Poor Eupher. The thread was hijacked by the Sushi People. I tried it a couple of times, and did not fall in love, and do not miss it.
I was at a little dinner party once and the hostess served the "salad." She called it vegetable foie gras. It was mushed up peas, set in a tin mold, then layered with mushed up carrot, then layers repeated. Unmold and slice. It was revolting. I could not get it down. The party was too small to get away with being unnoticed. Too bad, I just could not make it go down.
Brussel sprouts are the same way. Throat constricts, and won't release.
BTW, NHSparky, if you pass by this thread again.....a live scallop? Seriously?