When I met my wife, she subsisted on cereal and toast. Occasionally she went through the effort to make herself nachos. Infrequently, she was known to eat a hamburger, or chicken breast. She also liked fried things, and potatoes.
We still have different opinions of one early episode in our marriage. As the lady of the house, my wife said she would do the grocery shopping. New to living together, she asked if I had any special requests. I knew that my wife was a meat and potatoes girl, so I said, "I'd like to east some more vegetables. Why don't you get any vegetables from the grocery store you will eat." She said Ok.
Vege-wha?
Proudly, that afternoon she showed me what she had bought. Potatoes (not a vegetable). Onions (not a vegetable). And pico de gallo (not a vegetable). She still swears that pico should count. I tell her she's crazy. I've since turned her onto a vegetable or two, but where I've had much more success are proteins. Men beware. Out of the oodles of things I have subjected her to, she likes duck breast, duck confit, foie gras, pork belly (are you seeing a pattern?) and her newest obession is Otoro (fatty tuna belly).
Hanare - Kuala Lumpur
In Japan we had the pleasure of eating at four of the best sushi restaurants in the country. Unfortunately, we didn't make it to all the ones I had hoped, but Sushi Sawada, Sushi Mizutani, Sushi Yashitake, and Kyubei - Ginza isn't a bad hit list. While stuffing ourselves full of extravagant sushi, my wife declared she loved Otoro. Here are two of her favorite bites.
Sushi Yashitake - Tokyo
Kyubei - Ginza - Tokyo
If you are curious, her favorite was Sushi Sawada. More on this to come soon... and for now I'm keeping her away from Kobe beef - Wagyu...
What a funny post Joe. I think you're wise to restrain the Kobe beef for a year or two. She's a carnivore, there is no doubt.
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