This Shrimp is Dead!

At our house, we love the Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne. Each book contains quite a bit of non-fiction information about different places and periods of time within the framework of the fictional plot line. Both of the boys really love listening to these books and living out Jack and Annie's adventures in real life.

We recently finished # 37, Dawn of the Red Dragon, in which Jack and Annie travel to ancient Tokyo and meet a samurai master and poet. The boys were so intriqued by the mention of kids eating sushi and using chopsticks in the book that Jim promised them that we would go on a sushi fieldtrip as a family when we finished the book. Tonight was the big night and they did great! Both of them finished all the sushi that we ordered for them (including raw yellowtail, mackrel, & tuna) and a bowl of edamame (soy beans)! Our waiter even made them special fool proof chop sticks which they of course used a light sabers.

The most memorable quote from our sushi field trip was from Quinn as he was eating his favorite type of sushi, the shrimp. He said "This shrimp is dead!". Hopefully this was not a shock to the people sitting around us. Maybe next time we should try the sweet shrimp which is alive until the moment it arrives on your plate and see what kind of reaction we get.