Growing up Filipino, I was raised to gorge. If food was in front of me, the expectation was that I’d vacuum it right up. I can distinctly remember moments in my childhood when I was compared to my cousins in terms of how well I polished off my plates.
In short, when I ate, I was primed to eat a lot. And I was also taught to be frugal when it came to food. There was no need or urge for fancy cuisine – just Lean Cuisine or Cup Noodles would be fine.
So when my parents turned me on to sushi, it wasn’t exactly a match made in heaven. Here was a kid ingrained with the virtues of eating lots for cheap discovering small, expensive pieces of fish and rice – it was the source of much conflict. This was how my quest began, one of finding great, fresh sushi without breaking the bank.
And upon visiting Sushi Yoshi in Torrance this month, that years-long quest has finally ended.
