Best Sushi Ever

Vegans might want to skip this entry.

I've eaten both good and bad sushi more times and in more locales than I can count. Last night however was special.

The place I ate at last night Sushi Yasuda was simply amazing. Everything was incredibly fresh and tasty. I had a little bit of everything from eel to white salmon to mackerel to clams with everything in between. My friend Eric kept comparing the sushi to the human procreative process. It's the first time in my life I felt like this kind of comparison was even close to being warranted.

The atmosphere of the place was the perfect compliment to the food. It was spare, but with touches of minimalist artistry in every quadrant.

I don't know if I can go back to grocery store sushi. It might have been better if I didn't know how good sushi can be. Can I still be happy with the ordinary again?

It's an interesting philosophical question. Would you want to experience something just once, that was so sublime you would pine for it until you were laying on your death bed? Would you really want to know how good it can be, whatever the it is for you?

[TODO: Insert cliche here]

Update: I was talking about this concept with one my co-workers while we were waiting for our ride to the airport. He pointed out that he thought the really grand experiences in life really shouldn't ruin the slightly more mundane. After mulling it over, I'm convinced he is right. Whenever I have sushi, even ordinary grocery store sushi, it will be like an echo or a pointer to the sushi I had Monday.

This makes sense to me. With this attitude I can then fearlessly engage in seeking out the best experiences in life and carefully file them away in my memories. Future experiences which might be more mundane can be enjoyed on their own terms. I like this because it also prevents the ugly snobbishness I sometime hear, "Well, that's not real [insert noun like "Chinese Food" or "sushi"] therefore it can't be properly enjoyed."

So if you see me eating sushi from the grocery store and you catch me with a wistful smile, you'll know what I'm thinking about.