Sushi and Sake

SUSHI AND SAKE!


We went out to dinner with our friends Janna and Rhonda the other night and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We went to a restaurant in Ocean Springs, which is about 30 minutes West of Pascagoula. Ocean Springs is to Pascagoula as Damariscotta is to Bremen-for all you Maine folk who have taken the time to read my little blog.:)
The restaurant, Edo's Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar, is run by a guy who was a chef for Bill Clinton! He moved here from New York and he was SO nice. Janna goes to Edo's often and is friendly with all the staff, so we got some really good service.:) The food was AWESOME, but the best part was sitting at the hibachi table and having Rocky, the chef, come out and entertain us while he cooked our food. I didn't order any hibachi-just sushi rolls (I LOVE SUSHI)- so I was immediately nicknamed "Sushi Girl" by Rocky. He was nice enough to give me the leftovers from everyone else's hibachi dishes (some fried rice, a shrimp, a scallop, and one piece of broccoli). Then came the SAKE.:) He had one of those squirt bottles that they use in a kitchen and it was full of Sake. The trick is that he squirts it in your mouth and counts seconds until you can't swallow anymore. Janna said she would do it immediately - apparently Janna is pretty good because she all ready has the nickname of "Sake Girl".:) AND she made it for 20 seconds!
Robert said that he would do it and Rhonda finally said that SHE would too, but I was too afraid to make a mess.:) SURPRISE! HA!
But, when Rocky wouldn't leave me alone and decided to throw shrimp at all of us I figured I couldn't say no again (thought it might be bad manners when sitting at the Hibachi), so I let him throw shrimp at me and I actually caught it in my mouth! This gave me enough courage to try the Saki trick and there you go...
I made it to 14 seconds-not great, but pretty good for someone who can't swallow with their mouth open.:) We finished off the night with some deep fried ice cream (On the house)...it was a great night.
It's good to be reminded that I have friends down here in the South because sometimes I feel so alone down here. I really love Rhonda and Janna and I am so glad that we have met them and are able to find time to hang out with them.:)
I'm not sure that I will go to Edo's again anytime soon, though: $167 is a little much for dinner...even if it IS for 4 people.:) Still, it was REALLY good and really fun.