The Taiwan Adventure 2: : Sushiro

In Tucson, good sushi is a rare commodity. It might be because the ocean isn’t that close. Arizona is landlocked as they say. The place is full of landlubbers.

"A "landlubber" is a term used by sailors to refer to someone who is unfamiliar with the sea or inexperienced in sailing. It's often used in a somewhat teasing or playful manner to describe people who are more comfortable on land than at sea. Think of it as a nautical way of saying "greenhorn" or "newbie." " -Microsoft Copilot.

It must be said that I am NOT a landlubber. In fact, I’m very comfortable at the helm of a sailboat. I spent a lot of hours sailing in San Franciso Bay with a friend, who taught me how to sail. But none of that is germane to today’s post. I was just boasting. This post is about sushi.

I live on an island. We are surrounded by ocean, which means we are surrounded by fish. In fact, they sell live ones at the traditional market. They even have fish auctions in the mornings. The place is practically bursting with fish. It is much easier to find good sushi in Taiwan than in Tucson.

This last week went to a sushi restaurant near our home, called “Sushiro”. The fish was fresh and delicious. The cuts were generous. I like nigiri, (which is small clumps of rice with wasabi and cuts of raw fish.) Generally, the price was about $40 - $80 NTD ($1.20 - $2.40 USD), of course there were others that were a bit more. That’s a reasonable price for fresh sushi.

The sushi is delivered to your table on a little track that runs past each table. You see what you want and just reach out and grab it. You can also order from an electronic menu, and it comes out on the “express track”.

They have other things as well, like soups and noodles. Excellent sushi at a great price. I’d give the place a nine out of 10. One point off for packaged wasabi, it's not as powerful as the fresh stuff. I need the fresh wasabi power!

在圖森，好吃的壽司可不常見。這可能是因為離海洋不太近。亞利桑那州正如大家所說，是個內陸州。這裡大部分人都是「陸地人」。

「陸地人」是水手用來形容那些不熟悉海洋或不懂航海的人，通常帶有一些戲謔或調侃的意味，用來形容那些更習慣待在陸地上的人。可以把它當作是對「新手」或「外行人」的海上用語。 —— 微軟助手。

但必須說明的是，我絕對不是陸地人。事實上，我在帆船舵柄上非常得心應手。我曾經和一位朋友在舊金山灣航行，學會了如何駕駛帆船。不過，這點和今天的文章並沒有太大關聯，今天我要談的是壽司。

我住在一個島嶼上，四面環海，這意味著我們周圍充滿了魚類。事實上，當地的傳統市場還賣活魚，早上甚至有魚拍賣。這裡幾乎到處都是魚。在台灣，比起圖森，找到好壽司要容易得多。

上週，我去了家離家很近的壽司店，叫做「壽司郎」。那裡的魚新鮮又美味，切割也相當大方。我喜歡吃握壽司（就是小團的米飯上放上芥末和生魚片）。一般來說，價格大約是40到80新台幣（約1.20到2.40美元），當然也有一些比較貴的選擇。這樣的價格能吃到新鮮壽司，真的是很合理。

壽司是通過一條小軌道送到每張桌子的，你可以看到自己喜歡的壽司，然後伸手去拿。你也可以從電子菜單點餐，食物會經由「快速軌道」送過來。

他們也有其他的菜品，比如湯和麵條。總的來說，這是一家提供非常棒壽司的餐廳，價格也很實惠。我會給這家店打9分（滿分10分），扣掉1分是因為他們用的是包裝好的芥末，沒有新鮮芥末那麼辛辣。我真的需要新鮮芥末的強烈味道！