"So, Jess how's that eel?"

Yes, you read correctly. I went to Surin West with my friends on Thursday, I have been there twice before, but I only ordered the shrimp fried rice or the shrimp Pad See-U (sweet flat noodles). I am not as adventurous as with my food as they are but I can I figured I would try something new. I told my friends to pick something on the menu that they have not even tried and I would eat it. The waiter came and my friend ordered Unagi, I did not look at the menu so I had no idea what it was. 

The waiter came back with a delicately wrapped plate of sushi. I could not tell what type of fish was on top of the rectangular shaped rice. I reached for a knife but my friends advised me to eat the sushi all at once, because that’s how sushi is traditionally eaten. I did, and at first the slippery texture was a bit weird but it was really sweet and turned out to be really good.  For the second piece, I dipped it in the soy sauce and even tried some wasabi, which was not hot. As I was midway eating my friend thought it would be a good idea to say, “So, Jess how’s that eel?” If it wasn’t so delicious I probably wouldn’t have eaten the rest of it. Unagi is Japanese for eel. At Surin it is freshwater eel. Unagi is a common Japanese dish and it. There are three distinct ways to cook it: grill it, or grill it, then steam it, and then grill it again.

The Unagi was excellent and I will definitely try it again. I also tried my friend’s Nom Tok Beef, which was really good and a Volcano roll. The Volcano roll consists of fresh tuna, avocado, and cucumber. It wasn’t as good as the Unagi, but it was spicy so I enjoyed it.