Cuisine Curios

So I've passed yet another coming-of-age milestone, and that my friends, is the Great Sushi Adventure!

I went for sushi today with a co-worker, and it was such a fantastic adventure, I could just gush forever! For one: it didn't taste all that fishy! And, most of it is cooked! I had such incredible dishes! Tofu, softshell crab, salmon, tuna, teriyaki chicken, something else that tasted sort of like chicken, seaweed, deep fried sweet potato, fish eggs and so much more! I even had a dish called: Spider. I guess because of the display, where the legs of the crab are sort of flailing about in a grotesque sort of way.


But it was all fairly delicious! I really enjoyed myself! It was at a little restaurant that feels like a little basement secret. You walk in, and then walk around a corner down some stairs into a Japanese world! It was called "Miso" and they had an all-you-can-eat sushi thing, where you can order whatever you want off the menu, and as much of it as you want, and pay one flat fee. Sounds too good to be true right? Here's the catch: the bottom of the menu says "Please do not waste food. For every uneaten piece of food there is a charge of $0.75." Isn't that crazy? I thought so!

So, the way you order sushi is kinda wacky too. You sit down and there's a little flier on the table with check boxes, as well as a little glass with a tiny golf-like pencil. You mark in the check boxes how many of each item you want, and then they come pick up the card and bring you your food. It really was something else, something so new.

To add to the overall fun of the experience, there was a Japanese man serving us who was the quirkiest, most movie-esque character. I could write a book about it! He kept asking my co-worker if she was cold and wanted to borrow his jacket, and then in the middle of the meal he just showed up with a couple of Brisk Iced Teas and straws and asked us if we wanted them, just, I guess to have... We said no thank you, and I guess he heard yes and put them down in front of us. Before walking away I suppose he went over the response in his head again because he quickly apologized and took them back. It was so silly.

As we were leaving, the same man hollered, "See you rater!" which just topped off the whole experience ice cream cone. It was so much fun, I strongly suggest you go out on a sushi adventure of your own! It's so new and different, not to mention the exquisite tastes! Definitely not for every day, but once in a while, I can definitely see it being quite a treat. It really tastes different than anything else, and is hard to compare to other things. The textures, too, are completely new and different, and unique. I'm so happy I went.

See? Sometimes the scariest things are the most rewarding things in the end.
Like driving in the city: conquered!
Like administering medical injections: conquered!
Like taking a trip in an airplane: conquered!

Like moving out on my own? Still conquering, and making pretty good progress I must say.

What's next?
Saving the world?
That's pretty scary.
Probably pretty rewarding, though.