Sushi & Pizza: The Best of Both Worlds

Hey Waterford Place!  Just heard about a new pizza called The Sashimi Pizza from Dragon King’s Daughter on Bardstown Road in an article on Louisville.com.  It sounds absolutely delicious so I had to share it with you guys.

The pizza comes on an oblong shaped crust which can be ordered in a half size ($10) or a full ($14). The crust is piled high with organic spring mix, avocado, and red onions. Then slices of raw salmon, white tuna, and red tuna are delicately laid on their bed of greens. Finally, a drizzle of tamari-mayo finishes it off. I also find that drizzling it with a bit of soy sauce really adds something. Start off with the Lemongrass Miso Soup and add a beer and you basically have the best meal ever.

The author of the original article is from Buffalo, NY - the city where I went to school and worked in for six years.  Trust me, folks.  They KNOW their pizza up there.  Pizza and wings are to Buffalo what bourbon and baseball bats are to Louisville.  And while this isn’t your traditional crust, sauce and cheese pizza, it certainly is something that I would enjoy…especially since I love sushi too!  If you try it out, let me know what you think of it!

Sushi in the City

I must admit that it took me quite a while to get comfortable with eating raw fish.  Up until a few years ago, I just could not get into the whole sushi thing.  I thought it was just some trendy fad for urbanites that would eventually fade away – you know, like acid wash jeans.

Then my girlfriend finally talked me into trying some and I actually enjoyed it.  Sushi didn’t have that raw fishiness that I expected.  It was a great blend of textures and flavors that I wasn’t particularly used to, but I enjoyed it.

Whether you’re on the fence about it like I was, or you’re a sushi connoisseur, you may want to check out the 3^rd annual Sushi in the City contest on Tuesday, March 16, at The Henry Clay (604 S. Third St.).  Local restaurants and vendors basically compete to see who can make the best sushi in Louisville.

For a $60 donation that goes to benefit Family Scholar House, you can sample sushi from Oasis Sushi, Sake Blue and last year’s champion, Z’s Fusion, among others.  Call 584-8090 for more info.