Monday, September 14, 2015

Nori Rolls, Scallops, Fish Eggs And My Birthday!

Yesterday was my birthday! I got lots of presents, including a very pretty sort of patch-work dress that my mum (Kelly Casanova) made.





  Then we went out to mass. I am so blessed to have the latin hymns and Holy Communion on my birthday!
 After mass we went to a market, to things for the cake and other stuff.
It was so busy! At one point we lost Dad. We got strawberries for my pavlova, and some other interesting things…like flying fish eggs. And raw salmon (I think it was salmon) and tuna for nori rolls.
Then we went to a little Japanese shop called Fujimart. We got some seaweed for the nori rolls and Dad asked me if there was anything I wanted. I took a look around the shop, wondering if I should get any teacups or little Japanese bowls. Finally I shook my head.
"There's nothing that I really want here," I said. "I already have a teacup and saucer."
"Alright," agreed Dad. "Let's go and check these things out."
We went to the counter to check the things out. I was standing there waiting for Dad to finish and wondering how the nori rolls would taste with flying fish eggs and what the eggs would taste like, when suddenly something caught my eye.
There were tiny packets of gummy looking things right next to me for sale.
I wondered what they were.
"Dad, look at these lolly things," I said. "They look really gummy."
Dad looked at them in surprise. "Wow!" he said. "These are smoked scallops!"
"Oh," I said. "I thought they were lollies. Are they nice?"
"Yes!" said Dad. "It's been about ten years since I tasted them. They are great!"
I was happy with my find. Dad immediately bought them and we trotted back to the car. Then we went back home.
A while after we got back, Dad started on the nori rolls. He put avocado in them, and the tuna, in some, and in others, the salmon, and also the rice ( of course) and Japanese mayonnaise, and the fish eggs. When he opened them (They weren't that expensive fortunately for us) he let me taste a bit of them. I was surprised to find that they popped in my mouth!



THE NORI ROLLS
ORANGE THINGS ON TOP ARE FISH EGGS.
UNDER THEM IS THE MAYONNAISE. THE RICE ON TOP OF SEAWEED.




DAD PUTTING TUNA IN NORI ROLLS. ABOUT TO ROLL THEM UP.

We ate some of the food and then started on the nori rolls. I was pretty full before too long!
We decided to wait for a while before eating the cake, and so me and my siblings went out into the backyard and played until it was properly dark.
Then Mum and Dad started on the pavlova. Dad had made the base before, and now he made the cream and spread it thickly over the top.
Then he grated chocolate over the cream and covered that with strawberries.
I poured juice and then we turned out the lights.
I smiled as I saw the cake, with all the candles lit, come over to the table, and heard, "Happy birthday to you!"
Then I blew out the candles and Dad started handing out the plates.
I dug into my piece of pavlova.
Yum!






ME BLOWING OUT THE CANDLES.




Then I watched a movie and went to bed. It had been a wonderful day. :)
But……….I have to wait another year until my next birthday!!!!! :(


Have you tried fish eggs or smoked scallops before?
And….., do you like pavlova? I love it!












4 comments:

  1. Wow, what an amazing birthday! I haven't had fish eggs but I do love pavlova!

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  2. It was fun! It was the first time I've had fish eggs. They had an interesting taste, and they were very nice!

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  3. What a great birthday and wonderful story Gem xx Japanese is my favourite but I don't really like pavlova....maybe because I've never had your Dad's pav 😉

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    1. Yes, it was great! And, Japanese is pretty good. I love nori-rolls! These were probably the best ones I've tasted, because they had the fish eggs and raw fish.
      I didn't know they could taste that good! :D
      Yeah, my Dad is a great cook! :)

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