Tommy Bahama Golden Sun Rum and Sushi

Kim is in Florida visiting her mommy so I decided to treat myself to some Sushi from Siki on 291 HWY in Lee's Summit.

I like that place. The last time I was there, the fellow who cuts the fish (he's the owner, too) had been drinking since 9 or 10 AM. Sounds like a fun job. ;-)

So, I had a Spicy Crab salad, Red Mackerel, Salmon, Fresh Sea Eel, and Spicy Tuna Rolls. That's a lot of food; I wanted some for lunch tomorrow.

Before going to the restaurant I stopped by CVS and grabbed some beer. They had a new rum on the shelf, Tommy Bahama Golden Sun. It was about $30 and thought that my Dad might like to try it. I took it home and let the dogs out before eating.

On my way home I stopped and picked up my Dad so that we could enjoy the rum tasting. He hadn't eaten so I gave him the sushi. He doesn't eat sushi very often (this is important). After a couple of bites, he remarked that it was good.

I pointed out that the ginger was white (usually it's pink wherever I eat sushi) and said that it was really good. The wasabi (a blob about the size of a quarter) was right next to that and I think he thought I was remarking about that instead of the ginger. He ate the entire ball of wasabi with a tuna roll!

If you have never eaten wasabi, it is very important that you know about this strange substance. It is "hot" but not like chili peppers. You could put a dob on your tongue and it wouldn't particularly burn, but it would definitely clear your sinuses! Whenever I eat too much, my nose immediately clears out and my eyes water.

Dad was going nuts! "Water!"

"Pugh!" - he spit his food out.

I asked what was wrong (but I already knew). I felt pretty bad about laughing at him. He was coughing on and off for 20 minutes.

You can easily sum this up: "Stop laughing and get me some water!"