Grilled Salmon

Today was the final of World Cup: Italy vs France. It wasn't what I expected (I expected Germany vs Brazil), but my wife and I walked to the nearby pub to watch the game from 11am. I'm not a fan of either of the team, but since I liked some of the players on the France team, I decided to cheer for them. I wore my Japan jersey to the pub (it looks very similar to the France jersey).

We got to the pub right before the kick off, but the place was so packed that we had to wait in line for twenty minutes. During those twenty minutes or so, both France and Italy had scored, so we missed that. I was quite surprised to see so many fans there. But then, this may have been the only pub showing the final in Seattle area. Congrats to Italy for winning, but more than anything, I will remember Zidane head-butting one of the Italian players. I wonder what caused him to do that.

Tonight we had grilled salmon. Salmon is popular in Seattle, but we usually get the Atlantic salmon. It's cheaper and tastes better, in our opinion. This grilled salmon is a popular breakfast dish. If you go to Denny's in Japan, you can order it for breakfast.

IN JAPANESE: Yaki Shake
CATEGORY: Seafood
COOKING METHOD: Grilled
DIFFICULTY: Medium
SERVES: 2 people
LENGTH OF TIME: 15 min

INGREDIENTS:
salmon (steak cut)
some salt
shredded daikon (optional)

HOW TO:
If you bought the steak cut (like shown on the picture), cut the middle part (so you get two of the same cut).

Pour salt on all sides of the salmon to your preference.

Preheat the oven to 350 F, and grill/bake for 10 to 15 minutes until the outside edge starts to turn dark.

While the salmon is in the oven, shred some daikon and serve it along side the fish. Pour some soy sauce over the shredded daikon, and eat it with fish.