Addiction Aquatic Development 上引水產

This is my second visit to Addiction Aquatic Development (AAD) and also one of the highlights in the itineraries for someone who enjoys going to a clean fish market. It's worth a return for I remembered the freshness and value for money Sushi.

Sashimi Preparation

Not to mentioned the freshness of seafood that we are going to feed ourselves with! With "Addiction" as their business name, I won't deny such place is truly an addiction for tourist like us.

Skillfully Sliced

As we were going on the weekends, we tried to be early as this place usually pack with crowd during peak hours like this.

At the Standing Sushi Bar

The entire place is more than a seafood market. You get to see the place is an integration of standing sushi bar counters, restaurants and supermarket. The place is quite chilly and you won't get to smell the stink from the seafood unlike the usual seafood market.

Chopsticks of Addiction Aquatic Development

Menu was extensive, filled with variety of Nigiri and Sashimi options. Items here may be considered costly by Taiwanese Standards but to us, comparing these portions, they were definitely much cheaper than we would have in Singapore. Sashimi slices are thicker and portions are bigger.

During peak hours where patrons get to stand closely side by side, the servers may tend to make mistake serving to the wrong customers.

Sushi that were not ours but served by mistake

We ordered half dozen of Oysters and shared among ourselves. Usually I will not have eaten more than 1 raw salmon but this is exceptional. It tasted different from the ones I usually had.

Ireland Majestic 2 Half Dozen 爱雨lan

We had enjoyed the freshly squeeze lemon juice over the raw oyster with some onion, soy sauce as well as Wakame (Seaweed). It gave us another idea of how to pair the raw oysters.

How to eat those oysters

Sea Eel Sushi  穴子寿司 - NT $ 80 / Pcs
Tuna Sushi - NT $80 / Pcs

I'm simply too excited to to see my favourite Swordfish Sashimi on the bed of ice cubes. Freshly prepared Sashimi of Tuna, Swordfish and Tuna., heavenly.

2 Salmon Belly 鲑鱼腹刺身 - NT $ 40 / Pcs
3 Sword Fish 旗鱼刺身 - NT $50 / Pcs
1 Tuna 黑鲔刺身 - NT $30 / Pcs

Thick cut of Mekajiki, Tuna and Salon Sashimi that comes with wasabi. Totally love it!

Thick Cut of Sashimi

The grilled beef ribs did not disappoint. It was succulent and perfectly done with some peppercorns on it, if you want additional flavour, they do provide fried garlic by the side.

Roasted beef short ribs 牛小排长炭烧 - NT $240 

Juicy

Smoky flavour from the grilled king prawn. Though looked dried up on its shell, the flesh still remains tender and juicy. To enhance the taste, squeeze the kaffir lime juice on it.

Grilled King Prawn

Grilled scallops came in a sticks of four with same sweet black sauce. Taste was elevated by squeezing the Kaffir Lime juice on it, lending a citrus fragrant and refreshing taste.

Grilled Scallop skewel 干贝串 - NT $180

The Deluxe Nigiri Sushi Combo comes with 10 pieces of Sushi and we had topped up a few to our liking.

Deluxe Nigiri Sushi Combo (10 Pcs) - 600 NT

Yummy

My first time having sea urchin and the experience was not too bad. At least it didnt scare me off.

Close up

Are You a Sashimi Lover?

How about some Raw Tuna ?

One of the best Miso Soups we ever had with generous chunks of salmon, big prawns and seaweeds. It was served hot and comes free ordering the Deluxe Nigiri Sushi Combo.

Miso Soup （Free with the Nigiri Set)

Simple and no frills. If you like Clams, you won't mind savoring down the bowl of clam soup, naturally sweet, warming up your tummy. Freshness is not question here as everything you order in AAD will be fresh.

Clam Soup 蛤汤- NT $ 150

Though we order 2 kinds of Clam Soup, I would say that this garlic version is more or less similar to the non garlic version just that it has additional ginger strips in reducing the seafood smell.

Clam Soup with Garlic 蛤蒜头汤 - NT $ 150

Remember to bring additional cash to AAD as they do not accept Credit Cards. The standing sushi bar do not accept reservations and base on first come first serve basis.

Addiction Aquatic Development 上引水產

Location: No. 18, Alley 2 Lane 410 Minzu East Road Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan

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