Today (Sunday) we packed up the kids and headed out to visit the Mrs. Grandmother. This meant a day of relaxation hanging out in the home where "Granmama" lives. It is always a good day. I am allowed to nap if I want or if I bring the laptop, do what I am doing right now which is to putz around on it.

With every visit there is always lunch. Sometimes it is Pizza but today, it is Sushi! I can't wait. The fact that everyone knows what I like, Maguro (Tuna) means I will get my tummy full of it. Of course there will be salmon, egg, Taco (Octopus), Uni (Sea Urchin) and much more, I can tell you what is about to happen, the food just arrived, I will pig out, lay down and take a nap with the kids while the Mrs. catches up on gossip with the G-ma ma.

O.K. I am back! Woo woo that shit was gooooooood! You can say you eat sushi in other countries, but there is no better feeling than devouring sushi in Japan. The "Sticky Rice" as it is called elsewhere, just melts in your mouth. A soft white pleasure with a hint of the Rice Vinegar mixed in to give it a ever so present taste of flavor. The first bite is always the best. First lightly dabbling the fish side into the shyo-yu (Soy Sauce). Never dip the rice in the soy sauce. You have to be a real sushi eater and manage to flip the piece over and lightly dip the fish side into the sauce without losing it off of the rice.

Ever so gently brining it up to the mouth and biting it in half. The Maguro (Sushi) is ever so tender and cold. The fresher the less fishy taste to it. The best has more of a sea taste than a fish taste. After the entire piece is in your mouth and you begin to chew, only then, do you feel the release of the wasabi snuggled between the rice and topping. Too much and you get the nose burn, too little and you are left disappointed. The right amount leaves you in sushi heaven.

Now to compliment this meal in any country and to do it right, there are only three real beverages that you should drink. The first is for the not so interested in the flavor or experience and just being in it for the fun, that would be beer. The second is Sake (Rice Wine). Hot or cold it goes well with Sushi, although I prefer it hot in the winter. The final way is the only way to accentuate the flavor locked in the seafood and rice, that is tea. Hot or cold again, and I prefer hot, but today I had it with cold Oolong-cha. But Hot green tea, moogicha or Oolong tea are the preferred choices.

The final count in todays dining fiesta was Sushi - 0, Rik - Every damn piece in the two trays above! Oh and I did take a light nap after the fact. Yum, yum.