Eric's Beijing Diary

Went to a Sushi bar in Gongzhufen with Rachel and Eason last night. Pigged out on salmon sashimi. If you love sushi, the best place to be in the whole world is Beijing. You thought I was going to say, "Tokyo," didn't you. I guess I should give the Japanese some credit, since they invented the stuff, but the fact is that sushi is just too expensive in Tokyo. When I am in Tokyo, I eat at McDonald's. Here in Beijing, the standard "all you can eat" sushi dinner is 70 RMB, more or less (or as we say in China, "left or right"). That's a little less than $10 US, and I guess it could be considered expensive for a meal in China, but really it is not too bad once in awhile, especially since you can't find anyone who makes salmon sashimi at home. Except Naomi. Her salmon sashimi is to die for. But it will probably be a long time before she makes any for me again, because the last time she did, I was feeding some of it to Leah under the table. Felt guilty eating such delicious food in front of the dog. Anyway, if you have never had salmon sashimi, you don't know what living is.