Mediterranean Prepared Smelt

Had a business lunch at Kokkari SF.  http://www.kokkari.com/home/

After seeing all the surf smelting pictures, I was curious to see how they tasted.  Ordered a starter plate of Marithes Tiganites ("crispy smelts with garlic-potato skordalia & lemon") for $9.50.  Dang was that good.  A bucket of these little guys would be a meal for 20 or so.  I can totally see the attraction...

Had dinner at a Japanese bar n grill in Santa Clara that was the equivalent of a tapas restaurant.  Name escapes me (like the food did LOL).  Anyway, we ordered a grilled fish dish, and it turned out to be individual smelt on a skewer!  OMG, I was ROFL.  One skewer per person.  Weird thing was that when I bit into mine, it was filled with eggs, like 90%.

There you have it, smelt on a skewer!

Had dinner at a Japanese bar n grill in Santa Clara that was the equivalent of a tapas restaurant.  Name escapes me (like the food did LOL).  Anyway, we ordered a grilled fish dish, and it turned out to be individual smelt on a skewer!  OMG, I was ROFL.  One skewer per person.  Weird thing was that when I bit into mine, it was filled with eggs, like 90%.

There you have it, smelt on a skewer!

Shishamo. 

Martin:
that looks sooooo good.  Next time I go to Kokarri, will have to try it.  I wonder if there is a recipe online... will check.
online recipe. 
http://www.all-fish-seafood-recipes.com/index.cfm/recipe/Easy_Greek_Marinated_Fried_Smelt


Are you thinking of Gochi?  I think that place is hit & miss, depending on what you order.  I have  a large unfininshed bottle of liquor there under "Bae".  If you go, help yourself my friend.  I only drank 1/5 of it.  

I can never get enough of that stuff- shisamo, except it can get expensive b/c I can eat probably 20+ (actually, I've never ordered more than 2 orders, but it's so good with a cold beer)

Btw, you do any fishing, or just eat them?  See you OTW.

Had a business lunch at Kokkari SF.  http://www.kokkari.com/home/

After seeing all the surf smelting pictures, I was curious to see how they tasted.  Ordered a starter plate of Marithes Tiganites ("crispy smelts with garlic-potato skordalia & lemon") for $9.50.  Dang was that good.  A bucket of these little guys would be a meal for 20 or so.  I can totally see the attraction...

mmmmmmm.......fries with eyes

mmmmmmm.......fries with eyes

Now THAT'S my kind of food!!!!!
 
Sincerely,

Jim

Gochi??  Not sure to be honest.  B/c of tiny portions, had to supplement food calories with Alcohol, so I cant remember much about the place    Very true that it would take a Denny's-sized portion of shishamo to approach satiety.  Thing I don't get is how they're egg sacks take up so much room in the body cavity.  I mean, the whole lumen was literally jam packed with egg sack!

Haven't been OTW much this summer, but hopefully squeeze in a trip or two someday soon

Shishamo.  

More like "Sheeesh! gimme mo'!"  extremely tasty, but hella small  

Ranch 99 all you can scoop lunch here in Pleasanton serve those deep fried smelt with some garlic.  They are so good.  Sometimes that's all I put in my plate with rice and soy sauce.  Yummy!

Rey

Shishamo.  

More like "Sheeesh! gimme mo'!"  extremely tasty, but hella small  

The Japanese supermarkets in Japantown sell these fresh (fresh frozen?) in about 6 per package. We get them whenever we are in the nighborhood and do em up in the toaster oven. Still not cheap, but much more cost effective than getting them 1 at a time in a restaurant on a skewer.

Shishamo.  

More like "Sheeesh! gimme mo'!"  extremely tasty, but hella small  

how bout "Sh*t-shame-o you for charging me $$$"  sorry about that.  Yours was way funnier...

The smelt looks decent but freakin sun dried bait on a stick.....pass!