By Laila Watkins
(Excerpt from Journey to the Pyramids and Beyond - by Laila Watkins)
Have you ever wanted to try sushi but were afraid it was slimy or fishy? Me too! I am amazed at how we never want to try anything new because of past fears or attitude. When I visited the New Zealand café in charlotte, nc with my niece, I had no intentions of eating sushi at all. I wanted my fish cooked. Ok, I did not need it fried and maybe not broiled either but it must be cooked my any means. Then she had me try some salmon on a slab of rice. Yuk, it was slimy, but the taste was nice. So I bravely asked the chef, Jackie, what can I try because I know sushi is good for me, but I do not want slimy or fishy.
This was my first boat with the eel to the left, then a avocado roll with mackerel of course, some yellow tail, scallop, spicy octopus, spicy eel with crunch roll in the back, another roll of mackerel or eel, some mackerel on a slab of rice in front, and the ginger on the side. This is beautiful to me.
sushi boat
This was a take out order with all the good stuff. Including clams, crab, smelt roe, salmon, white tuna, scallops, shrimp, lobster, I think, and yummy spicy mayo too.
take out sushi
Left to right Spicy Scallops, Spicy Octopus. Back RAINBOW ROLL with sprinkles, Yellowtail, white tuna, and front, MACKEREL, squid, then the brown one is the EEL. See the lemon has horns, then far right is some hot green stuff, and the pink is sliced ginger. Isn’t that beautiful?sushi boat with rainbow roll
To top it all off, my Sushi chef, Jackie
Jackie jackie with boat and rainbow roll for me
