"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>I saw some nori sheets (seaweed) in the store recently; didn't buy them
>(yet) but they piqued my interest. Also I saw on "Man v. Food" the episode
>where he ate all those spicy tuna rolls (each one hotter than the one
>before) and they looked kind of tasty...
>
> What do you order in a sushi restaurant? And is sushi something I could
> make at home without experiencing it at a sushi bar first? I was thinking
> something like a California roll -- but not rolled inside out because
> that's just silly, put the nori on the outside where it belongs. Or
> something like that spicy tuna hand roll, but made with canned kippers
> instead of raw tuna -- not so much because the tuna is raw, but this is
> 1000 miles from the ocean so fish that fresh seems like an extravagance
> for no good reason except to be extravagant.
>
> I may stop by the Asian market tomorrow and look for nori, and those
> little bamboo mats. I already have some short grain rice...

What's wrong with California roll? It looks lovely when it is rolled in
herring roe. Very colorful. It's easy to make as well. I am not a big fan
of raw fish so CR is my usual order.

Paul