Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Japanese

[best appreciated at full size against black] I have my husband to thank for introducing me to sushi in a way that didn't have me running for my life. Raw fish? SEAWEED? REALLY?? People EAT that? And...they...LIKE IT? SERIOUSLY? Yes! Seriously!! Wakame salad was something I was very hesitant to try because it looks slimy and couldn't believe it would be good. But it's amazing...crunchy, tasty flavors of zesty rice vinegar with oil, sesame seeds and many lovely seasonings, all combining together into a mouthful of deliciousness that is incredible! Once I tried it, wakame salad became an instant favorite! YUM!!! I have two other images uploaded today that I hope you'll take a look at! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) This image was taken in November, 2011.

[best appreciated at full size against black] When Steve and I go out for sushi, our "usual" order includes the following: seaweed salad (picture soon!), edamame or miso soup, spicy scallop handroll, hamachi sashimi, and a couple of specialty rolls. Here is another roll that we shared, and it was just as delectable as it looked, filled with spicy scallops and topped with a special type of tuna with a lovely sauce drizzled over it. Mmmmmmm....

[best appreciated at full size against black] My favorite food is sushi, and going to a sushi restaurant is a very special treat. A couple of days after I got my Canon 5D Mark II, we stopped at this restaurant on the way home from our shoot at Tunnel 13. I brought my camera in and had a wonderful time with the 100mm macro lens. In the next week or so, I'll be posting pictures from this visit! I hope you enjoy them! This image was taken in November, 2011.

[best appreciated at full size against black] Here is another image from the sushi restaurant that Steve and I visited back in November...mmmmmm....I haven't had any sushi for about three or four weeks now and I would REALLY love some!!! This roll has spicy tuna and crab inside, wrapped in seaweed with rice, and topped with eel and glazed with a special sauce, sprinkled with tiny fish eggs, garnished with green onion. This image was taken in November, 2011.

[best appreciated at full size against black] One of the most popular appetizers at a sushi restaurant is called edemame, which is the Japanese word for soybean! These tasty treats are boiled in salted water and then served with the shell, either hot or cold depending on the restaurant. Use your fingers to pop the tasty soybean out of the shell and into your mouth, but aim carefully! I have accidentally popped beans across the table, through the air and onto the floor before! :D :D :D This image was taken in November, 2011.