Comments on: Raw Fish Romance

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:13:13 +0000

Before we eat with our mouths, we eat with our eyes. Much of sushi (actually, that’s just the way the rice is prepared) is presented in visually appealing ways. . . there’s good use of color, plating, and presentation in general. From generic wasabi paste leaves and pickled-ginger roses to things a bit more exotic, the stuff just looks pretty. . . tuna nigiri, crazy roll, spicy tuna, Pensacola roll (local fav.), shrimp tempura, cowboy roll–all these things taste and look good, and it’s kind of a turn-on to eat (an act of friendship at the least) with a partner.

My $.02

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:37:34 +0000

Ha! No, I missed that particular episode in Lawrence history. I’ve only been here over the course of five years, and the second one in the series I was actually on another continent.

I got why there was a roll called the Sean Connery — just not how the ingredients were (or weren’t) specifically related to the name. What about this sushi roll makes it like Sean Connery?

This was my cause for speculation. I could really care less what it’s called — spicy shrimp + mango == HEAVEN.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:45:25 +0000

Yo Jo! Read my comment above regarding Sean Connery and the sushi roll. Oh my dear, have you not been in Lawrence long enough to be propositioned by 007 on a Saturday night?

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:33:47 +0000

The Sean Connery roll is, to the best of my recollection, tempuri shrimp and mango (with some other ingredient… the crab? cucumber?), spicy sauce, and sliced mango on top (like the tuna in the illustration above).

So. Good.

I have no clue why it might be called the Sean Connery in particular, except for the 007 connection: spicy and smooth, maybe? Who knows. In any case, it’s possibly the best thing ever.

Oh, and Kathy, et al., who are worried about worms: vegetarian rolls are usually heavenly, and what I generally get (when I’m not splurging on shrimp tempura).

By: Rechelle

Rechelle — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:48:27 +0000

Yeah – I am kinda a very boring California roll type of girl. It’s gotta have the avocado and I do love wasabi

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:43:02 +0000

Ah yes, the Sean Connery Roll. Wa is another sushi place in Lawrence and they serve that yummy double-oh-seven roll, which, I believe, is tempura shrimp, avocado, spicy crab, maybe something else — anyway, it’s good.

Why Sean Connery? Let me share with you everyone’s favorite urban legend around here: a few years back, several people swore they saw Sean Connery cruising Mass Street (the main drag) in a limo on a Saturday night, rolling down the windows and inviting hot college girls out for drinks. Any number of people ‘confirmed’ it, and now it’s just plain old legend that Sean Connery cruises Lawrence on Saturday nights.

I’m not saying I buy it, I’m just saying – if he rolled down the window…and I wasn’t too busy…I might have a martini with him, shaken or stirred.

By: modernemama

modernemama — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:10:55 +0000

Sean Connery roll??? Is that shaken not stirred? Or vodka and haggis?

By: Renovation Therapy

Renovation Therapy — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:00:03 +0000

I love sushi. I could easily eat it 3 times a day. It’s beautifully prepared (with apologies to the French, the Japanese cornered the market in ‘plating’) and so healthy. Fresh Fresh Fresh. I’m guessing we have sushi 3 times a week. We try to only have tuna once a week due to the mercury but we often cheat on that.

In regards to Kathy’s worm comment…not that this couldn’t occur, but sushi-grade fish at a decent sushi restaurant (read: not a chain or a chinese restaurant trying to add to their menu) will almost never have that…and all meat (or grain or anything for that matter) can have vermin if not properly acquired/stored/inspected.

By: jenni

jenni — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:44:03 +0000

I really, really like some sushi, but really, really don’t like other. I do like the tuna and avocado. yum……and the ginger…. yum…

I am conservative of which sushi I do eat. I let my eyes be the judge. I have never thought sushi to be romantic. Maybe because my husband would not step foot in a sushi place. Small portions, raw meat. He would never….. (He likes his steak well done???)

All this sushi talk reminds me of a cool place in Philly. Pod. The decor is unique and the cocktails and food artistic. They even had sushi with cream cheese. A Philly twist. Also wonderful hot tea blends served in cute little tea pots.

http://www.podrestaurant.com/ On the site make sure you check out the cocktail generator.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:32:32 +0000

I’ll join you in the pizza rolls. I don’t do fish of any variety. Give me a nice thick juicy steak instead…and a margarita.