Who here eats sushi or sashimi? OT

[killercroc]

I just started eating the real thing(i.e.- not California rolls) a couple of months ago, and am hooked! My favorite is fatty tuna sushi. but salmon, and yellow fin are really good, also. I'm just now getting used to eating the squid, though. It's kinda weird.

I can get a sampler plate for 6.95 at lunch, and that's a pretty darn good deal. I don't know if it's mental or not, but I feel really good for several days after eating it. I think it has to do with my hair turning blond and standing straight up.

So do you guys eat it? And what's your favorite kind? and how much do you pay?

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by killercroc
I just started eating the real thing(i.e.- not California rolls) a couple of months ago, and am hooked! My favorite is fatty tuna sushi. but salmon, and yellow fin are really good, also.
So do you guys eat it? And what's your favorite kind? and how much do you pay?

I live in a little town in NM, and, amazingly, we have a really good Japanese restaurant, with really good sushi. The guy who runs it has even taken advantage of the local cuisine and works our local green chile crops into some of his combinations. (The "dynamite" roll, for instance.)

I like almost any sushi: the tuna and yellow fin and salmon are standouts, though. Each roll at Tatsu costs between $5 and $9.

[don Jaime]

I don't, but I wouldn't mind trying. Where is this joint?

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by don Jaime
I don't, but I wouldn't mind trying. Where is this joint?

The only 3 people here who know OKC, sharing about where to find sushi. How weird is that?

[don Jaime]

PlopKat's from eastern Oklahoma. Maybe he wants in on the raw fish, too?

[killercroc]

Originally posted by don Jaime
I don't, but I wouldn't mind trying. Where is this joint?

It's up on Western, north of most of those Nichols Hills places. It's called the Tokyo house. You know up there where Western makes a big curve? If you kept going straight where it curved you'd run into it. I have a friend that's been to all the other places in the city and he says it's just as good or better than them, with lower prices. Get the sampler off the menu, not the one that's on special. The menu has a better deal for some reason!

originally posted by Maxie Zeus The only 3 people here who know OKC, sharing about where to find sushi. How weird is that?

That is pretty funny! How do you know OKC? Did you live here one time? What a small world!

Do you live in NM's mountains? I make it out there about every other year or more, whether as a destination or part of my route. I really enjoy the Red River area, but have been to Santa Fe and even Roswell. (hums X-files theme)

[killercroc]

Originally posted by don Jaime
PlopKat's from eastern Oklahoma. Maybe he wants in on the raw fish, too?

hmm. Haven't noticed that. There is also someone from around Fayetteville who comes to the board. Those two are practically neighbors if PlopKat lives in NE OK.

[DR. BELCH]

A Japanese girlfriend asked me once if I'd ever tried sushi. I told her I'm a Southern boy; the only way I ever touch fish is if it's rolled in cornmeal and fried in oil.
Though I'm smitten with Chinese food. Women have marvelled at my prodigious appetite at a buffet.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
A Japanese girlfriend asked me once if I'd ever tried sushi. I told her I'm a Southern boy; the only way I ever touch fish is if it's rolled in cornmeal and fried in oil.
Though I'm smitten with Chinese food. Women have marvelled at my prodigious appetite at a buffet.

Hey, I have a friend from Missouri that fries the egg sac from goggleeye and raves about how good they are. It was OK, but I don't know about the raving.

Say, a friend and I were having a discussion about MO., and he said you guys have more rednecks than Oklahoma. I'd say we're about 70 percent redneck. That includes the subcategories, hillbillies(I belong to this group), rubes, and goobs.

What about MO.?

[The Mad Hatter]

Quoth Croc:

There is also someone from around Fayetteville who comes to the board.

I think you may be talking about me, though I've moved down to Conway, just north of Little Rock, three months ago. Throw in Belch and Nftnat (who also lives somewhere in Arkie-land) and you've got a ton of people from the center of the country.

In Fayetteville I would go to a place called Asahi. They serve up one mean deceased fish, though the owner is a jerk and a half. There aren't any sushi places in Conway and I can't get any of my friends to venture into Little Rock with me for sushi, so I'm stuck for now.

Sigh... I really miss Fayetteville.

[DR. BELCH]

On the whole, Missouri and Arkansas (where I live, right near that ol' Bootheel, just about close enough to the levee to spit into the river) aren't that different. The accents are pretty similar, and we both love our firecrackers (or as we say it "fa'arcrackahs"), swigging cheap hootch, and keep at least three hound dogs (beagles and black Labs are staples) running about the yard. Plus you'll still find a lot of folks who don't cotton to integration in schools, interracial marriage, or guys getting earrings, but that's a whole other story.
There were two brothers from Texas that used to hang about the TV lounge in college. Two notable differences between AR/MO and TX: it's about 10-20 degrees hotter over there, and they don't say "police", they say, "po-leece", like something out of a Lewis Grizzard routine. And the "po-leece" ride "motorsickles".
So we probably have more rednecks than Oklahoma, but the deep-South states like Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana put us to shame.

[don Jaime]

Man, way up there in Edmond almost? No wonder it's good. You have to be to survive up there. I'll try that sometime.

Since Belchie brought up Chinese buffets, I'll plug the good one here in town: Golden Palace. It's south of Shepler's on Meridian. Good Chinese (paper-wrapped chicken, mmm!) plus veggie sushi, Vietnamese pho, and Mongolian BBQ, for about $8 a head. Worth a visit, but wear Sansabelts.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by killercroc
How do you know OKC? Did you live here one time? What a small world!

Do you live in NM's mountains? I make it out there about every other year or more, whether as a destination or part of my route. I really enjoy the Red River area, but have been to Santa Fe and even Roswell. (hums X-files theme)

My mother's an assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. We're not from there (she moved to take the job), but I do like Norman pretty well.

I'm from Las Cruces, down in the south-central part of the state, about 40 miles north of El Paso. The Gila wilderness isn't far to the west, and Ruidoso/Cloudcroft aren't far to the east, but for mountains I have to make do with the Organs (which really are eyecandy).

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
A Japanese girlfriend asked me once if I'd ever tried sushi. I told her I'm a Southern boy; the only way I ever touch fish is if it's rolled in cornmeal and fried in oil.

Mmm. Southern fried sushi. Them's good eatin'!

[NewMaxFranklin]

I'm half Japanese. But, apparantley my stomach is FULL Japanese. I love sushi, sashimi, ramen, udon, shabu shabu, etc. I don't care for the instant stuff, but I love a good bowl of noodles, in a japanese restaurant.

You can get a lot of good "Asian" food in Hawaii. It's probably one of the best places in the world to chow down. (Korean BBQ is awesome!!!)

It's easy to find good Jap grub here in Hollywood as well. There are a couple great sushi places and a teriaki house within spitting diatance of my pad. Lucky me.

I'm a big fan of "spicy tuna rolls," though they're hardly traditional. "California rolls"(immitaion crab, cucumber and avacado wrapped in rice and dried seaweed or "nori.") are ok. But, I prefer "Canadian rolls"(smoked salmon, insted of avacado, w/ sesame seeds.

My favorites are "Unagi"(BBQ'd fresh water eel) and fatty tuna (like it sounds.) Oh, I'm getting HUNGRY!!!

There's a special kind of "inari-zushi" (rice in deep-fried tofu pouches) you can get on the Big Island of Hawaii. They're like the ones you find in bento's, but they're about four times bigger and I don't know what they do to them, but they're delicious. I'd take a box of them over a steak and lobster tail any day!

[killercroc]

Originally posted by The Mad Hatter


I think you may be talking about me, though I've moved down to Conway, just north of Little Rock, three months ago. Throw in Belch and Nftnat (who also lives somewhere in Arkie-land) and you've got a ton of people from the center of the country.

In Fayetteville I would go to a place called Asahi. They serve up one mean deceased fish, though the owner is a jerk and a half. There aren't any sushi places in Conway and I can't get any of my friends to venture into Little Rock with me for sushi, so I'm stuck for now.

Sigh... I really miss Fayetteville.

I have some friends and family that live in Conway. It's not a bad place, but, yeah, it's no Fayetteville. When I go visit my sister in Arvada, I'll have to request Asahi.

Man, way up there in Edmond almost? No wonder it's good. You have to be to survive up there. I'll try that sometime.

Since Belchie brought up Chinese buffets, I'll plug the good one here in town: Golden Palace. It's south of Shepler's on Meridian. Good Chinese (paper-wrapped chicken, mmm!) plus veggie sushi, Vietnamese pho, and Mongolian BBQ, for about $8 a head. Worth a visit, but wear Sansabelts.

Yeah, most of the restaurants up there are pretty good. With a few notable exceptions. For instance, I was very unimpressed with Hideaway Pizza.

I've been to the Golden Palace. I used to go there when they were in Midwest City, and when they put that one in on Meridian I was ecstatic. Thats about 3 miles from my house. What I love is what I think is the Mongolian BBQ. Is that where you choose the ingredients and they stir fry it for you? The only problem is I get full on that and can't eat all the other stuff.

Sansabelts? That's pretty funny. I've been watching my wife were those maternity clothes and think that might be perfect "buffet wear." Plenty of belly room!

My mother's an assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. We're not from there (she moved to take the job), but I do like Norman pretty well.

So, do you live in Norman now?

[b]On the whole, Missouri and Arkansas (where I live, right near that ol' Bootheel, just about close enough to the levee to spit into the river) aren't that different. The accents are pretty similar, and we both love our firecrackers (or as we say it "fa'arcrackahs"), swigging cheap hootch, and keep at least three hound dogs (beagles and black Labs are staples) running about the yard. Plus you'll still find a lot of folks who don't cotton to integration in schools, interracial marriage, or guys getting earrings, but that's a whole other story.
b]

So do you live near Fayetteville? (I'm sorry without a map, I can't figure out where the bootheel is!) That's the only part of Mo. I've been to. And I know that's a mistake. I've just not had a chance to rectify it. I keep meaning to get up there to the Bass Pro shop and to float your Ozark streams.

Yeah, you guys get all the good "fa'arcrackahs." We can't get any of the bottle rocket type things. But we can get the ground launch rockets.

Anyway, thanks for confirming our suspicions.

[don Jaime]

The one in MWC is still going, IIRC, but we always go to the Meridian one. That's the Mongolian BBQ, all right. That was Dad's favorite restaurant. Want some more?

For sit down Chinese, Hunan in Norman is great. It's off Main on Hal Muldrow, near the Hastings.

You're also fairly near Las Palomas, too. It's at 23rd and Portland, I think. (I know where it is, I just never think about the street names.) Best Mexican ever. Get the sopes.

The best Vietnamese in town is in a strip mall across Classen and a little north from Chinatown Supermarket. If you go in and it's blue and there's a mosaic of a coffeepot and swords, you're there. You want #25 and an avocado milkshake. Trust me.

Just north of that is the Canterbury cafe and British food store, tucked in the back of a rug store. That's on 34th and Classen. They got a write-up in the latest Gazette.

These I can't even give addresses for, I just know the route and can't describe it. Ingrid's delicatessen is hidden in a neighborhood off Penn and something. Old Germany is out in Choctaw, but I haven't been there in a while.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by don Jaime
The one in MWC is still going, IIRC, but we always go to the Meridian one. That's the Mongolian BBQ, all right. That was Dad's favorite restaurant. Want some more?

For sit down Chinese, Hunan in Norman is great. It's off Main on Hal Muldrow, near the Hastings.

You're also fairly near Las Palomas, too. It's at 23rd and Portland, I think. (I know where it is, I just never think about the street names.) Best Mexican ever. Get the sopes.

The best Vietnamese in town is in a strip mall across Classen and a little north from Chinatown Supermarket. If you go in and it's blue and there's a mosaic of a coffeepot and swords, you're there. You want #25 and an avocado milkshake. Trust me.

Just north of that is the Canterbury cafe and British food store, tucked in the back of a rug store. That's on 34th and Classen. They got a write-up in the latest Gazette.

These I can't even give addresses for, I just know the route and can't describe it. Ingrid's delicatessen is hidden in a neighborhood off Penn and something. Old Germany is out in Choctaw, but I haven't been there in a while.

Stand by for a private message!

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by NMaxFranklin
"California rolls"(immitaion crab, cucumber and avacado wrapped in rice and dried seaweed or "nori.") are ok. But, I prefer "Canadian rolls"(smoked salmon, insted of avacado, w/ sesame seeds.

Canada beat California at everything, of course!

Oh, I'm getting HUNGRY!!!

Yeah, I went and got sushi yesterday after reading and contributing to this thread, and I think I'm gonna to get some today, too!

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by killercroc
So, do you live in Norman now?

Oh, no. I just visit on holidays.