You do know what tako is don't you...? I'm such a wuss about seafood.

I actually don't eat any seafood at all (well, no meat either) so it was a bit much for me making sushi every day in a restaurant. The smell of fish doesn't wash off very easily.

But you are right about the time. For just a roll or two, it can be a bit time consuming. The only times I've made sushi outside of the restaurant are for big parties. I seem to get "recruited" for that quite frequently!

LOL. The tentacles are the best part!

Kidlet is familiar with tacos, so the last time MIL made squid, we were teasing her about tako tacos.

I know what tako is and it's one of my favourites. I also know what unagi is and I love that too!

I looooove unagi- especially witha fresh quail egg... oh it's heaven...

Balthazar, a restaurant in new york -(not sure if they're still there) used othave a raw bar appetizer -and on that plate would be fresh sea urchin, in the shell -- it was insanely good...

That's obviously because you've never skinned the unagi before!

Have you tried inari? That's my favorite though it's not very common - at least around here. It's fried bean curd pockets filled with rice. Mmmm. I also like tamago nigiri (sweet omelet) but that's about it. If I'm going to eat veggie maki, it has to be inside out because the nori reminds me too much of fish. Yes, like I said, I'm a total wuss about seafood.

I've had inari, it's delicious, but I'm too in love with seafood sushi to order it at a restaurant. I've only had tamago when it was in a maki roll.

It's funny, but the first real place (the very first time I had it was from a grocery store, I thought it was great... but now I know better) I've ever had sushi is still my favourite. It was actually a kiosk in the food court in a mall in my hometown and they made AWESOME sushi. The make a giant maki roll with unagi, tamago, cucumber, carrot, sesame seeds and those little red caviar looking bead things. That's always damn good with some genmai tea and miso soup.

I want sushi so bad now. lol