Food Fest again: Sushi

This trip has been a lot about food. So, it definitely deserves a final food post. This is about the final lunch i had with my professor today. It was at a sushi place called Sakae Sushi.

It was another one of those delightful food experiences.

Sakae Sushi was this pretty, hi-tech, sterile place- the creativity of which excited me. The front part of the restaurant has the traditional japanese setting of low tables with cushions where you are supposed to remove your shoes. You can use their comfortable soft slippers to move around if you like. But, I was relieved to see that there was a normal restaurant area whjere you could sit on chairs (with shoes on). Every table has been provided with a hot-water tap which could be used to make green tea (the tea-bags for which were provided separately). There is a computer screen with a mouse. You can use to select a dish from the menu which is displayed on the screen. There is a container with chop-sticks and tooth-picks and little plates for wasabi and the food you eat. Around the tables, there is a conveyor belt running, on which the dishes of sushi are color-coded, with the color defining the price. You can pick up any plate and will be billed later based on the color of the dish. Also, there were jars of wasabi which you could pick, help yourself to a small portion and then replace.

The menu said curry chicken set, crab sushi and fish eggs sushi for us. Fish eggs- they are minute bubbles which pop in your mouth when you bite them. I think they are stirred in wasabi and then laid upon the rice which is rolled in sea-weed- that is maki sushi- or sushi rolls. The chicken curry set had small, boiled mushrooms, chunks of boneless chicken in some gravy and a bowl of rice. Japanese food is more about color, presentation and style than taste. They offer small portions which give you a chance to try a lot of things and even though you might not be sitting with a bloated stomach after the meal, you will be satisfied because it was so much of an effort.

I hope the Food Fest is not bound by borders. In this case, it is not, i guess. Because, it never ends when you are in India.