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Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant in downtown LA is trying to get into the holiday spirit by combining its fusion motif (Japanese Tacos, Deep Fried Cheese on a Stick with Shrimp, anyone?) with Thanksgiving.
Their special roll has fresh roasted turkey with avocado, asparagus, cucumber, and Daikon Sprouts wrapped in soy paper and rice seasoned with dill and chives and drizzled with gravy. It's $20 and served with cranberry sauce, grilled vegetables, mashed potatoes and pumpkin soup served in a shot glass. It will be served through Thanksgiving.
"A sushi restaurant has no business preparing turkey," one foodie told us. "So, so, so wrong."
Over at Eater LA, Lesley Balla tells restaurateurs that "it's OK to not have a Thanksgiving special."
What do you think?
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replace the pumpkin soup w/a sake bomb ...
and i'm game.
Count me in! Sake too, please.
No.
I would not, could not, in a box.
I could not, would not, with a fox.
I will not eat them with a mouse.
I will not eat them in a house.
I will not eat them here or there.
I will not eat them anywhere.
I'm not inclined to want Thanksgiving turkey sushi, though I wouldn't refuse it. My reaction is basically "What's the Point?" How is the food enhanced by this preparation? I mean, rice and mashed potatoes, with gravy drizzled over it? Ehh...
But saying "A sushi restaurant has no business preparing turkey," is just wrong, and kinda smacks of some weird culturalism or something. If he's got the vinegared rice, I'll leave it to the sushi chef to determine what he serves with it (Hey! California roll!). I may not eat it, but he can serve it. And actually, I can imagine some turkey sushi which might be. Just not served with gravy, potatoes and pumpkin soup.
it's like a "fancier" version of KFC's bowls. a big mess of crap.
but i think even KFC's bowls at least the ingredients go together...
I'm sorry but rice and mashed potatoes? Seems more like novelty than fusion.
I usually try and keep my comments G rated, but that's fucking stupid.
Sure, but only if it's raw turkey in keeping with traditional sushi ingredients.
I wouldn't eat it, but only because I'm a vegetarian and not that into Thanksgiving foods in the first place. (This from a girl who'se serving a tofurkey-sandwich-and-sweet-potato-fries-thanksgiving-lunch on Thursday.)
There's an article in Slate this week about how no one (aside from my Dad, really) actually prefers turkey to any other poultry.
Wow, you guys are alot of fun.
[quote]replace the pumpkin soup w/a sake bomb ...
and i'm game[/quote]
excellent first post!