[pentalarc]

I didn't start eating sushi until a few years ago. (I grew up in a house where sushi was forbidden, and was sort of raised to be afraid of it. . .literally. Then, I made the mistake of trying it at a Chinese buffet, which, a I later found out, was probably the worst thing I could do.

Fortunately, about a year ago, when someone found out that the only sushi I had ever had was from a Chinese buffet, they convinced me to try it again. . .and I loved it.

I don't eat it all that often, maybe about once every other month to twice a month or so. I've liked nearly everything I've tried so far* but the problem is, I can't decide what to try next.

I don't want to just try randomly, because I know that most times, you have to order two pieces at a time, and I'm a very polite person, who knows that in a Japanese restaurant, especially with sushi, it's very rude to leave anything on your plate. When eating nigrizushi and gunkanzushi, I try to do it the proper way, all in one bite, so I could deal with just politely, stoically, choking down one piece that I didn't like, but if it's too bad, I don't want to have a problem with other one. And I don't want to be rude to the chef, or to make it look like I think it's badly made or poor quality. Just because I don't like something doesn't mean it's not good, obviously, especially if I'm trying it for the first time. Add to that the bit of worry, because sushi is one of the few types of seafood I really like. (I like calimari, trout (especially meuniere or amandine), or occaisionally catfish.)

* I tend to prefer nigri and gunkan. I don't like the complex rolls, (California roll, Spider Roll, Philadelphia roll, Firecracker roll, etc) because. . .well, the tastes just seem to overpower each other, I can't taste the "main" ingredient. Also, a lot of them list three things I like an one I don't. I don't know, it just seems like a lot of the time, the rolls are just one thing away from sounding good.**

So, here's what I've had so far:

Liked (or loved*)

Ika*
Tamago*
Ikura
Tobiko*
Masago

Neutral:

Maguro (tasted a bit bland for me)
Firecracker Roll (all I could taste was the sauce, which was good, but not what I wanted)


Disliked:

Spider Roll (just too much at once, ended up blending into overly sour/bitter, couldn't identify the different things, overpowering)


So, I'm turning it over to the experts. Judging by what I like, what do you think I should try next?

** I did read about a roll that was Ika, Tobiko, and Masago, which sounds amazing, but I haven't had the chance to try it yet.