Want to Drive a Sushi Chef Crazy ?

Get One of These Fish Charts

 

That's right. There are 242 kinds of fish in the waters of Okinawa, Japan.

This wall chart has pictures and the names of the fish in Japanese, English and Okinawan.

The posters are sold at many touristy locations, throughout the Ryukyu Islands.

I've seen them go for anywhere from 1,000 to over 3,000 Yen. That's like ten to thirty bucks.

Get one HERE at a bargain. Tell the pretty gals, "A guy with a beard sent me."

The chart is really huge and comes all rolled up, wrapped in cellophane.

I tacked it to the wall and, to give you a better view, I chopped up and enlarged the photos.

That's way too many fish, to be hanging on my wall. Soon, I'll take it down.

For poor folks, who can't afford to buy the chart, go to Asia Pacific Fish I.D.

They have images of all the fish and, English as well as, Japanese.

There's even a guy in Tokyo, who gives you the same info for kosher and non-kosher dining. 

Shazam !

Many Sushi Chefs Don't Speak English

Saving the links above on your smartphone, might help you at the sushi bar.

Get an old deck of cards and, with this poster, you could have lots more fun.

Cut the thing up, into small pieces, paste and laminate them to the cards and, you're all set.

Instead of pointing to the fish, inside some glass case, do what I'm gonna do.

Buy the chef something to drink.  They usually, go for sake or beer. 

Shuffle the deck of fish cards, pull one out and say, "Got any of this ?"

Class Dismissed

Action (GIF) at the White Kitchen in Kin Town

Consider It a Controlled Burn

 

 

The kitchen wasn't really bouncing around that much; it was me, using a cellphone.

To do this guy justice, I'll have to go back someday with a real camera and tripod.

It must have cost me about twenty-five bucks, to get the flames, I wanted for this animation.

When I got home, I told the wife, "Look, I bought a whole week's worth of groceries."

There was fried rice, assorted chunks of deep fat-fried chicken and, whatnot.

If you want to find out, which order, he's cooking, to make all that fire, just ask.

That meal is still in my fridge, waiting for me to reheat it in a microwave.

See, I watched him, do the fried rice and fried chicken but, they didn't make any big flames.

When the Mama, in the kitchen, figured out, what I needed, she told the Papa.

There was no way, I needed another meal, to carry home but, I wanted a big fire.

So, I paid her for, whatever  he's cooking and, waited for the flames to start jumping.

Tell them, you want the order that makes a big fire and, they'll hook you up, I bet !

BTW, That's the White Kitchen if, you're looking for a good meal in Kin Town.

Nobody in the village, cooks better fried rice, fried chicken or, whatnot's than, that guy.

If, you're into following maps, it's located HERE.