Butterfish, butterfish where art thou butterfish?

I have a new found love - BUTTERFISH!!!!  This delectable, melt in your mouth, sensational fish is also called Gindara .  It is perhaps the best raw fish that I have ever tasted.  I was lucky enough to have it provided as a main ingredient in my appetizers for one of Peter's parties.

After a full day of shopping and design with Peter; he still has energy to prepare a fabulous evening for a couple of close friends.....29 people!!!

OUR DAY BEFORE THE PARTY>......

Here is Peter collaborating with another passionate designer.  Chen is a master with stainless steel; bending and welding it into organic shapes.

I watched intently as I saw them share ideas without even speaking.  THe paper was scribbled on and then passed to the other and then "hmmms", "sighs" and eye expressions and then the paper filled with prospective designs was passed to the other and then he would scribble below and it went on and on....

I squatted next to these artisans to watch them closely.  They talked and laughed as they worked; seeming so at ease with their delicate and complicated tasks.

Chen was so enamored with Peter's energy that he suggested that we visit his brother's glass factory.  So, off we went....wow!!!! AS I wandered around eyeing the various platters, glasses and plates I envisioned tables of geometric tapas meals served in these incredible works of art.

I love these triangular plates!!!!!

Then it was onto stone carvings.  Selecting unique carvings from an enormous collection can be hard on the eyes, but he keeps going despite the heat and dust......

Oh what a day!  Peter did not loose the pace for the entire day.  He was attentive to each detail, answered every question asked with care and still had energy and ideas for the evening festivities at his villa that night.

.  PEter and NAsh were completely relaxed (Peter is flying through the air...literally), despite their hectic days. 

As usual they did not miss any details from the flowers to the house drink concoction, food and entertainment.

I was given the task of preparing the apps and so I sliced and slivered 2 kilos of fresh butterfish and tuna into various canapes and a giant sashimi platter (served with Hopey's spicy mayo)!

APPETIZERS- *tuna tartar with garlic chives and sesame seeds served with wasabi cream * butterfish tartar with pickled ginger and soy syrup *Nash's tuna and butterfish wontons with soy dipping sauce  * Chili oil spiced fuji apple coleslaw with toasted nuts served on endive leaves.

It was a cool 95 degrees at 8 pm.  You can imagine the sweat rolling off of Hopey's proverbial drain pipes.  Although our appetites seemed to battle the dark forces of humidity and we scooped up every last sashimi tidbit and moved right along to the Indonesian 'Nasi Campur' buffet- a selection of stirfries, curries and sate dishes to accompany the yellow rice.

OH, and the monkeys ate pringles......

What a night!

Comments

[Cam]

Hopey
LOVE butterfish but no one here seems to know exactly what fish it comes from and Icannot get it without paying way too much at a restaurant... (It's a guarded secret apparently) Please share your information!!

[Dave]

It's black cod. A Japanese recipe called Gindara, that uses a miso & sugar marinade.

[TOM]

I HAVE JUST BEEN INTRODUCED TO BUTTER FISH BY A FRIEND, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO PREPARE THEM. I HAVE A 5lb. BAG AND DON'T Want TO WASTE THEM. I'VE NEVER HAD THEM OR HEARD OF THEM BEFORE. CAN YOU HELP ME IN THE PREPARATION OF THEM. THANKS!

[Iya]

the simplest way to cook gindara is to grill it - like any fish, cooking time is not too long. note though that cod is very oily, so if you do this over a charcoal grill you'll get rid of most off the fat, leaving behind the melt-in-your-mouth flesh. you can also bake it in the oven, uncovered. if there's a japanese grocery anywhere in the area, you can buy the bottled sauce (it's brown and has photos of grilled meat and fish on it) and just pour it over the grilled fish, or serve it a sauce of soy sauce, grated ginger and chopped scallions. enjoy!

[Mosaic]

its my first time to hear the word gindara,good for you cause you let your 29 friends ate your butterfish.your so sharing.

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