Tulsa Tako?

Blogger's been crazy slow lately, I dunno what the deal is, so if you don't see an update it might not be me! :)

Check out this hi-tech (?) arch, heh heh:



And apparently this is what the Japanese do when they get bored and want to entertain their emperor penguins. Don't ask.



Speaking of Japanese, I am on a Holy Grail quest of sorts. The quest? To find tako in Tulsa. For those of you landlubbers, "tako" is octopus. It's delicious, quit making that face. It's most commonly served nigiri style, which means the slice of tako (sliver of the octopus leg about 1/4" thick) over sushi rice, with wasabi and soy sauce. Food of the heavens is what this stuff is. And for the non-sushi savvy that think (sushi == raw), many different types of sushi are actually cooked. Octopus is steamed for example. But try finding it in this state unless you're belly-up to the sushi bar at a restaurant.



I made an attempt at Bodean's today, and all they had were baby octopi -- the teeny tiny kind that aren't what you use to make tako nigiri. I spoke with the manager and he said to call him tomorrow and he might be able to place an order for the large octopus. So everyone please say a prayer to the nigiri gods for me tonight! :)