But ever since December this has proven to be a bit difficult, because I discovered Fushi Yami --
This is not the best picture, so here is a clearer, more appealing photo. This was lunch today.
For a while, I had a little bit of a food aversion to cold (sometimes raw) fish. I ate it a lot as a kid/adolescent. My family frequented several Japanese themed restaurants whenever we went out. At some point in college however, I stopped eating it, and it wasn't until this holiday season that Eric convinced me to rekindle by appetite for dishes looking like the one above.
And just to ensure that the reunion was a sure-fire success, we went to Maru (a new and well acclaimed restaurant in east town).
It worked, and I am back to enjoying all sorts of raw and cooked fish wrapped in seaweed and rice. The problem is that it's expensive! And one technique to combating high costs is learning to make something you like for yourself.
...yep. My next goal is to try making some of these rolls on my own.
Unlike making a favorite Italian dish (remind me to write a post about my eggplant parmesan) or committing an afternoon to a bunch of fancy cake pops for your boyfriend's family holiday gift, sushi can be dangerous if not made correctly. For instance, bad fish can do some pretty rough damage after it's cooked. Imagine what it could do without heat!
Luckily, while I was sifting through the junk in my room, deciding what I wanted to do with all of my worldly possessions before my mom sold the house, I found a book! It has all of the information one could possibly need -- it even came with a bamboo mat.
Wish me luck? The next question is: where can I get good fresh fish in the middle of a corn field?
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