fresh fresh fresh...

live scallops: they bite unless you eat them

what makes food great? mind blowing? memorable? its all about how great it taste. and to do that you have to respect the product, treat it and cook it and serve it with the utmost respect. and that's how you get great food. people for centuries have taken that into account. how our society has turned food into something fast and mediocre is just sad. people used to stand in lines just to walk past the kings and queens eating lunch, a glimpse into what these royals ate was what drove them to make recipes that somewhat resemble what they saw. i love that! i love how people used to love food more than war. well i love food more than war, hey given the choice between perfectly made eclair or a hand grenade I'll pick chocolate with sweet cream filling any day of the week. maybe all the war lords just need a good cook meal and maybe a hug. who knows.. but that's just going on to way too serious of a topic of my liking. 

orange clam: it is really both man and woman in appearance

back to food. good food starts with great products and then of course the chef, the guy/girl should do their best to bring out the best flavors and not mess it up. yes, some so called chefs mess things up and make people hate something that actually started out really really good. point being sushi. its fish, yes just fish. an actual creature that was swimming a few hours/days ago is now sitting on your place. he/she has not been cooked by the chef and there isnt some

generic sauce on it (thats goes to all those places who have taught people that ponzu or spicy mayo is a substitute for soy sauce and dunking your fish in: yes, people do ask for ponzu or spicy mayo, that doesn't say you know how to eat sushi, it only says that you pay for overpriced, over sauced fish and probably don't know what salmon or tuna actually taste like. stop telling people you eat sushi, you eat sauce). real sushi, you place that piece of fish in your mouth and it melts your tongue into a burst of life and stars... i'm not sure about you but that's the type of experience i have on a regular basis when i'm eating sushi. if you're not getting that same feeling, you should reconsider your sushi place. give me a ring and i'll bring you where the food transcends earth. people have often why i'm so passionate about food and my reasoning is that it makes me feel better about life. it not only provides sustenance for me but it makes me feel happy, builds relationships with those who i dine with and those who serve/prepare my food. its how relationships are built between people. hell there was a trade based solely on spices, spices that made food better. if something as small as saffron was more valuable than gold then i think those priorities of that world is one of the reasons why i love history and history that involves the foods that people ate. foods that made a difference in everyday life. 

golden eye snapper: he was delicious

i was able to be at my favorite sushi spot recently during the slow times and i was able to take some cool pictures of the fish/seafood that had just came in. yes they let me go back and see what they are cutting and this is why i love this place. i know the food is fresh. so fresh sometimes the things are still moving or alive. live scallops , live abalone, live sweet shrimp, live giant clam, and fresh whole salmon and golden eye snapper. these are not only delicious but are soo beautiful when they are whole, its amazing how fresh these things are. the owner was playing with one of the scallops and almost got bit! scallops shutting on a sushi chef's finger might have been a funny and ironic story. but thankful it didnt happen. 

salmon

so there you go. why i love sushi and why i love food in a nutshell. i dont take life seriously but i do take my food seriously. eat what is good and eat with people who love food as much as you do and life will be a bit more pleasant regardless of other issues. if i wasn't in love i would be content with being in love with food. i'll have more post coming up from my week in los angeles. 

eat extraordinary everyday!