About time

[nekovale]

Today  I finally had my first taste of Japanes food.
I wanted to try sushi and company since forever but never had the opportunity, and today I made it!
I admit one of my main concerns about it has always been whether I would have liked it. I mean, I like Japan, I like how Japanes food looks like, but what if after all the hype I end up not liking it

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[minako017]

I imagine it's not that easy to find Japanese food where you are.

Miso ramen is really good. <3 Lately from the Ramen place I've been ordering Curry Rice which I like alot even though it's spicy and I don't really like spicy foods.

Since I hate seafood I don't like sushi. The only exception is tuna for some odd reason. My mom loves it though, especially uni (sea urchin). It took her a few years to try it because she didn't like the idea of fish being raw.

Did you eat any wasabi on it's own? XD

I love onigiri! <3 There's this little Japanese cafe place near the NYC Library that I like to go to for onigiri. It's actually the only place I've ever seen it sold at... My favorites are the Edamame (soy bean) and Tuna Mayo. :9

[nekovale]

I imagine it's not that easy to find Japanese food where you are.

When I was at home it wasn't easy at all. I got to eat Chinese once when I was younger, but never Japanese.
Here at Rome is a bit better, probably because it's a big city and has a university of oriental languages. By myself I wouldn't be able to find those places though, even today I got to this cafe just because of my friend XD

Did you eat any wasabi on it's own? XD

Gosh, no XDDD
Luckily I was with a friend who had much more experience than me and told me first what the various things were. When I learnt about wasabi I understood that if I wanted my mouth to stay safe I shouldn't have touched it XD (even because while I was eating ramen I ate garlic by accident and almost burnt my throat u_u"")
At first I was ambivalent between miso and curry ramen, but then I opted for miso just because I really can't stand spicy food. Though I might try it one day, one can never know :)

It took her a few years to try it because she didn't like the idea of fish being raw.Ahah, I

[minako017]

Your friend was really nice to warn you about the wasabi. I had no warning. :( And now it's sort of a tradition in my family to let people try the wasabi when they are first introduced to sushi. My mom didn't tell her brother anything about it and he ate the whole thing in one bite. It was hilarious! XD We're all evil like that. >:)

Transporting raw sushi for any length of time is usually not a good idea. Unless you want food poisoning.

I hope you find a place that sells onigiri. It's not really a restaurant thing. Try to find where the Japanese people buy their groceries. There might be a small convenience store with Japanese food nearby.