I really like the seaweed taste in sushi rolls. I had some at a birthday party at Benihana last weekend. I've had it before, but it had been a while.
The first time I had it was in 1998 in Washington D.C. I hadn't been exposed to many things outside of my neighborhood/community/city before that time in my life, y'all. That explains why I thought the wasabi paste was guacamole...really. I put a guacamole-sized bite of frickin wasabi paste into my mouth. Y'all, the flames! I felt the flames ignite at the base of my brain stem in the back of my neck, shoot up through every inch of surface area on my brain and out of my eyeballs. I couldn't scream, I couldn't move, I was stunned. All I could do was stare, wide-eyed into the pure whiteness that surrounded me (which was all I could see--just pure white light) and hope I wouldn't pass out (which I was sure was how things would play out). I just knew I would experience some kind of brain damage from what I had just done. The whole time I'm trying to figure out what was wrong with the guacamole and why did I miss the warning message...there had to have been a warning...and what I would do when I could see again and when the burning stopped. I was in a public place after all and I'm sure somebody saw me and had prob'ly watched the whole episode. Needless to say, lesson learned. I just wish I didn't have to learn it in a restaurant full of people who knew the difference between wasabi paste and guacamole.
Anyway, since the party last weekend, I've had a taste for sushi quite often and have had it a few times for lunch. I like California rolls or any kind of roll without real raw fish. I'm assuming the taste I like is from the seaweed since without the seaweed it would just be rice & veggies right? I'm not adventurous enough to try raw fish yet, but Billy tells me it's good. I might be convinced one day.
The California rolls are addicting. And this is goofy (which also happens to be my middle name),but when I'm out having sushi (and using chopsticks), I feel really adult and sophisticated. Of course if I was a real grown-up I prob'ly wouldn't say things like that, but whatev.
I lived in Japan a whole year and never tried the raw fish. I finally did late last year. It's actually pretty good, depending on which one. This doesn't mean I'll be eating it again though. I recommend smoked salmon to work your way up to it.
Posted by: GC | March 07, 2007 at 02:14 PM
You can say you feel grown up and ooh wee wasabi mistaken for guacamole, dang girl I know you was seeing Jesus, Mary, Joseph and all the saints! I can not eat wasabi at all because it makes my nasal passages open up like crazy. You makin' me want some california maki right now.
Posted by: bunny | March 07, 2007 at 05:37 PM
I admit to being a California Roll type girl myself. Raw fish scares me!
Posted by: Anali | March 07, 2007 at 08:49 PM
The raw fish is good. Really. There's one I really like...Yellowtail, maybe? It's sort of sweet. Anyway, I noticed the texture of the fish more than anything else the first time I tried it--sort of soft and not soft all at once. And it didn't really resemble what I think of as "fish" at all. It's just what it is, and the raw part doesn't really impact it--like having a salad.
Posted by: Sally | March 08, 2007 at 04:50 PM
LMBAO!!! Yes goofy is we luv ya for it!!
Posted by: Mwabi | March 08, 2007 at 07:56 PM
Try the eel. I know, I know...but it's actually cooked and always served in this very smooth, sweet, tangy sauce.
Sushi is the bomb. And you should definitely try it before you and Billy decide to get knocked up again. (Tee Hee. I like using the term "knocked up" in positive situations, like when married people are planning to start a family.)
Posted by: L. Britt | March 08, 2007 at 09:56 PM
I love sushi or rather sashimi (the raw fish) I don't have it often but when I do, I go all out. Try the Rainbow roll which has a little bit of raw fish on it but it's mostly the seaweed and rice and is quite tasty. Yummy I can't wait to get home for some sushi now.
Posted by: Honest | March 09, 2007 at 02:51 AM
not big on fish but i like the cali rolls too
and yea the wasabi caught me out there one time too. they tol;d me it ws hot but I laughed how hot can it be. didnt know it was the type of heat you feed up in the top of your head
Posted by: jdid | March 09, 2007 at 03:54 PM
@GC-Japan for a whole year eh? Thanks for the tip.
@Bunny-Yep. Jesus might have been up in the mix.
@Anali-I'm almost positive that'll be my fate too.
@Sally-We should definitely do sushi for lunch real soon.
@Mwabi-Thanks!
@L. Britt-Eel?! Hmmm.
@Honest- The Rainbow Roll...the name sounds good. Maybe I will try it.
@Jdid- I can see you now...thinkin' you can take the heat 'casue you're from the Islands. That wasabit don't play.
Posted by: Quel | March 09, 2007 at 04:10 PM