Shirako is the milt, or sperm sacs, of male cod. It's served in both raw and cooked form in restaurants all over Japan, but many Japanese consider it an acquired taste. The word "shirako" means "white children," and it is in season in the winter. It's also called kiku and tach.This video shows shirako being served at Saitosho Sushi in Tokyo, Japan. It was one of those “I’ve seen it on TV but I can’t believe it’s in front of me” moments. It may have been mentally conflicting, but the creamy texture taste was actually quite delicious! Like many of Tokyo’s hidden gems, Sushisho Saito is located on the second floor of a nondescript office building, in Akasaka. “Sho” means “master,” and Sho Saito is known throughout Tokyo’s culinary underground as one of the most gifted sushi masters in town.Sushisho Saito was rated one star in the inaugural Michelin Guide Tokyo a few years back but disappeared from the book since then. Rumors have it Chef Keiji Nakazawa, considered the master of the Sushisho "school", once kicked out the Michelin inspectors from his restaurant for being unknowledgeable, and since then, all his and his disciples' restaurants were not rated anymore. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=JapaneseEatsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Japanese-Eats-1468578136763738
