Yuki Tanaka

Seafood Specialist

Carnivore since 2021 · Honolulu, Hawaii · 5 posts

Yuki trained as an apprentice sushi chef in Tokyo before moving to Honolulu in 2018. She covers seafood content here — sardine plates, salmon, the entire low-mercury-fish category, plus oysters and uni for the more adventurous. Carnivore-leaning since 2021; eats more fish than red meat.

Expertise

seafoodasian cuisine

Recipes by Yuki

Five-minute carnivore sardine plate with an open tin of sardines in olive oil, halved hard-boiled eggs, and a pat of butter

5-Minute Sardine Plate

A no-cook, nutrient-dense plate loaded with omega-3s. Perfect for a quick carnivore lunch or snack when you do not feel like cooking.

Pan-fried cod fillets in a cast iron skillet, golden-brown surface, white flaky interior, butter foaming around them, scattered salt on the dark wood underneath

Pan-Fried Cod (Salt + Butter)

1 lb cod fillets seared in butter for 3-4 minutes per side. Salt only — no flour, no lemon. The cleanest 10-minute fish dinner.

Two whole grilled mackerel on a wooden board, deep grill marks across the silver skin, scored diagonally, juicy white flesh visible at the cut, scattered salt

Grilled Whole Mackerel (Salt-Only)

2 whole mackerel scored, salted, grilled over high heat for 4 minutes per side. Salt only. Highest omega-3 fish, $5-7 per pound.

Sliced seared ahi tuna steak on a wooden cutting board, thin dark crusty exterior, deep red rare interior edge to edge, half-inch slabs fanned out, butter glistening

Seared Tuna Steak (Rare-Center, 90 Seconds Per Side)

1-inch thick ahi tuna steak seared 90 seconds per side in butter. Salt only — no soy, no sesame. Rare center, crusty exterior. The 4-minute carnivore dinner.

Pan-fried salmon fillet skin-side up on a plate, deep mahogany crispy skin, pink medium-rare interior visible at the side, scattered salt, crispy skin shattering at one corner

Pan-Fried Salmon (Crispy Skin)

6-oz salmon fillet seared skin-down for 5 minutes in cold pan, flipped 1 minute. Salt only — no lemon, no dill. The 7-minute crispy-skin carnivore dinner.

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