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Pretending to be a chef: More random market hauls

So I've got a tiny bit of downtime. Finally! That's what happens when I decide I should take up an active hobby while still cooking, writing, drawing (ok the second two not so much), eating, coffeeing.It seems there's a whole range of interesting things lately, some of which I've not seen before or just didn't have the marginal propensity to spend on. Plus it's not good when I think that Tasmanian winter truffles are so affordable that I've ended up buying more truffle this year than any other time. First of all, a giant Coffin Bay oyster! I bought two to increase my chances of getting one that was visually appealing, because when you get something like this, you have to play dressup.I guess I should start up oyster dressing sessions? This one was meant to represent the beachside, since it has ice plant and sea blite. I thought it was pretty! But the oyster is just too big, so I didn't actually enjoy eating it as much as I do the smaller versions.I didn't dress these ones though. These have noticeably round shells, and were creamier, but wasn't as sweet, so I didn't like them. It was a good experience tasting them though, because I've never had oysters like these before!I also decided to make "not anmitsu" round 2. I'd found some coconut milk at the markets, cold pressed and hideously expensive at $7.99 for a 750mL bottle. Well, I guess that's cheaper than Pressed Juices. Fresh orange slices, orange baked rhubarb. I really like baking rhubarb! It's the lazy way of doing things, though it's probably not kind towards my electricity bill.Another lucky find at the markets: Port Lincoln blue fin toro. Leaving this out made the fat glisten, though it wasn't specified what grade of toro this was. After buying this, I went into this small, crazed fit of really wanting to acquire some sea urchin, just so I could make a toro-uni-truffle ship. But alas, no urchin. So instead, I got to pretend to make a nigiri.Don't mind the ice plant that almost didn't make it in this picture, I found it was just annoying and out of place. The size and shape of the toro I bought meant it was also difficult to get slices large enough to go on top of the rice. Solution? To make the rice smaller. These were super bite-sized as a result. I also didn't want truffle shavings obscuring the actual sushi, so I placed them on the side like so:Isn't it pretty? Marbling everywhere!Now to simply idle by till I find more interesting things...

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