Thankfully for sushi eaters nation wide, the scourge of discrimination has come to an end. But now it's, like, the cool thing to do or something, and when everyone's doing it, it's no longer edgy. And as you all I know, I am the definition of edgy!
That's why I have to take my food consumption to a new level, and Japan is just the place to achieve this goal!
You see, the Japanese have strange tastes. Take 納豆 (nattou) for example. Wikipedia describes it of having the smell of pungent cheese because it's soybeans fermented using bacteria. And what does it look like?
....mmmmmmmmm.
Yes, it is actually my plan to eat this for breakfast. It's supposed to be really high in protein and all sorts of healthy stuff. As a side note, I've tried it once before. It tasted what I imagine super glue to taste like.
Delicious.
Another interesting food is ikura, or salmon roe, which is a fancy way of saying individual salmon eggs. They're these little red fish egg spheres that creep me out because I'm convinced you can see the little egg fetus in them. Not to mention that when you eat them, they explode in a disgusting salty ickiness that really just grosses me out. (Helen, my Japanese friend loves them. She's also crazy).
All in all though, I'd say that ikura is much less offensive that nattou. Sujiko, however, I can't say the same for.
You see, sujiko is a lot like a salmon roe, but instead of it being individual eggs, there's one major difference. The eggs are still in the spawn sack.
So don't worry! I know you're all chomping at the bit to have a dinner of these things together. If I can I'll bring some home for eeeeeeveryone to try. (And yes, I'll also be sure to take lots of pictures of me eating these. Immediately facial reactions included).
......oy.
