My life is an enigma: Peanut butter is my favorite food but Mexican and Japanese are my favorite cuisines. I’ve been to plenty of Mexican restaurants and have never seen peanut butter in any dish, a deficiency that I am currently working on. It’s difficult to incorporate peanut butter into Mexican cooking but considering I cook Mexican food all the time, I am confident that inspiration will strike eventually.
The same goes for Japanese cuisine: I have yet to find a dish that contains peanut butter. The difference here is that I don’t cook Japanese food at home so I fear I may never experience the combination of the two. I love sushi and can’t get enough of it, but I would rather enjoy professionally made sushi rolls at a restaurant. However, while posting alternative ways to make a Peanut Butter Hot Dog, I had a revelation!
The geoduck (pronounced “gooey duck”) is a species of clam and considered a delicacy in China and Japan (more info here: Geoduck). They sell for about $30 per lb and can be eaten cooked or raw sashimi style. The geoduck also starred on the Dirty Jobs TV show a while ago. Now, guess what that pale oblong substance running through the center is in the picture above?
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1 (8″) soft whole wheat tortilla
2T creamy natural peanut butter
1 banana (or geoduck)
1T currants or raisins
cinnamon
honey
Instructions:
1. Spread a thin layer of peanut butter across the entire tortilla, leaving about 1/4″ gap at the edge. Shake cinnamon on top of the peanut butter. Bend/mush the banana in an attempt to straighten it and place in the middle of the tortilla. Roll up the tortilla tightly and leave seam-side down on the plate.
2. Cut into 8 pieces with a small pairing knife. Drizzle honey across the top in a zig-zag pattern so that some lands on the plate too. Place the currants on top of the roll and shake cinnamon on top.
3. Final and most important step: eat with chopsticks.
Additional Info:
I didn’t use Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter because I wanted it to roll up nicely. However, I do recommend trying it with Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter and replacing the currants with chopped dried cherries.
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OMG. I just found your blog through Cookthink and have discovered a soul mate. ;) My love for peanut butter knows no bounds, but pair it with banana -fuggedaboutit – I’m in heaven. So this recipe – seriously amazing. I’m going to share this site with a co-worker as we’re both PB & banana fanatics.
i made some dessert sushi for my daughters birthday party last summer, nice touch with the banana. i used rice krispie treats and fruit rollups for the seaweed.
This is very creative… and looks tasty (with the banana… the geoduck actually makes me wanna throw up a little!) :D
How about:
Peanut Butter and Shrimp Tacos.
Soft Taco shell
Grilled Lemon Shrimp
Peanut Butter
Shredded lettuce
Pepper Sauce (to taste)
this is AWESOME!!