey.
Hey, Chef Mikey – Thanks for the compliments. Your food was so delicious and beautifully presented, makes it not too hard to take pretty photos!
I usually use a Canon Rebel, but I believe that day I was carrying a smaller Canon point & shoot camera. The A95, I believe.
Insanely beautiful pics! Hey, I hope you don’t mind, but I included your Sansei page as a link on the blog side of my Hawaii food site, http://www.akueats.com. Keep up the great work, and lemme know if you need any tips on where to eat while in the islands!
Aku – Thanks! Glad you like the photos. It’s fine if you link to this post. I was just checking out your site. Nice work. Where did you put the link?