We ate at a restaurant called Asakusa Imahen in Tokyo and the yakiniku portion of our meal came with a set that had the circled items in my images. I’ve been searching for months and I cannot figure out what it was! It was really good and I want to be able to ask for it at other Japanese restaurants.
TIA!
by reenstarr
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What was the texture? Cause it honestly looks like a tofu fish blend to me but given what it’s being cooked in feels less likely.
What texture or visual fibers was it?
Looks like fish tofu to me, it’s a type of surimi originating from China
The dish in your pics is *sukiyaki* rather than *yakiniku*.
The blocks are *fu*, [wheat gluten](https://www.justonecookbook.com/fu-wheat-gluten/), and they’re a signature ingredient for the Imahan restaurant. It’s not always found as an ingredient for sukiyaki.
*Fu* comes in many forms, and can be wet or dry. This specific type is called [*choji-fu*](https://www.imahan.com/archives/3937)*.* You can also buy the [restaurant’s own branded ones](https://store.imahan.com/shopdetail/000000000260/), which they call *sukiyaki-fu*