Pickled ginger does look a bit like smoked salmon (although I've seen some that is very pale and not pinkish), but I don't think you could ever get salmon to taste like that. I'm with you - I enjoy it when I have sushi, but I think I might enjoy it too much if I had a jar of it in my house. Something about the zingy flavor of the ginger with just a little sweetness.
Allison

: I'm laughing so hard here. The other
: day we were at a buffet
: restaurant, which generally I find
: quite easy to deal with.
: especially if they have got a
: grill section where you can choose
: fish and meat. That's the bit I
: gravitate towards

: and I was able to choose a wonderful
: salad by looking at every "
: station" and mixing and
: matching. Combining all, I found
: roasted red pepper, lambs lettuce,
: assorted leaves. cucumber, olives,
: feta cheese and walnuts. quite
: divine

: the funny bit was DH finding some
: smoked salmon that he LOVED the
: flavour of, but said it was a
: weird texture, all crunchy.

: well I knew instantly what it was,
: but he wouldn't be persuaded. So I
: ate a teaspoon to prove my point.
: LOVED it so much I knew it was a
: mistake...….. pickled ginger, off
: the sushi counter DH thinks he
: doesn't like ginger

: it didn't taste that sweet but every
: bit of me thought well, I would
: like to eat that every night and
: as much as possible that I can get
: my hands on its so funny how
: it attracts us so

: Luckily I learnt...…………. that one
: teaspoon was more than enough, I
: don't really have to score points
: being right on a foodie issue, its
: not worth it, and DH tastebuds are
: weird.