Mo Mo Momoya Please
I love sushi – thankfully for my mercury levels, its expensive enough where I don’t eat it every single day. Momoya is one of my favorite places to go for top grade sushi, not to mention it’s my go-to spot for pre-race day meals. Most athletes wouldn’t even consider fish before a long run, but my best morning miles are the ones following a large sushi dinner (hope you’re taking notes Paula Radcliffe).
At Momoya, I usually start with a bowl of steamed edamame ($5) and a fresh Seaweed Salad ($6) – their Warm Mushroom Salad ($10) is also great, and I don’t normally like mushrooms. As for the sushi, Momoya’s Fresh Spring Roll (shrimp, snow crab, avocado, tomato, red onion & cilantro $11) is a really nice clean finish. All of their rolls can be wrapped in soybean paper (mamenori) instead of the traditional seaweed (nori) – considering that neither have major health pros/cons it’s mostly personal preference as to how you like it ‘wrapped.’ One substitution that is worth the swap is brown rice in place of white for additional fiber and nutrients.
A few more salmon and avocado rolls and they’ll be calling me to run in the 2012 Olympics…
