Austin Sushi News #16 March, 2002 Welcome to Austin Sushi News, a friendly by-product of the sushi website for Austin, Texas, www.austinsushi.com Once every month or so, we bring you the latest scoop on sushi bars and related matters in Austin, Texas. You can UNsubscribe at any time by sending email to austin-maki-unsubscribe@austinsushi.com. Subscribe by going to www.austinsushi.com and clicking on the mailing list icon. If you have any problems, please send email to webmaster@austinsushi.com CONTENTS: 1. YET ANOTHER new sushi bar...........! :-D 2. Readers Tell Their Sushi Virginity Stories 3. New Edamame Bowls 4. Send Spam Sushi To A Friend =============================================== 1. YET ANOTHER new sushi bar...........! :-D So much for the prophesized demise of the Austin sushi scene. Long live the meteoric rise! Since they opened last October, Pango Tea Bar has quickly made a name for itself as Austin's premier high-end tea and coffee establishment. As reported in the October, 2001 edition of Austin Sushi News, they also serve sushi. This month, they became Austin's 23rd sushi bar by building a sushi bar. We haven't sampled the wares yet, but the word on the street is that it's good and they may serve sushi until 2am on weekends. Yow! Pango Tea Bar 718 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas phone: (512) 478-8899 email: pangoworld@hotmail.com =============================================== 2. Readers Tell Their Sushi Virginity Stories Have you lost your sushi virginity? Erin B. did, and lived to tell about it. You can submit your story by clicking the link on the home page of www.austinsushi.com Erin B. writes: It was with my current boyfriend, although he wasn't my boyfriend at the time. I actually remember having a conversation over sushi that very night about how he "would make a terrible husband." Although I'm not so opposed to the idea now.... Anyhow, it was at Sushi Sake, and he was nice and gentle, he didn't start me out with octopus right away....I remember having a little trouble with the alaska roll, but as always, their caterpillar roll is one of the more beautiful things I think I've seen in my life. It was a wonderful experience and I am now an avid sushi fan. I'm also a fan of the boy who pushed me into losing my sushi virginity -- it was about time. ====================== 3. New Edamame Bowls Seapoint Farms, makers of those bags of frozen edamame (young soybeans) that you can find in the frozen foods section at Whole Foods, have unveiled six new pre-prepared rice bowls. Each microwaveable bowl contains rice, edamame, and some vegetables with seasoning. I've only tried three flavors so far. The sweet and sour version was pretty good but a bit too sweet for my tastes. Adding some salted mixed nuts to the bowl helped. You can find them in the frozen foods section at Whole Foods, or online...... http://www.seapointfarms.com/ricebowls.html ======================= 4. Send Spam Sushi To A Friend! No, not *that* kind of Spam! We're talking about Hormel Spam rolled up inside of seaweed paper....... http://www.modernsurf.com/spam/spamcard/card.html (Thanks to Dewey for this tasty link!) ======================== --