New Things... Sushi (part 3)

Well, today was the day. Took a while to work myself up to it, but I finally took the plunge and got myself some raw fish. Didn’t muddy it up with a bunch of other flavours, no trying to hide the taste - straight up tuna wrapped in seaweed, and rolled in rice. 

So a group of us at work all ordered for lunch. As we’re sitting there talking, it dawned on me that I had this piece of sushi held in my chopsticks (yes, I’m even getting half-decent at using chopsticks now) for almost five minutes. Was I nervous AF, or just not paying attention? Well, both - but definitely more the former than the latter. So after a good little joke aimed squarely at myself, the first bite. And?

Meh. The texture just blended in with everything else. The taste was barely perceptible - I could taste the rice more than the fish. Overall quite disappointing - I literally could have had a bowl of rice and been just as satisfied.

Now let’s be fair. This is one restaurant out of dozens. This is one roll out of countless options. I’m certainly not dismissing the idea of it just based on one experience - there will be a next time. But the biggest takeaway is that I overcame a personal apprehension, and over the course of several good meals have found myself very much liking something new.

A good day indeed.  =]