My inspiration for this post came from my dear, longtime blogging friend, Debbie @ Musings by an ND Domer's Mom, who is not only a gifted...
Wednesday afternoon, as I was walking past the front desk in the lobby of my apartment building, I happen to notice a book that the security guard was reading, entitled, “Japanese Cuisine.”And it wasn’t just the title that caught my eye, but also the book cover photo.
A plate full of SUSHI.
(gag me with a spoon, please)
I know that 99% of the world is in LOVE with sushi, however, if I were to be ship wrecked on a deserted island and had only one choice of food to eat in order not to starve (that being sushi), I would eat spiders.
First, I can’t eat anything in it’s presentation that resembles a round mosaic tile.
And B) I can’t stand the taste of anything that was born in or lives anywhere near the sea.
And when I say that to someone the first thing that comes out of their mouth is, “Well…not even lobster or crab?”
*Duh*
Hello?…did you even HEAR what I said? ANYthing to do with the sea!!!
I know that seafood is healthy and wonderful for you, and I do eat healthy, but I’d much rather eat something like a veggie burger with some hummus and cucumber, and then have a cigarette.
(yes, I SMOKE. So, please feel free to nail me to a cross and put thorns on my head)
Anyway…
…the point of this post is to share with you what it was like to live in the magnificent country of Japan for three months and see pictures of nothing but tuna, octopus, squid, eel, and salmon dominating every menu in a restaurant.
(I felt like Ariel in The Little Mermaid)
My only saving grace was that I was living in Kobe, so I was delighted to eat some of the most fabulous beef while everyone else fed on the flesh of Flipper.
One night after our show I went to a restaurant with some of the cast members. And while we enter the restaurant, there was a cute little wooden bridge that we had to walk over, which extended beyond a pond that was filled with various fish swimming about.
And I thought to myself, “How cool…such wonderful decor for a seafood restaurant.”
After we were seated the waiter brought over some menus so we could select our meals.
(I think that night I ordered vegetable tempura)
Of course, everyone else ordered SEAfood.
My friend David order something off the menu that he seemed very excited about.
About ten minutes after the waiter took our orders, I saw the chief come out of the kitchen and walk past our table carrying a FISHING NET. He continued walking over to the wooden bridge, where he began fishing in the pond like Captain Flounder.
I watched, as he carefully searched for the proper fish…and then SCOOP!
(he had apparently caught what he was looking for)
He then walked past our table again smiling at David, as the fish was flipping and flopping inside the net; spraying me with water.
About a minute later, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the chief take a cleaver off the kitchen wall and proceeded to behead his recent catch.
WAAAACK!
I sat there in horror, as I tapped David on the shoulder and whispered…
“Hey….I just saw your dinner giving HEAD.”
Have a sushi weekend everyone!
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