Full of Fish
Back from dinner for a coworker's birthday; went out to a pretty good sushi place in town. I ordered myself a sashimi platter, forgetting somewhat that this is just fish (as opposed to bits of things in rolls), something I've never really considered that I wanted to eat. But it was extremely good. Some of these fishcuts positively melt in your mouth; it's really like nothing else. Highly recommended culinary experience if you haven't tried it yet. (Unless you oppose eating fish on moral and/or environmental grounds. Sorry Pete. I, uh, have stopped buying canned tuna, though.) Gets a bit pricey, but that sort of thing is supposed to increase the amount of subjective pleasure you draw from something, right?Meanwhile, I'm listening to Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony on CD, which I finally broke down and bought a copy of, largely so I can put a movement on a mix CD for someone. Turangalila and sashimi do a satisfying evening make. Also it's finally nice outside.
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Well, I'm glad someone else in the immediate family finally came around to eating sushi. It is, indeed, good stuff. Make sure to eat something incorporating smoked eel if you haven't yet; I'm partial to scallops as well, plus rolls involving avocado or cream cheese. In fact Kyle & I saw this post shortly after eating at a comfy, quality sushi place in McMinnville, OR's fairly charming downtown area, which reminded me that I haven't been eating the stuff anywhere near often enough recently.
The distinction between sushi and sashimi is the presence or absense of that base of rice -- rolls generally feature a couple of items wrapped up into a cylinder with rice on the outside. The fish can be cooked or not in any case. Maybe Kyle could de-lurk long enough to break out the differences a little (she being my usual go-to Person Who Knows More About Sushi Than Me), or I guess anyone interested can just ask Old Man Internet.
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