- Sushi doesn't always mean "raw fish". There are many types of sushi that include veggies, eggs, and various sauces - you don't have to eat the ones with raw fish. But if you do, it's yummy!
- It's not dangerous to eat the Sashimi - or flanks of raw fish. People here do it everyday, and Japanese people are super healthy! The fish is always really fresh - especially compared to the fish in Midwest America like I'm used to.
My favorite way to eat sushi is at a 回転寿司 (Ka-ten-zu-shi) style restaurant. They have these in America, maybe you have seen one. The food goes around on a conveyor-belt, and you just pick up a plate that you'd like to try. It's sort of like fast-food sushi and its very reasonably priced!
Here are some photos of the resturant we enjoy going too.
Ryan showing how it's done.
The left is just egg on top of rice, and the right is Tuna Sashimi (raw)
The conveyor belt. The t.v. display is for ordering special orders.
Then the Bullet Train brings them out (see it on the second level?)
Part of the menu - there are so many kinds!
The item on the left is cucumber rolled in rice and seaweed - best when dipped in soy sauce!
Another favorite, Tempura shrimp on rice.
Maybe this post has convinced you to try some sushi at a place
in your town - let me know how it goes!
Neal and I frequent a couple sushi buffets (all-you-can-eat for $18.99!!) in Chicago...Neal likes a lot of spice and plenty of wasabi, while I prefer milder rolls, especially the ones with tobiko (I think?) sauce on top. Neal says it is not worth it to not go to an all-you-can-eat place since he can do quite a bit of damage.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post!! I'm sure we haven't truly had sushi until we've had it in Japan...maybe sometime soon we will!!