Welcome to Cooking with Blorg the Almighty and noah the body! I'm your host and chef, Blorg the Almighty, and today I'll be teaching you to make sushi!
Sushi is the epitome of Japanese cuisine, symbolizing the inherent complexity in Japanese culture as well as the dangers that lurk in every corner of the magnificent country. My first experience with authentic Japanese sushi was four years ago, when I happened upon a container of sushi in the local 7/11. I was taken aback by the sheer flavor and depth contained in a mixture of raw fish and rice, and I've been a fan ever since. I traveled all the way to my local Chinese-run all-you-can-eat-sushi bar so I could learn from the natives, pros who've been making sushi for years.
The word sushi is derived of the words sue, which means to take to court, and shi, the Japanese word for death. You see, I wasn't joking when I said that sushi was dangerous. Statistics note that at least 200 people die a year from eating unprepared sushi, and each of those deaths end in a lawsuit. If they shi (die) then their family will sue. Sue if shi, sushi.
Because the viewers are unlikely to be familiar with the incredibly convoluted preparation required to make some of the more well-known types of sushi, such as the peameal bacon sandwich, I will instead be showing off the very basic form of sushi, utilizing the Japanese pufferfish, which they call fugu. Fugu is called such because of its amazing taste (gu as in good) that evokes fond memories of a light breeze (fu as in wind) during the summer. It is possibly the easiest sushi to prepare in the entire history of sushi-dom.
INGREDIENTS:- 1 freshly caught fugu fish
- A bowl of rice
- 2 tablespoons of vinegar
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
- A small helping of wasabi
- A bottle of sake
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DIRECTIONS:First, mix the rice with vinegar. This is sushi rice, which forms the basis of all good sushi. Just drizzle the vinegar on the rice and mix it.
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Once the sushi rice has been prepared, add in the soy sauce and wasabi. Soy sauce and wasabi are the staples of sushi. While traditionally they are served separately, I am using techniques taught to me by noted deep-fry cook and part-time sushi bar chef Terrence Xhang, who invented the technique for modern Americans on the go.
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Pour yourself a cup of sake and enjoy the view of cherry blossoms from your window. Or, barring that, just look at the concrete jungle that permeates our everyday lives and think about the woman you lost.
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Now, the fugu fish is simple enough to prepare. Simply take your knife and start cutting it up into thin slices. Be careful to avoid the bones, they're sharp!
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Try to avoid damaging the liver. The liver of the fugu fish is the most delectable part, and is highly valued by sushi lovers around the world.
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Pour yourself another cup of sake. Try to avoid looking at the coat in the corner of the room, which was her's. She never came to take it back.
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Now comes the hard part. The fish pieces must go on top of the sushi rice. If you recall, I told you to cut the fish up into thin slices. Count the slices, and then take the bowl of rice and divide it according to the number of slices. Just like she divided my heart after she left me for that son of a bitch.
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Pour yourself another cup of sake. Jesus christ, what did she even see in that bastard? He could never love her, not the way that-
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So, now you have the rice and the sushi. But you know what? None of that matters jack because she'll never come back to you! Never! You know what fuck this sushi! I'm taking things up another notch! Take the fucking rice and the fugu and jam them together! Make a shitload of fucking rice and fugu balls! You got that? Huh?
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FUCK! Pour yourself another cup! GODDAMMIT I LOVED THAT BITCH. I GAVE HER EVERYTHING.
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PUT SOME CHEESE OVER THOSE FUCKERS. YEAH BITCH YOU LIKE THAT HUH? YOU LIKE THAT CHEESE? YOU LACTOSE INTOLERANT WHORE.
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Pour some more sake and- FUCK. WE'RE ALL OUT. GODDAMMIT. AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.
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BREAD THESE SONS OF BITCHES AND THROW THEM IN THE FRYER. MAKE SOME GODDAMN FRIED SUSHI BALLS. HOW YOU LIKE THESE BALLS, HUH?
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GRARHEOHTWEUTYOSHGRUY:QOIYTE:YEST:AIHEFE:AOYQWER.
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