Word: sashimi
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...ryokan, a Japanese-style B and B. The Miyazaki Ryokan in Obama has luxurious, outdoor hot tubs overlooking fragrant, pink azaleas. Sleeping quarters are spartan but comfortable, usually little more than a feathery futon laid out on a tatami floor. The $195 a night includes a traditional dinner of sashimi, clear soups and grilled fish. Wherever you stay, pay attention to Japanese etiquette. Shoes should be removed and exchanged for slippers whenever entering a traditional hotel or restaurant. Visits to the restroom require yet another change of footwear; the inevitable lapse will set off a chain reaction of tittering...
...Yeonpyeong Island, the locals bristle at suggestions they might have provoked the North Koreans. Tucking into a flatfish he has just carved into strips of sashimi, Choi complains that this year's catch was the worst in a decade?the water wasn't warm enough on the right side of the Red Limit Line. So after paying for crews and equipment, most boat owners will lose money. The entire island depends on blue crab, so everybody is hurting, according to Choi, who is vice president of the local fishermen's association. Until 1968, Seoul allowed them to fish right...
...casually unbuttons his sweaty, gray shirt, unself-conscious after years of on-set wardrobe changes. His assistant hands him a fresh shirt?navy blue printed with a herd of fierce, red, glaring bulls. "Ever had horse meat?" he asks as the waitress delivers a plate of blood red sashimi. He clenches a fist and then grips his tensed forearm, adopting the tone of an older, more experienced brother. "It makes you strong...
...dinner Xiao Gugu sends us to Mitsui, a modern Japanese restaurant near the Intercontinental Hotel. The dEcor is trendy and clever, but the food doesn't hide behind wily frills. Our yellowtail sashimi literally melts away into a mouthful of flavor. Nothing tastes anything short of delicious, and at less than $30 for the two of us, Mitsui serves the best sushi I've ever eaten without having to hock the koi farm to pay the bill. Bookings can be made by calling...
...watch to see how he gets the name) never dispatches an enemy with a smug, hip one-liner; he's an appealingly naive, reserved wanderer, as might be found in one of the spaghetti westerns Tartakovsky also cites as an influence. You might call Jack a soba western. Or sashimi sci-fi. Either way, you'll slurp...