Seattle Eats and Cephalopod!

Just got back from the west coast, where I got to enjoy a variety of good food.  One highlight was the restaurant Senor Moose in Ballard, WA which serves an amazing variety of authentic Mexican flavors.  Agave margaritas, salsa verde, salsa puya, marinated chipotles, esquites (corn with epazote herbs and cream, YUM).  I had slow simmered pork with zucchini and panela cheese.

I also had to hit up my favorite sushi place in Seattle, Shiro’s.  I ate crustaceans, echinoderms, cephalopods, and fish.  I had live sweet shrimp, which was brought out in two parts, the raw body, and the tempura fried head, antennae, and legs.  This was the first time I ever ate those parts of the shrimp before.  They were crispy and delicious.

I also had a tako salad. That was octopus tentacles with some yummy sprouts… and I can’t remember what else. Darn. I always go to Shiro’s when I am in Seattle.  I sit at the bar and ask them to feed me whatever they want.  Its always worked out well, I love that place.

I went a little overboard with eating out, but I really enjoyed a lot of it.  I also went overboard with eating animal, and I am looking to get into eating a lot of vegetable matter now that late spring and summer produce are coming on the scene!