Nostra, I agree with you. I also normally don’t eat maki. I’m a purist and when I hear Teresa roll, or Hot Mama roll, I don’t quite know what to make of it.

And Julie, you’re said it very well. Yes, we are lucky to have Ota-San.

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Now, when the Professor, our host himself, makes a recommendation, the polite thing to do is defer to his judgement. That’s the very least a Japanese would do. 🙂