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I have found sushi that I enjoy, even with my OVERSTATED dislike of seafood.

And no, I'm not just talking about the veggie stuff, though the pickled radish is really kind of kick ass.

The trick is to make sure you have enough other food there so you don't feel as though you're wasting money on something you may not like.

Good luck!

I do!
I found a really nice Spicy Tuna roll at the neighborhood place that I dig.
Wonders, it appears, will never cease.

Lamb fat frequently tastes of soap to me. I've found that teh best state for Lamb is braised/stewed. It keeps all the tasty and you skim the soapy fat flavor right off the top.

Lamb does have a characteristic funk. If that funk does not appeal to you, I think you earned the right to cross that one off your list! I like that taste best when I'm tired and cold and sitting by a fire in archaic surroundings.

Or you can convince people to have a sushi-making party so that if you come across something you don't like, you don't have 5 more pieces of it to eat, so no big deal. Move on to the next kind!

(Maybe I shouldn't tell you about the sea urchin and quail egg in tobasco and soy sauce shooter?)

trader joes sells some type of marinated lamb that is really really good when grilled. it ends up tasting much like other red meats, though, not really lamby, but so tender and so good if grilled to medium doneness.

I don't know why sushi would get you over eating fish - its raw and in your face fishy. I would think a really nicely marinated and grilled tuna or salmon steak - maybe even cutting up the fish and putting it on kebobs with veggies. Or coating it with cajun spices and blackening the fish - or having it together with sausage in a gumbo.

My now intense love of seafood started with a tuna steak just barely seared with a peppercorn crust. It tasted like a delicious, rare steak.

I started eating veggie sushi to make the move into the land of raw fish... spicy tuna was probably my first sushi with actual fish. Try something simple and inexpensive.

Actually, inari is probably not the best sushi start if you want to enjoy sushi. In my experience, inari is often quite sweet in flavor. And while there are sushi pieces that are somewhat sweet, none will be anything like inari. Stick to mild fish like, yes, tuna and salmon. Or - if you wanted a cooked sushi - try the eel. It's Rik's favorite, and its preparation probably will remind you somewhat of inari in flavor.

I don't think you should make your own meal consisting of the things you don't like when you're trying to create a liking for them. Not because I don't think you have the ability to cook because we all know you totally do, and are very good at it, but because you should have someone who really knows their stuff making you a first meal. For this reason, I'd go to a good sushi restaurant for a first experience, not have friends make some for you. I've done many a sushi night at home and even I would be wary of making straight up raw fish sushi--we used cooked fish and veggies.

Concerning fish, a seared tuna steak is a very good entry into fishland. Mmmm, fishland.

Interesting. I, personally, loathe fish. HATE IT. And *forced* myself to eat it while pregnant just for the stupid protein. HATE IT EVEN MORE, NOW. However - LOVE sushi! To be fair, I mostly eat veggie sushi, but not always. And there is some TASTY sushi out there. There is also the not so tasty. I remember when my dad introduced me to sushi as a teen. I had a piece that tasted like Virginia Beach smells. I didn't like that one at all. But otherwise, generally quite good.

Also - Lamb is a tough one. Depends a lot on preparation, and yes, to some extent serving size. It is often served rarer than other meats. Which I think keeps it from going tough & funky, but I dunno. Rik LOVES lamb. I make a garlic & rosemary crusted boneless leg of lamb every Easter because it's his favorite thing. (Roast it with garlic/rosemary crusted tiny potato, and you get some pretty awesome potato at the end). This is going to sound bizarre, but ... the skin of that (although it's not REALLY skin, but I mean the crust that forms during the cooking) is super ultra tasty. More bizarre -- Rik's favorite thing with leftover lamb: Mac & Cheese with hunks of lamb. He loves it. You never know, but that kind of application might make it more appealing. (But I'm with you - lamb is a gamey food, and if you don't like the flavor, you're well within your rights, sister!)

I would be happy to join you for some sushi out. I'm sure Peter would as well.
Fish is delicious, but I have to agree, I"m not sure sushi is the place to start.
I would go to a seafood restaurant, find something that has lots of other things you like, and then order that.

Then again, I've always liked fish, so I may not be the best person to ask about where to start. Whichever way you go, I"m down. :)

Good seafood, ie fresh seafood, should have no oceany taste. It should just taste like the meat.
If you have an oceany or fishy smell or taste, it's not fresh fish.

Right. Because the best way to get over not liking to eat something is by eating it raw instead

I'm definitely interested in sushi-eating. A new place called Privus just opened in Allston, right next to the Kells, and while I have no idea if it's any good, it sure looks purty. Of course, you're not as superficial as I am, so if you don't want to judge a book by its cover, the reviews on Yelp look pretty good.

Of course, from reading through the reviews, it seems like it's mandatory to make fun of the Kells if we go there, which might be a turnoff.

I'm sorry, but as President of the We Hate Seafood club (of which you are secretary!) I cannot support you in this endeavor. What happened to solidarity, I ask you?

Wow, you mention food, and everyone gets all excited. Okay, well here's my 2 cents: different types of fish taste differently. Even different cuts can affect your tastes. Some fish tastes distinctively "fishy", while others are much more mild. It will be up to you to see which you prefer. That being said, my favorite food on this earth is salmon. The best is from the Northwest. Atlantic salmon is not as flavorful (in my opinion). It has to be cooked right too. I've been to some restaurants that somehow manage to ruin it to the point where all you taste is the cooking spices/sauce.