Goma dofu in Tokyo?

[rarerollingobject]

Have been in Japan for 5 days now, eating amazing sushi, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, toro, tonkotsu ramen, curry rice and all sorts of other amazing things throughout Osaka and Tokyo.

But surprisingly (to me, given I'm a confirmed carnivore/anything involving animal fats lover), the dish that I've been most taken by, most delighted by, was the goma dofu I had in a little ramen shop on Mt Koya and then again in the shojin ryori meal at the temple I stayed in.

The utter unctuous creaminess of this 'dofu' (really coagulated ground sesame seeds) is something I've been dreaming about ever since..anyone know where I could find this in Tokyo? Either restaurant or shop. Doesn't matter where, I have nearly a week here and blissful nothing to do other than eat..

[jem589]

It's not classy to recommend a shop that's 'on the map', but you can get good goma tofu in any supermarket. Find the tofu section and look for the black stuff in little portion-sized containers. Or I bet the staff will respond well to a little "Gomadofu?"

As long as I'm being declasse, while you're in the tofu section please look for the tofu in long, oval three-part packages with light blue lettering on top. I suspect it will change your overall view on tofu, and I'm a confirmed carnivore too.

[Uncle Yabai]

The best goma dofu I've ever had in my life, and I've eaten my share, is here:

http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130...

It is a tiny shop that specializes in taichazuke, but the goma dofu served on the side is so good the old guy who runs the place sells it to go.

[rarerollingobject]

Thanks so much to you both! I'm devoting today to finding one, or both!

[Uncle Yabai]

Closed on weekends. And when the place is closed, there is no sign it exists. Come to think of it, even when open, it isn't clear it exists.

[Robb S]

Somebody should tell Tabelog....

[Uncle Yabai]

They are probably open Saturday for dinner, but I am pretty sure they don't serve lunch on Saturdays. Dinner is really really expensive, as it befits a ryotei. One time I was having lunch there and a maiko (a real one, not some tourist trap "performer") walked in to get some takeout.

[Robb S]

I had some good goma dofu this week at Sasa no Yuki just north of Ueno:
http://www.bento.com/rev/1265.html

The dining room is in bad need of remodeling, but the food is quite good, and you can get a nice multi-course tofu-centered lunch for Y2600, or order a la carte.