zaghadka

Well, I was out at a local "Asian" restaurant (which will remain nameless) with
my wife, and the seating was full, so we sat at their sushi bar.

I let the chef there pick something for us as an appetizer. He asked us if we
preferred cooked or raw fish. I said raw.

He recommended and prepared this monster roll called a "pink lady." It was
shrimp with avocado and wasabi, wrapped in pink soy paper, instead of nori, and
salmon over the top.

It was tasty, but I missed the flavor of the nori. I don't think I'd order it
again. The soy paper made it almost desert like, like a thai spring roll.

Anyhow, I'm curious. Has anyone here had this particular roll? What did you
think of it? Anyone know who invented it, or _where_ it was invented? It
certainly was a novelty.

I'm also looking to add some "must try" offerings for an adventurous sushi
novice. I'm quickly becoming a fan of this tradition.

One of my favorite palette cleansers is oshinko maki, which my local restaurant
turned me on to. I prefer it to gari (the ginger?) for resetting my palette.

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nick cramer

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"Asian" or Japanese? When I've ordered "Omakase" (I trust you, you decide,
surprise me) I've never gotten a roll (something-or-other futomaki).

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zaghadka

"Asian." Not Japanese. I wasn't ordering "omakase," however. We just wanted an
appetizer, and asked what he thought would be nice for that purpose. There were
at least 4 men working behind the bar, and the man who prepared it looked
frequently over his shoulder at what, I presume, was his mentor.

He was a little surprised when I later ordered two pieces of hamachi and
specifically wanted the wasabi under the fish. I've learned to ask for that, as
many places assume "American" tastes. He had a little conversation with his
boss, in fact.

This is why, with a little forethought, I left the restaurant name out of the
initial article. I wouldn't go there for the sushi bar, and they're good at
other things.

We were mostly there for some thai curry, which is quite good, and our daughter
likes their bento box dinner. It's a hit-and-miss sort of pan-Asian place.

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Zag

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nick cramer

My wife is Thai. I've eaten at/had food from Thai Sushi bars. It's not
necessarily authentic, but adequate. For Japanese, I prefer a sushiya. For
Thai, I prefer home.

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dan logcher

I agree with you! Typically I don't enjoy the food as much at fusion or
multi-cuisine restaurants, since they know a little about a lot of cuisines
instead of a lot about one.

I think I've only had a soy paper maki once, and it was filled with a cooked
fish and asparagus.

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james silverton

Now I differ from you there. I know Thai, Chinese, the various Indian
cuisines, Japanese and Vietnamese foods moderately well but I can also
enjoy fusion food, which often shows a great deal of ingenuity. That's
not to say perverse ingenuity sometimes like the blue "Marine Roll" that
I have mentioned and the still highly regarded itamae is proud of.

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dan logcher

After having each cuisine separately and done well, its hard to enjoy the food
from a multi-cuisine restaurant. The flavors seem muddled, or off in most cases.
I have enjoyed some fusion restaurants, where its two styles mixed. But I am
more of a traditionalist for food, definately sushi. I don't order the crazy
rolls.

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Dan

james silverton

We may have to agree to differ. Multi-cuisine does sound like an AYCE
Chinese buffet,. not that all of the food even there has to be bad, tho'
I have expressed my opinions on their sushi. One of the fusion
restaurants that I rather like is Brasserie Chaya in San Francisco.
Their sushi appetizers are good sushi by anyone's standards. The Roy's
chain used to be quite good when it was just one or two places in
Hawaii.

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dan logcher

I'm not referring to buffet style places, cuz you'll never get great food there.

I mean the restaurants that have menus featuring Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc.
The more cuisines they offer, the less they know about each of them. Since I
prefer a more authentic experience, these places do not appeal to me.

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james silverton

I don't think I've ever been to a multi-ethnic (as distinct from fusion)
restaurant that was not a buffet. The Chinese buffets I refer to can be
quite acceptable for the Chinese offerings and I know one that features
an instant stir-fry counter where you choose the components.

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Potomac, Maryland

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