"kilikini" > schreef in bericht
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> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>> "-L." wrote:
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>> > 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"?
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>> 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.
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> Sushi isn't raw fish; sashimi is. Sushi *can* contain raw fish, but the
> main entities of sushi are rice and seaweed.
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> 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!
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> kili <-------- who does all of the above, but omits the wasabi. (Shudder)
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Ii don't love suhsi and sashimi, but I love the condiments. I'll gladly have
just the condiments! (Or have them with plain rice).
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