Asian Bug

[msmoon]

... Right now... I'd like to talk about food. So, if your hunger or having cravings, I understand the need to look away. I'm sorry, there are just a couple of resturants that I love and would like to gush about, and it's been a while since I took a subject and just ranted, right? Right. Now, let's see...

This is mostly inspired by our trip to Branson yesterday. Mom and I went to pick up a birthday gift for a friend, and as is custom we stopped for sushi :) Now, usually we go to Wasabi which, isn't bad but IMHO isn't the best. They do have killer miso soup, that much I'll give them. And, you get a free slice of fried banana for desert.

But this time, we decided to go to my favorite, Sushi House. We got the California roll (mom's fave) the House roll and the Japanese Bagel roll. The Cali roll is pretty standard: crab, avocado and all that, but on top not only is there sesame seeds but fish egg. It definitely makes it interesting. Oddly enough, Mom loved it. She's raved about Wasabi's California roll, but she said this one was loads better. Now, the Japanese Bagel roll really surprised me. The only time I've ever had salmon and enjoyed it was at Zen... so I thought that era was long since over -..- But! The Japanese Bagel Roll has smoked salmon and cream cheese and it tasted amazing with just those two ingredients. The House roll... I'm fairly certain we've had before >..> It was shrimp (fried lightly) with cucumber, cream cheese, seaweed salad and topped with sesame seeds. It was really awesome too. I'm not a huge cream cheese girl, but evidently I love it in my sushi because that was awesome. Not yesterday but the time we went before that, we had the Shrimp Tempura roll and the Shrimp & Crab Tempura roll....I thought they were awesome, but Mom wasn't as impressed.

So, I'm hoping we'll be choosing that little place more often when we go to Branson. It's only ever when mom and I are alone together that we can go since Dad hates sushi =..= He's nice about it, but he always says it's just not his thing... which, with my dad, means he hates it and is still trying to be nice so's you enjoy your meal without feeling bad for him. Nice fella my dad :)

Next (and last) on my list, is Jasmine, a nice little restaurant on N. Main st here in Harrison that serves Thai cuisine. It possesses the name of my second (sometimes third) favorite Disney girls too, not that it needs the help from that (Jasmine and Ariel are always fighting for second and third favorite when it comes to Disney Girls :D). Now, if you'd asked us before, Mom and I would've said that we never really cared much for Thai food. It's not that we really didn't like it, but we had a bad experience with a Thai restaurant in New Orleans and we just never got past that. Plus, there really isn't a lot of such places in and around Houma (least-wise, as far as we knew). But Jasmine is evidently doing something right, because we went three times in 6 days. Two of those visits were twice in a row. If you go for the lunch specials you automatically get a spring roll and steamed rice with your order too, which is awesome. I've never understood the draw of the spring roll, but once again, Jasmine is doing something right. Now, the meals by themselves are good, and I dunno if it's because I'm so far away from Cajun country and I'm just starting to appreciate what everyone there knew as fact... but anything served with rice automatically gets better... I'm totally right about this and especially with Jasmine. You see, you get a dish of stir fry cooked in amazing spices dripping in wonderful saturated juices.... and it's good. But then, they give you white, steamed rice... and you mix that into the dish, get it soaking up those juices and spices and you have something truly heavenly. I really don't think it's important to expound upon the exact dishes I have had at Jasmine... suffice to say it's been a wonderful combination of mushrooms, asparagus, snow peas, leek and God knows what else (any meat you want thrown in there too) and it's just been wonderful over all. Did I mention the amazing factor of mixing in the rice? Because it really is amazing....

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Well! I guess that's all for now. I only really had those two restaurants to talk about, and I think I've done a fairly good job of singing their praises.

... tomorrow Mom and I have an appointment with the chiropractor... wonder if she'll feel like Thai food :3 heee! Alright! Goodnight! I'll type later, Sunshines.

 

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