Sushi Anyone?

When I was growing up my mom always made us "tuna" sandwiches. We would happily eat our sandwiches with no problems; in fact we really liked them. Then one time, my mom asked if we wanted "tuna fish" sandwiches and from that time on something had changed, she used the word FISH. From then on we didn't like them...AT ALL. I wanted nothing to do with anything fish. I wouldn't try it and if I was forced to try it I wouldn't like it because it was "fish". I hated that fishy taste and smell. I was perfectly happy not eating fish.

Then when I was all grown up...I started trying fish more and more. I thought people were cool if you ate fish. I would take a bite of others people’s fish, just to make sure I didn't like it. But the crazy thing is I kind of liked it (still as long as it doesn't have the fishy flavor). The one that really hooked me is the Halibut from Maddox. Yummy! No fishy flavor at all. And the lemon and tartar sauce that you dip it in, delicious!! Another hook that opened the door was our little home town has a salmon bake. Then Joe's Crab Shack in California...butter with crab as a way to get it to your mouth, I am sold. Anyway, I started really acquiring a taste for things from the sea.

But never in a million years did I think I ever think I would try the uncooked fish...sushi.

The first time I tried sushi I was a couple of years ago when I was in Washington D.C. I was with my friend Susie, and we met up with one of her friends that lived there. The friend suggested this sushi place and since I was just the tag-a-long, I went just to hang out...not to eat any. But then they ordered a tempera veggie roll...no fish in it. So me being the good sport I am tried one. I dipped in the wasabi sauce, used my chop sticks and shoved it in. I didn't like it at all. I had a mouth full of sticky rice I couldn't swallow and seaweed taste in my mouth. I couldn't imagine people really liking it. Everyone I talked to told me it was an "acquired" taste and to keep trying it...um, no thanks. 



First time eating sushi

Then I started dating Danny. He would tell me that sushi was his favorite food and he LOVED it and craved it sometimes. This had me a little worried....luckily it wasn't until later on in our dating that he actually took me to sushi. We ended up going with his parents. I ordered a meal that only had a couple of mini sushi rolls, but something else as the main meal. I ate the sushi and liked it a little better than my first time because they were smaller rolls and the rice didn't get stuck in my mouth and I couldn't taste the seaweed.  

 Since then we have been to sushi a couple more times, every time with his family. Here are some pictures of some of the sushi I have tried.

This first one is called the "Green Globe" it is an avocado filled with some kind of raw fish and topped with fish eggs. It was really good...however I mostly just ate the avocado part and scrapped off the eggs.

This is the "Green Globe" (Thanks Lisa, I stole this pic from you)

This next one has been my favorite so far. Danny got it at Tepanyaki's in Layton. It has, I think tuna, avocados and a spicy kick. Think the avocado and spiciness is what won me over with this one.

The "Red Dragon"

My favorite sushi roll so far.



I feel brave for even trying. I have come a long way. I still am not convinced that I can have sushi as my whole meal...but I am willing to try some now and then.