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Originally Posted by Katsunami
I love to make dinner. I often make sushi in the weekend, even though it takes about 2,5 hours.
Getting everything out and cleaning up: half an hour
Making the rice: about 1 hour (much of it is waiting)
Making the actual sushi: 0.5 to 1 hour, depending on how much I make
The one thing I hate is to cook for others. I just... hate it. Most people I have ever cooked for always seem to have one of three problems:
1. "I don't want....", and then they start picking at the meal, taking bits and pieces out, putting them aside on the plate, or just not eating part of it.
2. "I want...", and then they go ahead 'seasoning' the meal with whatever they see fit; and often using A HELL OF A LOT OF IT.
3. Can't eat normally. I have had people over to eat, and then they manage to stuff their face (I can't call it something else) with 24 pieces of sushi within 15 minutes or so, or eat an entire meal within that time. I could just murder you.
Sometimes, people combine two, or all of these. They should be shot, I tell you, SHOT!
If I cook, I like to prepare a meal for me, myself and I, and eat it all by myself, at a *normal* pace, or make it for someone who can actually appreciate a meal that is a bit more special than cooked potatoes, some canned vegetables and a piece of meat, made within 15 minutes.
And here comes the kicker... the one that you probably don't believe. I also love to do the dishes. When I cook, or do the dishes, or even when I need to do something that is boring, I just go... somewhere. Like some sort of Zen experience or something. I just shut down completely and do the task, and use that as a moment of peace and quiet.
If you have the guts to call my name at that point or otherwise disturb me, you will startle me to such a degree that I will be *very* annoyed with you for quite some time.
By the way, this one takes the cake: I can't actually cook. Give me some random ingredients, and I'll get water to burn, botch the vegetables, and grill the meat into charcoal. I *MUST* have a recipe, and a timer.
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I love sushi and make it frequently in the warm months. LOVE it. I don't know how long it takes to eat it as I usually only make a couple of kinds. I make a California roll with real crab, arugula, avocado and cucumber. Sometimes I make it with chopped sauteed shrimp instead of the crab (a little honey and soy in the pan with the shrimp). I also do the raw salmon to go with the rolls. I've tried various bits with the salmon, but plain with the dab of wasabi between it and the rice is my favorite. On rare occasions I will do the raw tuna, but finding a good quality of tuna is difficult and usually requires a trip to a special seafood store.
I am the opposite of you. Give me a recipe and I will surely botch it. Give me ingredients and I will figure out some way to a meal!!!