These days, it's as much a part of many Americans' stories as "when did you learn to ride a bike?" or "how many of the 50 states have you been to?" It's nearly as ubiquitous as cheeseburgers and hot dogs... it's sushi! Obviously, sushi has been common in large U.S. cities for decades, but its popularity has spread to the far corners of the country now. My first time was in little Athens, Georgia -- a town more cosmopolitan than some Georgia towns thanks to the university, but a small, southern burg nonetheless. I was cautious at first, sticking to rolls made with cooked shellfish and lots of vegetables, getting wild on occasion and ordering kampyo. These days, I fill up on tuna, salmon, and yellow fin, and have even been known to down freshly caught rockfish as it's being filleted for dinner. There's something so cleansing about the taste of raw fish -- right now my favorite is the "TST" a place near my house features; it's spicy tuna and avocado inside, and the outside is wrapped in thick slices of more tuna (i'm guessing the "TST" is, therefore, tuna-spicy tuna). What's your favorite? And where did you first try it? We'll be talking all about it in our second hour today, so leave your stories here and we may be able to read them on the air! Also feel free to leave tips about the best restaurants and best rolls wherever you live...
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The West Coast serves some fantastic sushi. A couple years back, I began college in Seattle, Washington, a city full of sushi. A group of us got together looking for something new to eat and at this point, the only piece of sushi that I had touched was a California roll. But, as the night wore on we hopped in to a local sushi bar and the experiment began. I started with the simple salmon and tempura, by the end of the night I had found my favorite piece of food: EEL.
To this day, when I decide it's time for a night out of good eats and fast treats, we head to Sushi Deli in Downtown San Diego. I recommend it and don't be afraid to try the eel.
If you are ever in Asheville, NC, I would highly suggest the Japanese restaurant, Kubos. The sushi is excellent, the owners are friendly, and the service is wonderful. I highly recommend the sushi red snapper, Alaska roll, and the kani.
Our favorite sushi bar here in Boulder, Colorado is Sushi Tora. We always sit at the sushi bar because it offers us the chance to interact with the sushi chefs, to get their insight on what fish is particularly good that night, and to interact with our fellow diners. We're also big fans of fresh wasabi!
Many of the people you expose may well have many years of extensive service.
If your objective is to get them out of office you could just phone them, let them know of your evidence, and ask them to resign in the near future. This might mitigate the embarrassment their families suffer. Do you do this before publishing?
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