Sushi, sushi, and more sushi!!

One day Gilles made some sushi and brought a few pieces to us and that led to a discussion on making sushi at home and enjoying the entire sushi experience.


...So Francine and Gilles opened their home to










Ghyslaine and Berthold who had also made sushi and thought it would be a good idea to get












...us involved as well. So after numerous trips to various grocery stores, including Tim's Oriental Market, and the Captain's Tavern and Seafood Market,









the guys slaved away making sushi while we gals sat and watched (and enjoyed our wine).













Gilles was very proud of his hand roll sushi, the first he had ever made (and his second one didn't turn out as pretty).










With the sake warmed to 105 degrees, we started our meal with "cheers, chin chin, and salut."













We had spicy tuna rolls, salmon nigiri, pressed eel with roe, tempura shrimp roll,












and tuna rolls, pressed pickled plum and basil with roe, big tuna roll with veggies, small tuna roll, eel sauce,












shrimp nigiri, salmon roll, more tuna rolls with cilantro,



and we aren't done yet...







tuna nigiri, more salmon, shrimp, and spicy tuna rolls, and










...we finished it off, along with two bottles of wine and two bottles of sake.











Yes, we were full, but Gilles made grilled bananas with a rum sauce, orange zest, and vanilla ice cream for dessert.

And yes, we are still talking about that meal!

What fun to have friends that can share that kind of experience.