寿司は美味しい！ (sushi is delicious!)

Really, can there be too many posts about sushi? I think not! Usually grocery store sushi is to be avoided at all costs. My first experience eating sushi was actually from a Meijer near where I used to work. It's surprising I still like sushi after such an affair! Now I know much better, I only get sushi from restaurants, with one exception: Tensuke Market. This weekend, Tensuke was having a big sale, so I had to go see how the sushi price had been affected. I am not sure on how often Tensuke has sales, but from as busy as it was you'd think a sale was a rare occasion that everyone has to attend. The parking lot was completely full, of both cars parked and cars looking for a place to park. Inside the store, there was a line from the front registers to the back wall, all the front lanes were open, and luckily they had an express lane open for people like me, who only wanted one thing. Another thing I learned is that I seem to know every single one of the non-Japanese employees at Tensuke. Maybe I should look into working there as well!

Sadly I went at 5 o'clock so there wasn't a very large selection. Not that what was left was bad, but for the discounted price, I would have gotten a much larger box if I could have. So now, without further adieu, a picture of sushi!!

Temaki Sushi

Today was a lucky day. I have been thinking of going to a sushi restaurant for my birthday since I heard about some good all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants. I was gonna wait until November but I got some free sushi today!

One of my co-workers brought some squid, mentaiko, rice and seaweed for everyone. I had two of them and I was happy for the rest of the day, lol. The squid was half-transparent and chewy and fresh. Mentaiko was spicy and addicting. I HEART SUSHI.

Temaki is a kind of sushi roll. Seaweed is normally longer for this type of sushi because you have to wrap it in corn shape. I used to have temaki sushi parties at home. I don't know why but Japanese people like to cook for ourselves at the table. You can pick your own toppings and eat as much as you want! That's the way to do it.

The person who brought sushi sometimes brings food for people and it is always delicious--I love our lunch break for that. I think last time I had some pumpkin tempura and grilled pork from her...mmm. I wish she were my neighbor. I would go visit her everyday then, lol. Today, another co-worker was saying that she was also appreciating free food. Really, food can bring people together.