This sushi talk is making me hungry too...although I can't agree on the wasabi. I can't stand the stuff, and eating sushi sans wasabi is the only way I fly. Anyone ever eaten at Sushi Osaka? There was one in Dallas that I went to all the time. It was my favorite sushi place...but I haven't tried the one in Houston yet.
Huh? He was just saying maybe you had too much wasabi, you know the green stuff. It's really spicy and bitter, most people only use a drop of it when eating sushi. I know a lot of people who love sushi, but wont touch wasabi unless it's mixed with a lot of soy sauce. Me on the other hand, use it like peanut butter and freak people out. Also, yeah the place where you get it matters to. Hint: sushi at a 7.99 buffet just doesn't count. If you don't live a sushi bar atleast 20 dollars short for every person that ate there, you probably didn't have the good stuff, not that I'm that knowledgeble about it or anything, just a treat for my self every now and then. Lastly, maybe you had good sushi and just don't like it, which is also very normal. Some people just don't appreciated like others, when I first tried sushi I was like what's the big fuss, it wasn't bad but it wasn't that great, but it definitely gets better the more you eat. But definitely try it with minimal wasabi, it's much more digestable.
Actually Tokyo is the Japanese name for Tokyo. A little ways back (well in terms of Japanese history) it was called "Edo" as well, but I really don't want to get into a history lesson there. Todai can mean a few different things depending on the characters used, but I am guessing they used the charcters for the "Big East" or "Eastern Great" - bad literal translation. Just a guess, but I couldn't tell you without seeing the actual Japanese writing. As far as sushi, for those who aren't used to raw fish, I would suggest trying out rolls first (like the tuna rolls, salmon skin rolls or if you feel a bit adventurous the yellowtail-scallion rolls or if they have it fatty tuna-scallion rolls) or the eels (called unagi in Japanese). OK, eel might sound gross, but a lot of my "American" taste bud friends love it. It is actually ALWAYS cooked and never raw. If you get the unagi, it has a nice sweet soy sauce flavor to it and is delicious. Most people don't even know that it is eel or even that it was a fish. Oh and not to be too picky, but california rolls and spicy tuna rolls and all the other crazy rolls (Dragon rolls, Louisiana Rolls, or whatever) are not traditional sushi. Many traditional sushi chefs will balk at making such a thing. Of course they do taste good and are quite popular in the US. I can't think of a good place in Houston (haven't been back in several years), although if you are ever in NYC, there are tons of great places.
Heh, I'm glad to have support. My wife (Japanese) gets on me sometimes like - hey, look at all those other white people - they eat sushi! I just don't like the texture of nori (the seaweed wrap) and am not a fan of the vinegared rice.
It wasn't the wasabi comment. I will try it again maybe the tuna, but the weird thing is, I like crab, I like rice, seaweed isn't bad but when it was together with just a rub of wasabi and soysauce, it didn't taste all too good. Wasabi tastes like horseradish and it wasn't bad.
I usually eat sushi w/o the wasabi. And before you smart asses start, I'm perfectly healthy. As for the "crab sushi," if it was red and white, then it was cooked. That's imitation crab meat, which means it's a smorgasbord of fish. I don't think you can eat real crab raw. Actually, I've had raw lobster, so you never know. But, I've never seen a raw crab sushi. Sushi rocks, but it's an aquired taste. I think some people just don't enjoy raw food. I'm a med rare steak guy, and I would guess that most people who like med rare steak like sushi.
Ok, cool. Also if you tried sushi again and decide you don't like it, and you're in situations where you are dragged into a sushi restaurant (me and my friends that like it have done that to some people before), do what I always tell my friends. You don't have to get sushi, they usually have pretty decent UDon which is noodles, there's also a couple of neat little fried dishes or stuff on the menu. So are over priced for what they really are but hey, you are in a sushi restaurant, you aint gonna get out of there with out loosing an arm and a leg anyways, might as well try something unique.
Thanks for the pictures. Nothing like a good gagging to start the morning. I tried sushi twice, and both times I vomited. Vile concoctions.
I tried some fugu last night. It tasted awesome. The waiter warned that it was poisonous, but I wasn't too worriemcbioulfk;ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
FYI: For those of you who like your steaks well done, you should probably cook them at home. Chef's spit on steaks that are cooked well done. They don't appreciate having to ruin a fine piece of meat.
No, I was just goofing around. I type fast and I could not bring myself to slowly type out "BBnP4l," one of the most obscure monikers I've ever seen. I meant no offense -- sorry. I keep trying to sound out your moniker. "bee bee in pee-four-el" or elaborating... "basketball and ... pforel!"
Sushi is love. Love is sushi. Seriously...I love the stuff. Been eating it since I was a kid. The only thing to watch out for is the freshness of the fish the sushi is made with. When the fish is very fresh, as it is at Azuma or Kubo, the sushi is fantastic. When the fish is not very fresh, as it is at Miyako on Kirby, the sushi is absolutely sickening.
i think it is perfectly understandable why some people cannot stand sashimi (raw fish). i recommend my personal favorite, inari sushi, which is just plain tofu skin wrapped around mildly sweet rice. gentle on the stomach, nothing raw, good for vegetarians, and when well-made, gets you to appreciate the real flavor of the rice (as opposed to the various seafoods which can be icky for the uninitiated). ah the simple delights of life!
