Similar to Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin, I recently discovered a new form of interactive entertaining. I invited my friends Ahna and Jen to dinner and had planned to serve homemade sushi. However, the day got away from me and an hour before their arrival, I had no sushi rolled. I calmly recalled the infamous 'taco night' formula we all grew up with and decided we could roll our own sushi. So I made the brown rice, laid out all of the fillings and put hand-roll instructions (complete with diagrams, from the back of the nori wrapper packaging) at each place setting. Miso soup and store-bought seaweed salad rounded out a "sushi night" feast. It was quite fun and I'll def do it again for a big group as interactive eating is my very favorite way to entertain: instantly engaging!
The Menu
ginger mojitos with agave
steamed edamame with sea salt
miso soup with tofu and shitakes
sesame seaweed salad with cucumbers
roll-your-own-sushi fillings:
spicy bay shrimp
salmon gravlax
salmon poke
avocado
crudites: cucumber, yellow & red peppers, asparagus, carrots
basil & mint
brown rice
soy and nori wrapping papers
soy sauce, wasabi, ginger, ponzu
Awesome idea! Did you know that sushi chefs are usually men because their hand/body temperature is cooler than females?
ReplyDeleteThat spicy bay shrimp is making my mouth water!
Love this idea!
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