Re: [CH] Ceviche. Ceviche, your lovely!
Richard Williams (morroleon@attbi.com)
Sun, 25 May 2003 22:01:39 -0700
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> It is usually accompanied by wasabi - a green horseradish, which,
> even if not chile, is capable of lighting up your life.
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Now <that> is an understatement! My first experience with wasabi/raw
fish was when an amour insisted on dragging
me to a sushi bar. I wasn't wild about the idea, but at the time I was
wild about her, so off we went. Everything was going
well, nice conversation, the food was decent, until I made the mistake
of thoroughly dredging a slice of raw tuna through
some green stuff in a small bowl. Before she could stop me, I popped it
in my mouth...a small, exceedingly nasty explosion
occurred, somewhere in the vicinity of my head. Everyone in the place
turned around and looked at the fool gaijin whooping
and gasping and carrying on like the end of the world was nigh...my GF
stood up and said "wasabi" in a clear, carrying voice.
There was general laughter, then everyone returned to their meal. That
is, except me. I was still flopping around on the floor
like a dying fish, attempting to breathe...
The girlfriend is long gone, but my respect for wasabi remains. Nothing
in the chile world has the immediate impact of a big
bite of wasabi...
Richard