Turning Japanese

It took a few trips to different Japanese restaurants in London, Manila and here in the Netherlands to finally convince my husband that Japanese food is one of the best. I love eating sushi and sashimi, and nothing beats the experience when you share it with good company.

Hubby and I drove for an hour to meet two of our friends for our regular Japanese dinner rendezvous. John, the owner of Minato, prepared for us a Japanese meal surprise--a huge sushi/sashimi boat with his specially made wasabe sauce. We also had our usual Ebi tempura (which is the only Japanese food that my husband would eat besides Tepanyaki), and concluded the meal with beef and seabass Sukiyaki. It was amazing to see my husband finally enjoy sushi and sashimi with gusto. I even caught him the next day smiling, and when I asked him why, he quipped " I was just thinking of how excellent the sushi and sashimi were last night". Ahhh...music to my ears, I have been waiting for this moment.