"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> "-L." wrote:
>
> > Maybe I just don't get the concept. I have made it six or seven
> > different ways, using a multitude of brands, spices and added veggies.
> > Latest was lemon couscous with spinach and onions. It's "ok" but I
> > have not been impressed, overall. What's the attraction? To me it
> > just tastes like I'm eating ground up pasta or a bland grain - despite
> > how much I spice it up. I don't particularly like the texture and
> > can't see how anyone could. DS, OTOH, eats it up every time I make it
> > - rubs his belly and asks for more. Go figure.
> >
> > Is there any food you just don't "get"?
>
> Sushi. I don't mind it. I do not have an aversion to raw fish. I have
> tried sushi many times and it always seems pretty bland. It needs dipping
> sauce other than wasabi.
>
>

Sushi isn't raw fish; sashimi is. Sushi *can* contain raw fish, but the
main entities of sushi are rice and seaweed.

Yes, it can be bland and as such you dip it in a mixture of wasabi and shoyu
(soy sauce). The salt adds flavor to the rice and the wasabi adds punch.
Also, draping a piece of pickled ginger over the top of the sushi enhances
the whole experience. Grab, drape, dip, swallow and then have a sip of
sake. Good stuff!

kili <-------- who does all of the above, but omits the wasabi. (Shudder)