Fun and Games with Japanese Food

[featherynscale]

Apparently, I need to pay more attention to my food. As I distractedly scooped my leftovers from the Japanese steakhouse onto a plate, I failed to notice the big-toe sized lump of wasabi that I'd placed in the side of the leftovers box, turning it under an innocent-looking portion of rice. I had, in fact, forgotten about the wasabi altogether, until I was just as distractedly shovelling rice into my mouth. At some point during this process, I grabbed the greenish glob and popped the entire thing into my mouth at once. Mmmm.... wasabi. I had an immediate understanding of what holy-rolling possession must be like - jumping, shouting, smacking the table with the palm of my hand, all while speaking in tongues unknown to mortal man, but almost entirely translatable into profanity. It was a truly enlightening experience. My sinuses are fine now, thank you.

Comments

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

I'm going to have to try that now, damn you.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Wasabi gnosis. It's good for you. Or something like that.

Condiment Hell

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Going for the burn, are we?

Re: Condiment Hell

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Sure. I mean, how can you truly understand the limits of your endurance unless you test them?

Re: Condiment Hell

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

And so you have passed beyond the Wasabi Testing. You go, Grasshopper.

heh

[delascabezas.livejournal.com]

next time, follow the experience with a double shot of vodka. if it doesn't kil you, you will fell lovely all day, from that point on.

Re: heh

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Had I not been at work, a double shot of vodka would have been exactly the sort of experience that I would have wanted to have, having sucked giant wasabi death into my lungs. I think it would have helped.

I have heard rumors that there is such a thing as wasabi vodka, for those who wish to pair these sensations more closely, but I don't know if you can get it in the US. More research is required.

never heard of it!

[delascabezas.livejournal.com]

The Swedes truly love flavored vodkas - that was the first kind of horseradish vodka I ever had. I have a few drinks with wasabi in it (bloody marys and wasabitinis). Good stuff!

It does exsist! (Who knew?)

[lightonthesill.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...
Vodka and Wasabi cocktail sause
http://www.kitchenetc.com/Products.cfm?sku=000989723

Wasabi Bloody Mary
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink8103.html

Ah HA! Gotta go to New Zealand to get it! (towards bottom of page)
http://www.wasabi.co.nz/newprod3.html

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

sorry but i had to laugh cuz i have been there. LOL!!

[silentreality.livejournal.com]

classic lol

[teross50.livejournal.com]

Moaning , jumping, slamming your hand on the table. Are you sure Billy Crystal was not sitting across from you? Should we call you Sally now? LOL Glad it passed Hope it never happens when you come to dinner here LOL Or maybe I do

Not Sally

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

There's a lot of resemblance between featherynscale and the local Sally (and a favorable resemblance it is, too), but not much at all with Meg Ryan...

Re: Not Sally

[teross50.livejournal.com]

Ain't that the truth!! Thank the GOddess 8-D

Re: Not Sally

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I'd like to share a little more resemblance with local Sally, actually. I think I'd have to lose about 50 lbs to do it though.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

You could call me Sally, but I'm warning you in advance that my default mental image of "Sally" is Patchwork Sally from the Nightmare Before Christmas. (For whom I have much more respect than a clay doll should elicit, but that's a different story.)

[teross50.livejournal.com]

Geee mommy read the story to me again ;=D

[liquidfun.livejournal.com]

Food and an aerobic workout, combined.

Hoe efficient of you.

[liquidfun.livejournal.com]

.... that was supposed to be "how" ... apparently I have gardening on my mind for some odd reason ...