Mar 09
Adventures in Food: Sushi
For a long time I have had a strong aversion to sushi, mostly because I do not like the idea of eating raw fish. It’s not the flavor or the uncookedness (new word!) but the texture that gets me. I just can’t get over that feeling of raw sliminess on my tongue and throat…blech. But lately I have been a bit more adventurous and have gone to a number of different sushi restaurants around town. I started with mostly tempura sushi, then moved to non-tempura, but cooked rolls. All was good since this was all stuff I had eaten before, it just wasn’t all rolled up and called sushi. Since then I have actually had a number of real, uncooked sushi rolls, but luckily most of them have had an abundance of rice and very little fish, so the raw texture was not overwhelming. I have even gone as far as trying nigiri, raw fish that just sits on top of rice…that was kind of a mistake. I guess it is good that I tried it once, but I doubt I’ll ever do it again.
Today I ran across a pretty cool homemade sushi blog, Sushiday. I know making sushi at home can get expensive and messy with the product being nowhere near as good as authentic sushi, but this shushi blog makes it look so easy! I just wish they had step-by-step instructions with pictures like my absolute favorite food blog, FXcuisine. One of the great things about making sushi yourself is there will be no surprises. Don’t like raw fish? Cook it yourself. Like things extra spicy? Done! Want to try something sweet or fruity? Let’s experiment! I think one of these days I am going to get a few friends together for a sushi rolling party. We can make a ton of rice and get a bunch of nori (dried seaweed) and just fill them with whatever our hearts desire.
Sound fun? Give me some suggestions for what I should experiment with in the comments. Let’s get creative.
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March 9th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Saki. Definitely serve Saki.
March 9th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Ahhh, good call. But here is the real question then….warm or hot saki? Also, have you ever done saki bombs? That is where the real fun is!
March 9th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Saki bombs? Please, do tell!
March 9th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Ohhh, saki bombs. Lets see. You have about a 1/3 of a cup of japanese beer. On top of the beer glass are chopsticks, which are just barely spread apart. You set a shot glass (actually, a saki wine glass, but they are small like shot glasses)on top of the chopsticks. The sticks should be just barely holding up the wine glass. After you have all of your glasses set up, everyone gets in front of their glass. In unison, everyone starts chanting “Saki bomb!” together, then after the 3rd time, everyone hits the table with their fists. The sake drops into the beer, and everyone chugs the saki bomb. Woo! Good times
March 10th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Fxcuisine is a good web sight a similar one is http://thepioneerwomancooks.com/ glad to hear you are
are trying new and different foods.Next time your home throw a sushi party.
March 10th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Good find– that website has really good photos of their recipes. And the dishes seem to be a little easier than those on fxcuisine. I like the humor in the recipes as well, like this one: http://thepioneerwomancooks.com/2008/02/pan-fried_ribeye_steak_heaven_in_a_skillet.html
March 11th, 2008 at 11:34 am
We actually do have step-by-step instructions for making the sushi. Most of the rolls use the same instructions but different ingredients.
Maki Sushi: http://sushiday.com/archives/2006/10/26/how-to-roll-maki-sushi/
Inside-Out Maki Sushi: http://sushiday.com/archives/2006/12/21/how-to-roll-inside-out-maki/
Oshizushi: http://sushiday.com/archives/2007/01/12/how-to-make-oshizushi/
Temaki Sushi: http://sushiday.com/archives/2007/07/09/how-to-make-temaki-sushi/
I hope you find those helpful!
March 11th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Great photos on the that foodie website….pioneerwomancooks. That ribeye is absolutley mouthwatering!
March 14th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Johnny, I enjoy myself each time I visit the Pioneer Woman. Her recipes, photography and wit make her an excellent blogger. I especially enjoyed her post from Mar. 13….a charming love story about her and the Marlboro Man. Thanks John!
April 6th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Check out these two recipe/cook web sites:http://www.recipematcher.com/ and http://amazingribs.com/