Sushi for breakfast?

[Susan Otcenas]

Salivating just sitting here. I LOVE sushi. I lived in Japan for 2 years, and am fortunate to have had some very good sushi *adventures* there.
Blowfish (highly poisonous and can only be cut by specialists, apparently), the taste of which is somehow enhanced by the inherent danger of eating it.
Also, ebi odori, literally "dancing shrimp", which pretty much involved being given a covered basket of shrimp which had been removed just recently from the water. Move the basket and they would revive a bit (dance). Rip off the head and tail, remove the shell and there you have it - the freshest ebi possible. (OK, I admit I couldn't quite bring myself to be the one ripping off the head and tail while it squirmed, but it sure was tasty... )

But anyway, one of my favorite cycling snacks while on the road in Japan was onigiri. Basically a tasty bit (usually salmon or umeboshi (pickled plum) or something else) inside of a ball of sushi rice, wrapped in seaweed. It traveled really well, had some simple carbs and some sodium, and was readily available at convenience stores all over Japan.

I miss living in Japan, mostly for the food!

Susan

[7rider]

Also, ebi odori, literally "dancing shrimp", which pretty much involved being given a covered basket of shrimp which had been removed just recently from the water. Move the basket and they would revive a bit (dance). Rip off the head and tail, remove the shell and there you have it - the freshest ebi possible. (OK, I admit I couldn't quite bring myself to be the one ripping off the head and tail while it squirmed, but it sure was tasty... )
Susan

Hmmm...Reminds me of the time I was at sea up in the Gulf Maine on a research trawler that brought in some northern shrimp on a tow. One of the guys was doing that same thing (after we took our sample, of course!). I tried one, and it was very good.

I draw the line at Uni, however. Yuck! The texture. The taste. Blech!

[Susan Otcenas]

I draw the line at Uni, however. Yuck! The texture. The taste. Blech!

Yeah, I'd have to agree. Uni IS gross.

Susan