I stopped by the Grab-n-Go fridge of a cafeteria at my client's building today, hoping to pick up some decent sushi. (I'd been there once before and had done the same.) Unfortunately, all they had were California rolls - not bad, but not what I wanted. So I went to the station where two guys worked on making the sushi, and asked if they'd make a dragon roll for me. They asked if I wanted anything special, and in turn I asked if they could make it spicy.
"We can make it as spicy as you want it."
"Ok, do it."
:raises eyebrow: "How hot do you want it?"
"As hot as you can make it."
"Um, are you sure about that???"
"Yes, do it up."
While the first guy was making the basic roll, we got to chatting about hot peppers, and I said I grow hot peppers, hotter than anything they had behind their counter. Turns out both of the guys are into peppers. We started talking about different ways to use them, and you could just see the gears spinning behind their eyes. I told them I'd be happy to bring them some dried pods, and boy did they get excited about that. When the first guy was done making the roll, he handed it to the second guy to finish it up. If you're familiar with a dragon roll, you know normally they take thin slices of avocado and lay them across the top of the roll. This guy sliced up half an avocado, fanned it, and put the entire thing on the roll. Then he heaped it with spicy crab salad, diced an entire jalapeno to sprinkle on top, added a nice splooge of sriracha, some teriyaki sauce, green onion, and brightly-colored roe - more than on any other dragon roll I've ever seen. I am here to tell - by the time he got done putting everything on top, that was the largest dragon roll imaginable! The guy had to laugh, as he almost couldn't get the lid on the container - but he still only charged me the same as for any other dragon roll. WIN! Then they said "you come back and we'll be happy to make you sushi any way you want it, any time!"
So yes, my task before bedtime tonight is to get a couple nice packs together - - gotta spread the love!