whats your sushi story

They say there's a story behind every dish. And with a trayful of it, we get a variety of stories.

We've eaten most of the food until I thought oftaking a picture of it.

I had a couple of beers with Matt and Ryan, his closest bud in the office yesterday.

*Insert eavesdropping here*

Matt is a single father while Ryan is thinking to be one just because it might be the right answer. He wants his girlfriend to stay here instead of working abroad. (complicated like sushi rolled inside out, ura saki).

A hardcore gurl is one who drinks with you and when the rest of the gang leaves, she'd make her move then say, "Pa-kiss nga." Then after saying no, she'd scoot over, gives you a hardcore kiss. You somehow reciprocate and then blame the alcohol in the aftermath of the realization that hardcore gurl is someone you work with. (dare to try the octopus or tako)

I agreed not to extend the contracts of two women. Decision was sad but, while management gave them chances to prove themselves worthy of regularization, they weren't able to pull it off because of habitual absenteesim. (this one needs an oshibori, the wet towel for wiping one's hands before meal)

Some dude pigged out on crack at work and then failed to hide the high when he OD'ed on the floor. He survived the rush, alright. It was that rush to the ER. (try the scattered sushi, Chirashi-zushi)

*Stop eavesdropping here*

So what's with the afterwork socials on a weekday?

It's one way of keeping yourself current. And then leaving whatever stories on the table together with the tip.

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kids should know that...

Sushi can be eaten either by hands or by chopsticks, although traditionally nigiri is eaten with the fingers because the rice is meant to be packed so loosely that it falls apart in ones mouth (and would disintegrate on chopsticks). Traditionally, one should start with white-fleshed or milder-tasting items and proceed into darker, stronger-flavored varieties later. For example, putting condiments such as the famous wasabi or soy sauce onto a piece of sushi would make it taste better. Like fish (not the rice), they should be dipped into soy sauce to extract the raw taste, so this should be used sparingly. In top-end sushi restaurants, it is considered a bad form to request or add extra wasabi when the chef has (or should have) already placed a suitable amount in each morsel. Likewise, one connoisseur counsels "adding wasabi to soy sauce is a disaster. It reduces the spiciness dramatically and masks the taste of the fish." Also contrary to popular belief in the west, sake is not considered a natural pairing of sushi, since the flavor is too similar to rice to enrich the meal. (wikipedia)