Word: fish
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...giant cement mausoleums. One possible explanation for the overwhelming length of this project is generous snack breaks for the workers. Granted these guys work hard, but do $27,000 a month of taxpayers money need to be spent on little Debbie snack cakes? Another big fund-sucker is the fish initiative that concerned many local environmentalists. To ensure the safety of the Greater Boston fish population, workers use machines that emit sound waves to drive those crazy mating lobsters deeper into...
...over between cutting and chewing and the taboo against soup-slurping. But etiquette in American dining is about propriety and little more. According to the owner and chef of Cafe Japonaise, things are different in Japan. Sushi neophytes need more than a willingness to embrace the strangeness of raw fish. Eating sushi is a matter of taste and technique...
Many Americans simply fail to appreciate sushi because they do not know how to eat it. I have grappled with the debate between one large, indelicate bite versus the risky maneuver of massacring the piece of fish in the attempt to sever it. My sinuses have been singed clear as a bell by accidental over-indulgence in wasabi. I have even been so gauche as to try to remove the seaweed from one roll so as to taste it plain. However, the art of properly eating sushi extends far beyond overcoming these trifling blunders. For instance, as our chef explained...
...good sushi lies in the oft-overlooked rice, which has to strike the right balance between vinegar and salt. Straying too far toward one or the other extreme is treacherous and detracts from the flavor of the fish. Additionally, the consistency of the rice is imperative. Once the proper proportion of ingredients is calibrated, the rice is compacted on mats into little rolls. In the absence of adequate air between the grains, the texture and flavor are ruined. When the balls of rice supporting nigiri sushi are too compact, they interfere with the customer's experience of the fish...
...York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani [1]. This year he won a cowboy hat and 10 lbs. of barbecue from the mayor of Arlington, Texas; 10 lbs. of sausage and tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, among other items, from the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio; and fish tacos, software and a surfboard from the mayor of San Diego. Here's a compendium of wagers that leaders have made over the years...