
Friday, March 20, 2026 1:33AM
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Japanese blistery cookware warms the psyche astatine Ichi Shabu astatine Campus Pointe crossed from Fresno State.
"Ichi has a mates of meanings," says proprietor Jason Lin. "In Japanese, it means 'number one.' In Chinese, it is 'Ichi,' meaning 'together.'"
Thinly sliced meat, from A5 Wagyu to abbreviated rib and ribeye, cooks rapidly successful your prime of broth.
"For astir beef, each the beef lone needs astir 5 seconds," Lin said. "For chicken, astir 10. It's a batch faster than what radical think."
We were mesmerized watching Executive Chef Kevin Vang cautiously trade the ovum "tornado." It topped Wagyu fried rice, enhanced with curry condiment and furikake.
Asian cuisine comes with a crunch.
"There's ever fried ovum roll," Lin said.
Lin besides showed america the chizu curry katsu, which is simply a chickenhearted katsu with Havarti cheese.
"We similar to adhd a small pizzazz tableside with the melted food astatine the table," helium said.
He besides showed america the sukiyaki donburi, which is simply a atom bowl.
Mocktails are popular.
"As generations go, we are uncovering that galore radical are looking for non-alcoholic options," says John Ramirez, Ichi Shabu Operating Partner.
"Sometimes I deliberation radical are intimidated to cook, but erstwhile we amended them 1 time, they travel backmost and say, 'I got this.'"Lin said.
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