Sushi Through the Years
January 9, 2010 10:33 am Food, TravelBack in the 1960’s I was growing up and found the flavors (and decor) of Chinese restaurants to be exotic and alluring. On April 10, 1983 I went on a “field trip” from UNH for a Japanese language class. We went to Midori in Amherst on a wet and rainy Saturday. Midori ,at the time, was the one and only Japanese restaurant in NH (Manchester had even banned raw fish!). From that point I was “hooked” into sushi–fresh, tasty, and at the time inexpensive. Since then I have had sushi and sashimi in the states, Costa Rica, Canada, Japan, and China.
Below and in the future, I will relate my sushi travels on the blog.
Midori: The first, the best, the classic. Run by Mr and Mrs Lee (He Chinese, She Japanese) from 1980 to 2000, the food was always fresh and ALWAYS open. The portions were grand and meals included (gratis):
Salad with ginger dressing
Soybean salad with sesame seeds and soy sauce
Octopus salad with raw octopus pieces, cucumbers and soy sauce
Miso Soup
Rice Crackers
Frpm 1997-2000 I was there almost every Sunday night. Ran into the Morses from Hillsborough there. The Lee’s helped me with a bi-lingual business card. The Lee’s retired in 2000 and moved to Florida. Mrs. Lee soon after died of cancer and Mr. Lee movied back here and set up a restaurant in Brookline. I once tried to find it—but to no avail.