Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Broadening Our Horizons

This is what we had for dinner tonight:



N.Y. Crunch Roll SUSHI. Unbelievable. Who am I?? A month or so ago while shopping in the new Short Pump Kroger (amazing grocery store, even has a wine bar!), we were approached by an authentic sushi chef with a free sample of this crunch roll. It peaked our interest so much so that tonight we decided to dive right in for the main course. We find the trick to eating sushi is not to think about it too much. The texture, the ingredients, all of it. Don't think about it, just eat it. Fortunately, this crunch roll didn't have a trace of raw fish. Imitation crab, avocado, rice, spicy mayo, eel sauce (???), and whatever that crunchy stuff is on top (think: green bean casserole topping). Not so fortunate was my tongue after all was said and done. It had quite the lingering spice and really packed a punch to the mouth. The sensation was as though I had tied something around my tongue and continued to tighten it and tighten it and tighten it and ... Let's just say it burned pretty bad. I've recovered though, and would probably even do it again.