East Sushi

Well, Lent is upon us. I initially decided to give up Facebook, but I just don’t feel right about that. So going without Facebook for as long as I can will be a separate side project, and for Lent I am giving up Stouffer’s mac ‘n cheese (which, yes, is absolutely horrible for you, but gosh is it yummy). That way I can still eat Villa Rosa mac ‘n cheese. I do not consider this cheating.

Man, was Fat Tuesday fun though. Gavin and I went to East Sushi, which is the wonderful Chinese/Japanese restaurant next to Villa Rosa. I’m not very knowledgeable about sushi but the stuff we had last night was really good- I got an order of white tuna sushi, which is never on the menu but most restaurants have anyway, and Gavin got regular tuna and salmon. The tuna was buttery soft and had a slightly sweet flavor, and was complimented nicely by the bottle of “Silk” sake I brought with me.

Now, the Silk caused me to ponder a little bit on word play and languages. Because above the English word “silk,” it was also spelled out in Hiragana-しるく (Shi ru ku). I doubt most of you are familiar with Japanese, but Hiragana is the set of characters used to spell out native Japanese words. They have another set of characters- Katakana- for writing foreign loan words phonetically, and that is the alphabet that the word silk should have been spelled out in-シルク. Why did this company use Hiragana? Is it just because Hiragana is more aesthetically pleasing? Is this the Japanese equivalent of the intentional misspelling of Krispy Kreme or the backwards R in Toys R Us? These are the things I think about.

Well, regardless, I thought it tasted nice. Kou had a little bit later that night and explained that it probably came from the top of... whatever they make sake in, and that is why it was so light. He prefers sake that comes from the bottom and is heavy and super sweet. I will have to learn more about sake. But I thoroughly enjoyed my dinner of white tuna sushi and sesame beef- which is also amazingly delicious, with a sweet sauce that compliments the savory meat, and a delightfully crispy fried exterior. Mmm. It is understandable why so many people ignore Villa Rosa to go into East. Gavin got the Tonkatsu Don, which he was also very happy with in spite of the presence of onions in the meal. Go to East Sushi!