This mild-flavored mackerel, found on our limited availability menu, is specially sourced from Japan and served with ponzu, a touch of garlic & ginger, and fresh chives. Unlike the more intense Saba or even to some degree Aji, Sawara eats more like Albacore. After spending nearly a year building a direct source of Sawara from Japan that is consistently up to our quality standards we are excited for you to try it! The English name for Sawara can be a […]

At Sugarfish, KazuNori and Nozawa Bar we are fanatical about the ingredients we serve and work relentlessly to uphold our quality standards. Seafood mislabeling gets quite a bit of press attention from time to time and it turns out this issue is a lot more complex than people think. Sushi Nozawa Group has taken a leading role with Loyola Marymount University in the LA Seafood Monitoring Project, which aims to significantly reduce the incidence of confusion, mislabeling — and at […]