http://manolofood.com/memoirs-of-a-sushiphile/ Manolo Loves the Food! Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:37:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://manolofood.com/memoirs-of-a-sushiphile/#comment-9 Phyllis Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:54:02 +0000 http://manolofood.com/memoirs-of-a-sushiphile/#comment-9 Finally - I never eat sushi with chopsticks! Finally - I never eat sushi with chopsticks!

]]> http://manolofood.com/memoirs-of-a-sushiphile/#comment-7 JaneC Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:16:04 +0000 http://manolofood.com/memoirs-of-a-sushiphile/#comment-7 Real sushi may be predictable, but "California rolls" most certainly are not. I once made the mistake of buying such from my college dining service. The krab or whatever was used in them was horrifying. But perhaps it was just stupid of me to try to buy "sushi" from a college dining service. Real sushi may be predictable, but “California rolls” most certainly are not. I once made the mistake of buying such from my college dining service. The krab or whatever was used in them was horrifying. But perhaps it was just stupid of me to try to buy “sushi” from a college dining service.

]]> http://manolofood.com/memoirs-of-a-sushiphile/#comment-4 pc Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:59:08 +0000 http://manolofood.com/memoirs-of-a-sushiphile/#comment-4 i so applaud this posting. the chinese and korean owned and run sushi houses is something i've noticed and wondered why no one ever bothered to point out as being something...weird (sorry, it's monday morning and my vocabulary is still asleep) precisely because of the history you cited. i've also noticed differences in places that are japanese owned versus chinese and korean owned, much simpler in tastes, much smaller, but i think, more authentic to the way it's supposed to be. you are right, sushi (and all japanese food) is taken very seriously in japan and there is definitely an art behind it. also, thanks for pointing out that sushi is not be eaten with chopsticks!!!! i so applaud this posting. the chinese and korean owned and run sushi houses is something i’ve noticed and wondered why no one ever bothered to point out as being something…weird (sorry, it’s monday morning and my vocabulary is still asleep) precisely because of the history you cited. i’ve also noticed differences in places that are japanese owned versus chinese and korean owned, much simpler in tastes, much smaller, but i think, more authentic to the way it’s supposed to be. you are right, sushi (and all japanese food) is taken very seriously in japan and there is definitely an art behind it. also, thanks for pointing out that sushi is not be eaten with chopsticks!!!!

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