I tried Sushi for the first time for lunch today. Not too bad..not too tasty either. In fact, kind of bland. I also had some orange fish eggs which I refer to now as “orange salty balls” giving Chef a run for his money. Tried wasabi for the first time too…only to discover it is only green food coloring mixed into what we call “hot mustard” or “spicy mustard” in the West. Amy said that actual wasabi root is tan in color, so I have a feeling that it is used in the hot mustard…but more research in this area will be required.
The Los Angeles housing situation is still up for grabs apparently. Mr. Machine quit his job making leads for an internet advertising company after they paid him $0.00 on his first paycheck. Apparently none of the salespeople had gotten to his list of 200 leads yet, so he made no commision=no money. He is confident he’ll have a new job by Monday from the temp agency. This is late in the game to be switching the plan of attack. I need an address, and so I can do nothing but sit back and worry about my future.
Then occasionally I have a good laugh at W’s expense: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=693&e=1&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bushism
The wasabi thing is just another example of “spin”. True wasabi is a rizome that has a specific flavor. However, in amurika you can sell fat-free fat if you call it diet fat. excuse me, low carb fat.
hmm…so you are saying what I had was not true wasabi? What was it then?
the usual thing in sushi bars for westerners is to have a horseradish mixture died green. true wasabi is fairly expensive compared to horseradish (or mustard). you can feel horseradish in your sinus-mustard is sort of hot and sour. the “hotness” of wasabi does not last as long as the others. only the chef would know for sure.
ah. the wasabi hotness didn’t really last. So I’m guessing it wasn’t real wasabi. The dish that had the wasabi was about $10…and this is Ohio…so I’m guessing it isn’t real. I know Amy doesn’t like horseradish, so that will be fun telling her that is really what she was eating.