In Osaka, Kanazawa Maimon Sushi offers the Freshest Seafood on a Conveyor Belt

First, I ordered a rather unusual salad.

There was a lot of smoked mackerel hiding beneath the vegetables.
Since smoked mackerel has a texture and flavor similar to that of prosciutto, it was like a carpaccio.
The fish and soy-sauce dressing they use, made in the Oku-Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, is a perfect match for the mackerel. It was so delicious!

Next, it was time to start ordering sushi!

First, I started with the typical toppings of Kanazawa.

Since gasu-ebi is a type of shrimp that can only be tasted in the Hokuriku region of Japan, I was very happy to eat it in Osaka. Although it looked bad, the taste was excellent. Sweeter than the sweet ama-ebi variety of shrimp, it featured a viscous mouthfeel.

This is a topping I have enjoyed since childhood. Its characteristic elasticity and umami make it so tasty!

From the left: fatty tuna, red flesh, medium-fatty tuna

Of course, the delicious fatty and medium-fatty tunas melted in my mouth. However, just as I expected, the rich flavor and thickness of the red flesh tuna really satisfied me!

After eating the fatty tuna, my mouth was full of oil, so I ordered this to cleanse the palate. The thick cucumber of Kaga, grown in Kanazawa, had a particular crispness and consistency that made it taste so good.

The mackerel in the salad was delicious, so I ordered this one, too.
With the sourness of the sushi rice and the pickled ginger placed between it and the mackerel, the combination of their respective types of umami was very good!
However, there was so much sushi rice that it backfired, and I suddenly got full.

I wanted to eat even more...

Since it passed right before my eyes, this was my final choice.
Engawa is the meat of a flatfish found at the base of its fin. It was sweet and had a chewy mouthfeel. The wasabi stalk inside offered a nice, spicy accent!

This time, it took about 30 minutes from the time I entered the restaurant to when I paid the bill. There were a lot more sushi toppings I wanted to try, but unfortunately, my stomach was full!

Outside the restaurant, there was a line of people sitting and waiting to enter. It seems like they had to wait about an hour. This is a place I'd like to visit again!