Sushi Lesson

This morning, while visiting Rich Grissom Wetlands in Viera, I was treated to a lesson in preparing and eating sushi. In this case, the main course is, I think, a grass carp?

Step 1: catch fish and head towards the shore:

Step 2: adjust your grip so that the fish head is held firmly between your jaws. Crunch down:

Step 3: Slowly rotate fish while firmly chomping:

Step 4: Take a little nap, repeat as needed, remember to keep a firm grasp on the fish while eyes are closed:

It is most important to keep rotating the fish, as you work on crunching all its bones. This should make it easy to extract the good parts and separate them from the rest later in the process:

Step 5: After about 10-15 minutes, you should begin to notice a nice separation occurring between the head and the body of the fish. Continue rotating and chewing and this should improve.

During Step 6, you may wish to check, from time to time, on whether or not the fish can be swallowed with the head attached:

Step 7: You should, as the head detaches, be able to begin separating the guts from the head by giving it a good toss:

A few additional crunches may be necessary to complete the separation process:

Step 8: When you are sure you have good separation, grab onto the guts and shake with all your might! This will detach the head and you can swallow the guts and spit out the head (No need to worry, heads are biodegradable!):

Step 9: Once the head is gone, you can pick up the body and swallow it whole:

Caution: All of that activity may draw a crowd of onlookers, in which case, you will need to back away very slowly and make a retreat from the shore to finish your meal in peace:

Note: the great blue heron was bold, but he got no sushi from this gator. Furthermore, he was definitely not interested in the head that got left behind!