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By Roberta Muir
Published 2012
Tataki is a classic Japanese way of preparing fish or meat, in which you sear it briefly in a very hot pan, and serve it thinly sliced. The cooked outside contrasts beautifully with the raw interior. The traditional accompaniments, a vinegar-based dressing and pounded ginger, give the dish its name (Tataki is Japanese for ‘pound’). Here Shaun Presland, the first Australian Caucasian chef to be honoured with the title of Sushi Chef, adds his spin with a sesame soy dressing. Japanese m