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( sushi station )


The usual tempura roll, California roll and crab roll.

We have avocado rolls, California rolls, and shrimp tempura rolls.

My first attempt at celebratory sushi for my bf's new job was unsuccessful due to the use of dry, 2-day old rice. This time, however, I was successful. Congratulations! ^_^

( For lunch tomorrow )

The product of a joint effort between my boyfriend and me.

Unfortunately, I may have to cut down on the sushi because of the high sodium content in both soy sauce and sushi vinegar. (More on that later.)

My first attempt at California rolls. All the other sushi I posted were made by my boyfriend, but since he's not here to make me lunch, I decided to try it myself. Plus, my avocado was going to rot. So was the cantaloupe. See how orange it is?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to lunch tomorrow, to a better day, and to my stomach feeling better.

Taken from mmmbento's post, who took it from I was just really very hungry, here we have my first attempt at ochazuke. According to the aforementioned sites, it's just rice with tea and "other stuff." I had no idea what to put in it, so I sort of improvised:

Smoked salmon, green onions, toasted sesame seeds, strips of nori, and crispy rice (seen by itself to the right) on top of steamed rice. I also added (they're in the front by accident) sliced greek pepperoncini and roe. I don't know how those will taste with the rest of the flavors, but we'll see how it goes.

No cooking again today; I've been wanting to try this since mmmbento posted it and I still have some siopao, which for some reason my brother doesn't like to eat. Also: I refrained from packing more cake, though tomorrow I'm sure I'll wish I had.