Sushi in Cyprus

My day wound up being fairly interesting.

(This is going to be a short blog, for the record.)

After we got back from filming the lady who makes bread, and discovering that we will have to re-film on Thursday, several students gathered in the girls' apartment down the hall (which is where we have temporarily set up the laptops/editing station).  Dr. Legg joined us as we discussed the video and the possible opportunities that the faulty film affords us.

Our biggest concern is making sure that our documentary focuses on the Greek Cypriots and the impact of the Meze on their lives.  In order to more accurately show this, we proposed that very brief "street" interviews be conducted with local Cypriots, across the southern portion of the island, asking them where they are from and what the Meze means to them.

This will help the viewer understand why we, as a class, are sitting down to enjoy a Meze while simultaneously exploring different aspects of the meal.

We've also decided to use two different students for the second filming to help maintain as much of an organic quality to the footage as possible.  At least this time we already know which shots we definitely want to get. 

Anyway, As we were postulating what potential path to take, Dr. Legg mentioned going out for sushi this evening.  I, being a sushi lover myself, said I'd like to join.  The original goal was to visit Zen Sushi, which has a buffet on Tuesday nights (and apparently has a location in Charlotte and Charleston).  When we couldn't find Zen Sushi, we went to our second choice: Sushi La.  

I'm not really sure what that name means.....

Being the only two of our group to go for sushi, Dr. Legg and I had a really good conversation and got to know each other.  We both ordered different entrees as well as an adult beverage (I ordered a Ginger Mojito, which was AMAZING).

When Dr. Legg's entree arrived we both just kind of looked at it.  He ordered a sushi combination but was presented with raw fish on a bed of rice.  I, on the other hand, ordered a maki combination which was presented as the rolled sushi we were both accustomed to.

This is where my second lesson of the day came in (after the lesson about the filming...).

Sushi, apparently, is the same as Nageiri (sp?): raw fish on top of a bed of rice.  Sashimi, however, is simply raw fish.  Maki, which is sometimes called a sushi roll, is sushi rolled in seaweed, sometimes with vegetables and sauce.  Why a sushi roll and sushi are so different is beyond me. And my understanding of generic sushi has apparently been wrong for the better part of a decade. 

So now that we've all been corrected, we can go about ordering sushi rolls/maki, sushi/nageiri or sashimi the proper way. If you're into that sort of thing.

I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep.  I bought a new pillow from the walmart-style grocery story called Carrefour and a bottle of semi-sweet Rose' wine from Cyprus.

Sweet dreams everyone :)