Asian Adventure

These were $4.99/pound...cheaper than the pet store, I bet!

So, Chris and I decided to head down to Viet Hoa, the crazy Asian market in Denver, yesterday afternoon. This place is wild! Things are generally really inexpensive, but sometimes you have no idea what you're getting. Often, the gamble doesn't turn out great, but sometimes you find some great little gems! Since we took a sushi class a couple of weeks ago, we decided we needed some sushi making supplies so we could actually test out our skills and see how we would fare, unsupervised, in our own kitchen. After quite a leisurely stroll through the many aisles of the large grocery, we set off for home for the evening's adventure, Asian Amature Hour!

Both Chris and I cook quite a bit (well Chris more than me and more effectively, too!) so, we know the ins and outs of the kitchen fairly well, but we both commented on how out of our element we felt trying to prepare some pretty simple Asian dishes! In the end we had some pretty tasty (and moderately well rolled) sushi, spring rolls, and edamame with a little sake added in for good measure! All and all we decided that everything turned out pretty darn good!