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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2005Uuuuuuunnnhhh...maki GOOD!
Last night I was feeling cruddy after a nasty day at work, so my Louie went to the store to pick me up something rather than cook. He brought me a nice little tray of sushi, otherwise known as a plate of Are You Out Of Your Mind? The fact that the kids had been fed made no difference whatsoever. The Juvies in particular were swatting at the little tray, trying to snag a roll. Stosh seems immune to wasabi, having dipped his nose into it without reacting. Roxie tried to attack it from behind, sneaking up the back of the futon and making an unsuccessful grab. Only Odessa sat back, looking at me like, What the devil IS that, and why are they going bats? They went away grumbling after Louie disposed of the tray and chopsticks in the garage, far from grabby little paws. Blessed be, Baha -- Three thousand years ago, cats were deified in ancient Egypt. To this day, they have not forgotten. > little tray of sushi, otherwise known as a plate of Are You Out Of Your > Mind? ROFL!!!! Oh man, that made me laugh. I had got some nori rolls last night (no fish, but yummy) too. Cats not interested but boy do I love them. >Last night I was feeling cruddy after a nasty day at work, so my Louie went >to the store to pick me up something rather than cook. He brought me a nice [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >roll. Stosh seems immune to wasabi, having dipped his nose into it without >reacting I know-- what's up with that? Stinky is drawn to jalapenos like a magnet. I'm afraid to let him near them. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >Last night I was feeling cruddy after a nasty day at work, so my Louie > >went [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I know-- what's up with that? Stinky is drawn to jalapenos like a > magnet. I'm afraid to let him near them. I dropped a jalapeno, complete with stem, on the floor, and Rhonda immediately went into full mouse battle. I suppose it does look like a legless mouse with a stumpy tail, eh? [To the best of my knowledge, Rhonda has never met an actual mouse] Apparently, it bit back a few times, so she fought even harder. Eventually, the jalapeno escaped under the refrigerator. > Last night I was feeling cruddy after a nasty day at work, so my Louie went > to the store to pick me up something rather than cook. He brought me a nice > little tray of sushi, otherwise known as a plate of Are You Out Of Your > Mind? This is funny! That's kind of the way I look at sushi though I try not to. > Last night I was feeling cruddy after a nasty day at work, so my Louie went > to the store to pick me up something rather than cook. He brought me a nice [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > They went away grumbling after Louie disposed of the tray and chopsticks in > the garage, far from grabby little paws. Mmmmmmmm..... Sushi......*drool* Although I haven't met a sushi I haven't liked, I still like the non-fish ones over the fish ones, egg rolls being my particular favourite. And that wasabi... I have a masochistic passion for it. A tray of Sushi is often my Friday night treat to myself. Shmogg has never paid much interest, Fluffy drools whenever I eat it (but thena gain, she drools no matter what I eat) and IBKFergus wold have to slow down from the speed of light to notice... Glad you enjoyed your Sushi, even if you *were* mobbed by cats. You've got a good hubby there. Yowie > Mmmmmmmm..... Sushi......*drool* > > Although I haven't met a sushi I haven't liked, I still like the non-fish > ones over the fish ones, egg rolls being my particular favourite. One of the many good things to which DH has introduced me is sushi. I'm still not a huge fan of the raw stuff -- I thought I'd like salmon sushi, but it's just too slimy! I love unagi (I think that's the eel I like) and spider rolls and, um, well I love those two =) I also like the sushi that's basically rice wrapped around shrimp tempura and sliced into bite sized chunks. Some places around here make what seems to be a teriyaki/tempura sushi. Take sushi, dip it in sweet tempura batter, and fry it up. OMG good.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > Mmmmmmmm..... Sushi......*drool* > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > not a huge fan of the raw stuff -- I thought I'd like salmon sushi, but it's > just too slimy! I love unagi (I think that's the eel I like) and spider rolls Spider rolls???? I shudder at the mere name, although trust that the food does not actually in any way have anything to do with the eight legged creeping horrors they are named after. > and, um, well I love those two =) I also like the sushi that's basically rice > wrapped around shrimp tempura and sliced into bite sized chunks. I've made my own vegetable and/or egg sushi at home. It tastes as good as the shop-bought stuff, but it often ends up as scrambled rather than in neat rolls. There's a Sushi Train thats just opened up in town. I'm desperately hanging out to have enough silly money to go blow some $$$ at it (sushi trains are not known for their cheap eats). > Some places around here make what seems to be a teriyaki/tempura sushi. Take > sushi, dip it in sweet tempura batter, and fry it up. OMG good. Sounds yummy. Speaking of friend things, has anyone here tried a deep fried mars bar? I can feel my arteries clogging just mentioning it, but I'd love to try one anyway. Yowie >> I love unagi (I think that's the eel I like) and spider rolls > > Spider rolls???? I shudder at the mere name, although trust that the > food does not actually in any way have anything to do with the eight > legged creeping horrors they are named after. Not exactly, though they look like they do. Here's my attempt at description: They fry a soft-shelled crab, legs and all, then wrap it in rice and whatnot. So the legs stick out of the two end pieces (DH gets those) and the middle pieces are just oddly crunchy. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > >> I love unagi (I think that's the eel I like) and spider rolls > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > So the legs stick out of the two end pieces (DH gets those) and the middle > pieces are just oddly crunchy. OMG. I love soft-shelled crabs. This sounds great. > Speaking of friend things, has anyone here tried a deep fried > mars bar? I can feel my arteries clogging just mentioning it, > but I'd love to try one anyway. I just can't even imagine what that is like! lol SignatureCheryl > There's a Sushi Train thats just opened up in town. I'm desperately > hanging > out to have enough silly money to go blow some $$$ at it (sushi trains > are > not known for their cheap eats). I don't know whether the "train" concept is common, but there is a small chain of sushi bars in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area, called Sono Sushi. I've been told there are similar places in Japan. You sit at what appears to be a coventional sushi bar, but just below the glass shield, there is a trough filled with water. A continuous chain of wooden boats, each with three color-coded (for price) dishes of sushi, runs through the water. The chefs keep refilling vacancies. They are inexpensive for sushi, but the quality is that of freshly made. You do lose the interaction with the chef. Every time I'm there, I try to picture the feline reaction -- fish! oops...fish near WATER....can I get the fish and stay dry? Why does the fish run away? >> There's a Sushi Train thats just opened up in town. I'm desperately hanging >> out to have enough silly money to go blow some $$$ at it (sushi trains are [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > They are inexpensive for sushi, but the quality is that of freshly made. > You do lose the interaction with the chef. I've heard of places like this, but have never been to one. > Every time I'm there, I try to picture the feline reaction -- fish! > oops...fish near WATER....can I get the fish and stay dry? Why does the > fish run away? Haha! Never thought of it like this. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >Speaking of friend things, has anyone here tried a deep fried mars bar? I >can feel my arteries clogging just mentioning it, but I'd love to try one >anyway. > >Yowie You know, Yowie, don't you, that the US Mars Bar is not the same as the UK/Australia Mars Bar? There is an English butcher in the West Village that carried all kinds of English candies-- English Mars Bars, Yorkie Bars, Smarties, etc-- every Brit/Ozzie in the city made weekly pilgrimages there, and the former Mr. T used to go there and stock up on English Mars Bars (they *are* better than the American ones), and the UK market Heinz baked beans. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >Speaking of friend things, has anyone here tried a deep fried mars bar? I > >can feel my arteries clogging just mentioning it, but I'd love to try one [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > stock up on English Mars Bars (they *are* better than the American > ones), and the UK market Heinz baked beans. ;) Did he stock Cherry Ripes or Violet Crumbles? TimTams could *almost* be considered confectionary too. What about Twisties (not a candy - a flavoured snack sorta like Cheetos) ? Yowie >>> Mmmmmmmm..... Sushi......*drool* >>> [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > Yowie Fried candy bars (boggle) are becoming a big "fair" food. I've never had them and don't know is I'd like to or not! > >>> Mmmmmmmm..... Sushi......*drool* > >>> [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > Fried candy bars (boggle) are becoming a big "fair" food. I've never had > them and don't know is I'd like to or not! They are probably melty and wonderful. The pool we belonged to as kids sold frozen Milky Ways, they were great. > >>> Mmmmmmmm..... Sushi......*drool* > >>> [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > Fried candy bars (boggle) are becoming a big "fair" food. I've never had > them and don't know is I'd like to or not! At the local "fair" (actually not so local, but still within the district) they had the standard hot chips (fries), hotdogs coated with batter on a stick (I know them as Pluto Pups, but they are also known as Dagwood Dogs) and *drool* something akin to the sweet crunchy cones of Cornettos or Drumstick icecreams, rolled up and filled with fresh cream. Darn those were good, and I dread to think how many calories they had! Yowie > Fried candy bars (boggle) are becoming a big "fair" food. I've never had > them and don't know is I'd like to or not! Some enterprising cardiologists might open a booth next to the stall. >> Last night I was feeling cruddy after a nasty day at work, so my >> Louie went to the store to pick me up something rather than cook. He >> brought me a nice little tray of sushi, otherwise known as a plate >> of Are You Out Of Your Mind? >> >> The fact that the kids had been fed made no difference whatsoever. >> The Juvies in particular were swatting at the little tray, trying to >> snag a roll. Stosh seems immune to wasabi, having dipped his nose >> into it without reacting. Roxie tried to attack it from behind, [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Yowie OMG, I *love* sushi. But specifically, I love *Vancouver* sushi. It's supposed to be the best in the world, even better than in Japan. I know because lots of Japanese students at UBC go home in the summer and they always say they can't wait to come back for the excellent and very cheap sushi in Vancouver. So of course it breaks my heart that I've only made it home for sushi 3 times in the last 4 years :-( I've looked for decent sushi in Bangkok but it's just not the same. But recently a new restaurant opened in Pattaya which is fairly decent. Nothing like Vancouver sushi, but the best I've found in Thailand. Droool, I'm going to have to make a shopping trip there soon and stop in for lunch. My absolute favourite is tuna sashimi. Oooooooh baby! Forget the rice and all the other crap, just gimme the raw fish! :-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > My absolute > favourite is tuna sashimi. Oooooooh baby! Forget the rice and all > the other crap, just gimme the raw fish! :- Have you tried maguro tataki? Essentially, it's a raw tuna version of steak tatare. Chunks of tuna with an egg binder, and usually sesame and green onion. Shredded daikon is both a nice decoration and a good textural complement. >> My absolute >> favourite is tuna sashimi. Oooooooh baby! Forget the rice and all [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > steak tatare. Chunks of tuna with an egg binder, and usually sesame > and green onion. Shredded daikon is both a nice decoration and a good > textural complement. No, I haven't tried it, but I'm sure I'd like it. Call me weird, but I've always loved raw meat. Raw extra lean hamburger is my fave! No egg or onion even needed. This always disgusts people, but I just can't help it if I'm a meat loving carnivore! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>> My absolute >>> favourite is tuna sashimi. Oooooooh baby! Forget the rice and all [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > disgusts people, but I just can't help it if I'm a meat loving > carnivore! I am too! If I make a burger, I pretty much just sear the outside and leave the inside raw. If meat is cooked, it's just not edible. Ick! kili > >>> My absolute > >>> favourite is tuna sashimi. Oooooooh baby! Forget the rice and all [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > kili The irony is that while I like Japanese raw fish, I want my beef extremely well done. In fact, I used to believe I hated cooked fish, but reexamined that after I decided I like sushi. Dinner last night was steamed cod, bedded on cucumbers, covered with black bean sauce, ginger and green onions. >>>> My absolute >>>> favourite is tuna sashimi. Oooooooh baby! Forget the rice and all [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > kili Hmmm, I'm not that bad. I like my meat cooked too. I like my steak medium rare or medium, but when I'm making anything with hamburger I end up eating half of it raw before I can get the recipe done. So I usually end up buying extra. I have to sneak around with it when Dennis is here though because he's disgusted by it and tries to keep me from eating it :-( I keep telling him that both Vino and I like it raw, so it's 2 against 1! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album One of the major improvements in the health of the "modern" world was learning to cook food. I can think of a few things I'd not want to eat, and uncooked meat is one. SignatureChristopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com when I'm making anything with hamburger I end up eating half of it raw before I can get the recipe done. So I usually end up buying extra. I have to sneak around with it when Dennis is here though because he's disgusted by it and tries to keep me from eating it :-( I keep telling him that both Vino and I like it raw, so it's 2 against 1! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > One of the major improvements in the health of the "modern" world was > learning to cook food. I can think of a few things I'd not want to > eat, and uncooked meat is one. Hmmm, I guess I'm just not as evolved as you are. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album I've got to swing from the ceiling lamp, beat my chest, scream, and then go peel a bannanna. I'm so happy that I'm finally superior to someone! Party time! Two banannas tonight! Then I can pick bugs from my fur, and go to bed completely happy. Ah, I'm evolving. SignatureChristopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com Stormin Mormon wrote: > One of the major improvements in the health of the "modern" world was > learning to cook food. I can think of a few things I'd not want to > eat, and uncooked meat is one. Hmmm, I guess I'm just not as evolved as you are. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album (snip) >Hmmm, I'm not that bad. I like my meat cooked too. I like my steak >medium rare or medium, but when I'm making anything with hamburger I >end up eating half of it raw before I can get the recipe done. Erm, aren't you worried about bacteria, or worse? Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > (snip) >> >> Hmmm, I'm not that bad. I like my meat cooked too. I like my steak >> medium rare or medium, but when I'm making anything with hamburger I >> end up eating half of it raw before I can get the recipe done. > > Erm, aren't you worried about bacteria, or worse? Not really, I've never gotten sick from it. I make sure it's really fresh and extra lean, sometimes I even get a piece of beef ground up just for me. And it's not like I eat it all the time. Now that I've lived in Thailand for 4 years, I've realized that people in North America are way too worried about germs and stuff. If you saw some of the conditions in which food is sold, stored, prepared and served here, you'd think you'd get sick for sure, but you don't. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> (snip) >>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > the conditions in which food is sold, stored, prepared and served > here, you'd think you'd get sick for sure, but you don't. Yep, I always get fresh ground when I eat my basically raw burgers as well. Something about when the meat is cooked it tastes stale and "off" to me. I've been eating burgers this way for about 20 years and haven't been sick yet. kili > Not really, I've never gotten sick from it. I make sure it's really > fresh and extra lean, sometimes I even get a piece of beef ground up [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the conditions in which food is sold, stored, prepared and served > here, you'd think you'd get sick for sure, but you don't. I had a really delicious starter in a restaurant once a few years ago. It had a special name, but I can't remember what that was. Anyway, it was raw beef (whole beef, not ground) but sliced really really thin, laid out on the plate and served with various accompaniments - I think there were fresh chopped tomatoes with herbs, thin sliced onions, some salad leaves, and a sauce of some kind. Maybe olive oil. Really delicious. One or two of my fellow diners expressed surprise at this dish but I can swear, it was good. I mean, we will eat beef steaks cooked 'rare' which is still raw in the middle, and smoked salmon which is not cooked at all, and game meat which has been left sometimes to hang in a shed, unchilled, for weeks before cooking. I think if the meat source is wholesome and very fresh, and parasite-free, then there shouldn't be a problem. I would never eat any pork or poultry in this way though. Or bog-standard supermarket meat! BTW, I too used to try and pinch bits of ground beef when my dad used to make home-made burgers. When ground up with minced onion and pepper it was too good to resist! He always tried to stop me, though :-) Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >> Not really, I've never gotten sick from it. I make sure it's really >> fresh and extra lean, sometimes I even get a piece of beef ground up >> just for me. And it's not like I eat it all the time. Now that I've >> lived in Thailand for 4 years, I've realized that people in North >> America are way too worried about germs and stuff. If you saw some >> of the conditions in which food is sold, stored, prepared and served >> here, you'd think you'd get sick for sure, but you don't. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Deb. Oh, I totally agree, never ever eat raw pork or chicken. This is a beef only thing. And fish but only in sushi restaurants! BTW, that appy sounds delicious :-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > > Not really, I've never gotten sick from it. I make sure it's really > > fresh and extra lean, sometimes I even get a piece of beef ground up [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Deb. The only raw meat I've ever eaten is my friend's folks used to have a little bar/store/restaurant in the middle of nowhere South Dakota. On their menu was "tiger meat" which was raw hamburger mixed with a bunch of spices and then kind of fermented in a cooler. It was actually very good, highly seasoned. But I don't know if I could do it now. > It had a special name, but I can't remember what that was. Anyway, it > was raw beef (whole beef, not ground) but sliced really really thin, > laid out on the plate and served with various accompaniments - I think Carpaccio. It is indeed delicious, the better quality the meat the better it is. It's also supposed to be filet (tenderloin). Beef tartar is also very good and very raw. :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Carpaccio. It is indeed delicious, the better quality the meat the > better it is. It's also supposed to be filet (tenderloin). > Beef tartar is also very good and very raw. :) Ahhh - thanks Victor! That does ring a bell, actually. Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield > > (snip) > >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > here, you'd think you'd get sick for sure, but you don't. > -- I think the big difference here, I think, is the wide distribution. Over there, I imagine everything is very local still, so any kind of outbreak is more easily traceable or warnable too. But I agree that overall we are a tad paranoid. Sorry, I will still stuff my turkey thank you very much. >> (snip) >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >the conditions in which food is sold, stored, prepared and served >here, you'd think you'd get sick for sure, but you don't. Um, isn't Thailand one of the points of origin for the avian flu epidemic? Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>> (snip) >>>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> Not really, I've never gotten sick from it. I make sure it's really >> fresh and extra lean, sometimes I even get a piece of beef ground up >> just for me. And it's not like I eat it all the time. Now that I've >> lived in Thailand for 4 years, I've realized that people in North >> America are way too worried about germs and stuff. If you saw some >> of the conditions in which food is sold, stored, prepared and served >> here, you'd think you'd get sick for sure, but you don't. > > Um, isn't Thailand one of the points of origin for the avian flu > epidemic? Well actually that's Vietnam, 2 countries to the east, but what does the bird flu have to do with raw beef? -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>>> (snip) >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >Well actually that's Vietnam, 2 countries to the east, but what does >the bird flu have to do with raw beef? The first bird-to-human transmissions of the flu were reported in Thailand last September. It obviously doesn't have much to do with beef, but it does have something to do with how meat animals are raised, housed and handled. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Hmm. Well, guess they didn't get any, then? I'm hoping that the crew didn't get too totally irritated at you. Wouldn't want them to shun you for a couple weeks. SignatureChristopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com Last night I was feeling cruddy after a nasty day at work, so my Louie went to the store to pick me up something rather than cook. He brought me a nice little tray of sushi, otherwise known as a plate of Are You Out Of Your Mind? The fact that the kids had been fed made no difference whatsoever. The Juvies in particular were swatting at the little tray, trying to snag a roll. Stosh seems immune to wasabi, having dipped his nose into it without reacting. Roxie tried to attack it from behind, sneaking up the back of the futon and making an unsuccessful grab. Only Odessa sat back, looking at me like, What the devil IS that, and why are they going bats? They went away grumbling after Louie disposed of the tray and chopsticks in the garage, far from grabby little paws. Blessed be, Baha -- Three thousand years ago, cats were deified in ancient Egypt. To this day, they have not forgotten.
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