Before sushi proved how delightful rolled-up food could be, chefs experimented with fish folded over rice and woven into a basket. Enjoy food contoured to the tongue with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of Japanese fare and drinks at Crazy Sushi in Oakville.

Crazy Sushi's chefs build flavour monuments for the tongue made from fresh, all-natural ingredients. A comprehensive Japanese menu acquaints stomachs with cold and hot Eastern eats, starting with punchy gyoza dumplings of spicy pork and vegetables ($6.95). Continue licking chops over a six-piece set of red snapper sashimi ($12) or the tempura shrimp-stuffed Crazy roll ($14.95) as master chefs at table-mounted grills induce the flaming oil dance of teriyaki-glazed chicken teppanyaki ($17.95). A cup of chilled Geikkeikan sake ($7) soothes morsel separation anxiety between bites, and the sudsy hop heroes of imported brews or the locally designed Upper Canada Dark Ale ($4.50) wash down nosh, leaving only flavour memories and nigiri-shaped tattoos on taste buds.