NISEI 🇺🇸🇯🇵 As a Japanese American, @nisei_sf spoke to me in a way no other place ever has. Created by one of the best young chefs in the world, Japanese American chef @davidcyoshimura cooked up a meal that tasted like home and one I’ll remember for the rest of my life. His one Michelin star restaurant in the heart of San Francisco embodies the culture, style, and feeling of growing up Japanese American in the US. Using ingredients my mom cooked with growing up, Chef David made each dish familiar while offering a fresh perspective on Japanese food. From Japanese rice crackers (senbei), eel (unagi), wagashi (Japanese sweets), to miso (fermented bean paste) I was so ready for this meal. What I didn’t expect was that almost every ingredient was grown, made, or harvested in the United States. Luna Koshihikari Rice grown in Sacramento Valley by Wendy Tsuji Miso made in San Francisco at @sharedcultures Kombu grown in Sonoma County at @strongarmfarm Tofu and Soy Milk made in Oakland at @hodofoods Unagi farmed in Maine at @americanunagi Wasabi farmed in Half Moon Bay at @halfmoonbaywasabi That’s what it means to be Japanese American. Born in American, shaped by Japan. Thank you Chef David Yoshimura for an incredible meal, and shout out to @alec_nak of @akashi_kama for introducing me to this incredible restaurant! — Small Bites Dish 1: Buckwheat. Chicories. Date Miso. Dish 2: Nori Maki. Seasonal Beans. Trout Roe. Shira-ae. Dish 3: Senbei. Tuna. Cucumber. Goma-ae. Dish 4: Golden Hour. McFarland Trout. Beet. Passion Fruit. Dish 5: Eat More Uni! Foraged Seaweed. Almond. Dish 6: Omurice. Caviar. Vegetable Demi-Glace. Dish 7: Umbel Farms Turnip. Black Cod. Dish 8: Lobster. Pumpkin. Persimmon. Dish 9: American Unagi. Seasonal Fruit. Fresh Wasabi. Dish 10: Matsutake. Wagyu. Luna Koshihikari Miso Soup. Shiozuke Cabbage. Dish 11: Shokupan. Duck Liver. Grape Verjus. Kiwi. Dessert Dish 12: Stone Fruit. Silken Tofu. Jasmine. Okinawa Sugar. Dish 13: Fuji Apple. Sobacha. Chrysanthemum. Dish 14: Wagashi (Red and White Grape Chichi Dango - Kumori Kanten - Ramune Chestnut Nerikiri - Seasonal Fruit) #nisei #japaneseamerican #michelin #onestar #sanfrancisco