CinSushi on a roll

News — 05 October 2010

CinSushi proprieter Cindra Bergen forms a roll of sushi for a hungry Dryden clientele, Sept. 30 at her 122 King St. location. Photo by Chris Marchand

There’s nothing quite as unstoppable as a sushi craving.

Cindra Bergen knows that as well as anyone who has ever pined desperately for a bellyful of this artful Japanese fare from an under-serviced northern location.

“My sister-in-law and brother-in-law got me totally hooked,” says Bergen.

After months of tense anticipation and online discussion local fans overwhelmed Dryden’s newest take-out food establishment, CinSushi, on its opening day, Sept. 29.

“I was overwhelmed with gratitude by how many people came in just to try it out,” she said. “I wasn’t expecting the response I got.”

Bergen says until now local sushi fans have been placing orders with citybound friends and importing their favourites.

After receiving an encouraging response in her opening week at her location on the corner of King and Casimir, Bergen hopes die hards will remain enthusiastic and new customers will give CinSushi a try.

In preparation, Bergen trained with a sushi chef from Winnipeg’s Asoyama restaurant. Converting the former office space at 122 King into a food preparation area and small take-out space required significant renovations.

“Three months worth of renovations, training and getting everything ready…I still don’t always feel ready,” but it’s fun and exciting,” she said. “It’s fun to see the people come in and be excited by the fact that there’s sushi in Dryden. It’s been all over Facebook.”

While many equate sushi to ‘raw fish’, Bergen says CinSushi’s 40-item menu is designed to appeal to Canadian sensibilities and tastes.

“You have to look at your population,” she says. “I’ve chosen to do cooked and smoked meats only — there’s no raw meat at all. It’s more conservative, but everyone seems to love it anyway.”

Bergen says she hopes to expand and evolve her menu as time goes on — adding salads and dessert items. She says her Miso soup has been a popular item thus far.

“Japanese cooking has so much to do with flavour,” said Bergen. “You don’t need to eat a lot because it is so flavour intense. It makes sushi one of the healthiest foods out there. How great is it that you can get it to go for your lunch in Dryden now?”

CinSushi is open from Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with lunch specials from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m..

By Chris Marchand

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chrismarchand

Chris Marchand is a native of Dryden, Ontario. He served his first newspaper internship at The Dryden Observer in 1998 while attending journalism studies at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops B.C. He's worked desks as both reporter and editor at the Fernie Free Press as well as filled the role of sports editor at the Cranbrook Daily Townsman. Marchand was named editor of the Dryden Observer in Aug. 2009.