Tell us about your favorite
meal, either to eat or to prepare. Does it just taste great, or does it have
other associations?
That would have to be sushi, and it would be to eat (or to watch my
husband or the sushi chefs prepare). It
not only tastes great, but also has many delicious and joyful associations for
me. I first tried it during my early
days on Kwajalein in the form of fresh sashimi (usually tuna) from the Pacific
Ocean ride outside our door. This is
simply raw fish and rice, but to have it right after a local fisherman caught
it is absolutely divine. Sashimi and
maybe a California Roll here or there was all I had for awhile until I traveled
to Japan on a business trip and was taken out to a true revolving sushi bar
where I branched out a bit, to Tamago (which is sugared egg on sushi rice with
a strip of seaweed wrapped around it).
Later on, when I met my husband, I took a much bigger leap and tried all
kinds of sushi on Kwajalein, Roi-Namur, Hawaii, and here in the Northwest a
bunch and for whatever reason, I remember so many of my sushi experiences
individually more than eating at other types of restaurants or having other
types of meals. I remember my husband
(then boyfriend) making sushi for us in my tiny dorm room of a BQ on Kwajalein.
I remember eating sushi at the Outrigger Bar on Roi-Namur during a holiday
party. I remember seeking out a sushi restaurant in the Ala Moana mall in
Honolulu, HI after many months on the island rock we called home. I remember introducing
our oldest son to sushi in Salem, OR at a food stand in the mall. He loved it
as well! I remember introducing my mother-in-law to sushi too. That was fun! Since
we’ve been in WA, we’ve been to multiple sushi places and even enjoy take out
now and again. The most recent good memory I have of eating at a sushi
restaurant is being at the Sushi House down the road from us with both our boys
and seeing my oldest order the Bento Box while my youngest (the pickiest eater
in the world….seriously…the world!) had chicken teriyaki, and we had a fabulous
time!! Sushi and good times just seem to go together for our family. I hope
that is always the case!
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