Any sushi lovers here?

Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
California roll is Americanized sushi!

Ditto that. If you even tried to order a California roll at Tokurri-Tei, Kazu-san will chase you out of his restaurant with his cleaver! California rolls aren't Japanese at all!

[alikat2]

Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
My favorites: unagi (eel), maguro (tuna), shiro maguro (albacore tuna), ebi (shrimp) and a couple of more I just can't think of right now. If it wasn't so f*cking expensive I'd be chowing down on some right now. But there is a Todai here in the Dallas area, all you can eat sushi!

California roll is Americanized sushi!

Todai rocks, I ate there when I was visiting my aunt and uncle in Anaheim, Ca. a few weeks ago. I wish there was one in PA.

[bcdphie]

I absolutely love sushi and word on the street is that Vancouver serves the best sushi outside of Japan. My faves are tuna nigiri, California and BC rolls and agadeshi tofu. I get serious cravings for sushi, in fact I have one now after reading this thread

[ADPiSAI]

mmm, love sushi!
my roommate and I make it all the time.

[pheenix]

I'm all for sushi and my favorite has to be the tuna...both spicy and regular. The rainbow roll looks really neat.

[MeLikey]

Yummmmm, love sushi-- at one of my internships, there was a sushi place nearby so I always went there for lunch, came with free miso soup too.

[ZTAngel]

I ate sushi last night. My favs are Rainbow Rolls, any roll with cream cheese, and the egg sushi (I can't think of the name).

[AOTTAdvisor]

Oh my gosh, I LOVE sushi! My favorite place is GENKI in Atlanta and my favorite roll is the super crunch, which is a tempura roll with this AWESOME sauce. Okay, now I am craving it--I want sushi NOW!! Oh, and I like the rainbow roll too!

[veemers]

i had sushi for the first time last spring when our asian club made them for one of our study nights during finals. cheap sushi? not a good first impression. i was able to get some real sushi a few months later when a friend and i went to a real restaurant. now i love it!!

[AznSAE]

I had my co-worker try sushi for the first time a couple of weeks ago. For the longest time, she thought sushi was slurping down raw oysters dipped in sauce . Now she likes it.

Originally posted by ZTAngel
I ate sushi last night. My favs are Rainbow Rolls, any roll with cream cheese, and the egg sushi (I can't think of the name).

Egg=tamago?

[ZTAngel]

Yes! Tamago. Thank you, I couldn't think of the Japanese name for it.

[DigitalAngel126]

Sushi is, by far, my favorite food. Lucky for me, I live in north central Indiana where I can eat all the sushi I want *heavy sarcasm*. My dad has been to Japan a few times and the stories he tells of sushi straight from there makes me want to salivate. My favorites: tuna and salmon. yummmmm.

There is a place in Chicago I love, but the name escapes me. Perhaps a Chicago GCer can help me out?? I think it's on Ontario. Hatsuhana or something similar?? Next to Mike Ditka's.

[ThetaGrrl]

I went to Japan for two weeks this summer and had sushi close to every day.

Let me tell ya, sushi here just isn't the same now. Here you get two pieces of nigri for what? Maybe an average of $4? It's about the equivalent to $1 there (100 yen), or a little bit more for more expensive fish. Plus, it's insanely fresh. I have to be a little wary here in Colorado, where you know that it can't be too fresh.

Also, proper sushi etiquette says that you have to eat a piece of ginger between every piece. I had no idea about this until I went over there, but the chefs are offended if you don't cleanse your palate between pieces of sushi.

[AlphaSigOU]

Originally posted by ThetaGrrl
Also, proper sushi etiquette says that you have to eat a piece of ginger between every piece. I had no idea about this until I went over there, but the chefs are offended if you don't cleanse your palate between pieces of sushi.

Makes sense to me... the different varieties of fish have their own unique flavors and textures.