Yes, I’ve heard that reaction to sushi on occasion. I think it came from my children. For the most part when they were growing up, and for some even now, they never wanted to try new food. From the limited diet of their childhood (not that limited, I did experiment in the kitchen), I have a couple that will try new foods, and one that even enjoys some different tastes. As far as I know none of them are as varied in their food trying as their dad. (I’ve eaten bugs on purpose and some were tasty ….)
So anyway I took my eldest daughter and her husband out to dinner this evening. The reason is this was her first week back at work after some time off. I just thought it would help not to have to cook dinner for one evening. Yes, we did go to a Sushi Bar/Japanese Restaurant. We went to the Koto Buki restaurant in Toledo.
If you like sushi, you should go. If you don’t, but you like some oriental foods, you should go. In addition to the sushi and sashimi, they have other oriental dishes. It is rather pricey when you start ordering a lot of Sushi. If you want less expensive, I guess you could order from the sides and appetizers. 😉
Anyway we all ended up eating all we wanted (and more) and had a good relaxing evening. As they say in the commercials, it was priceless.
I tend to be somewhat adventurous when it comes to trying new food, but much less so when it involves fish or amphibians, so I’ve been a bit reluctant to try sushi.
Glad you had a great time!
Taylhis, try the vegetarian sushi. You get the same experience, and don’t have to be weirded out about raw fish. They also have some smoked sushi, where the fish is smoked before making the sushi, so it’s not raw. If you go to Koto Buki, all their waitstaff is very good about helping you select something you will like; I have found most sushi places are that way. Campai! (Japanese “cheers”)