Sushi....Food or Bait???? Discuss

[drjeff]

Just wondering what everyone's opinion on the whole Sushi thing is??? (I'm talking all "types" from true Sushi/Sashimi to rolls and everything in between).

Me, mind you, I love beef, chicken, pork and generally speaking in the rare/medium rare range. But this past Thursday, I had dinner in Boston at Oishii, and I have to say that it was one of the best meals I've had in my life. My party was a mix of Sushi pros and amateurs and we turned the ordering over to our waitress who after asking a few questions about our likes/dislikes just kept bringing great plate after great plate.

I definately converted from an "its ok" status to a fan this weekend

:argue:

 

[RootDKJ]

for me, it's gotta be really fresh high quality stuff. than it's ok.

 

[ccskier]

Bait.

 

[Geoff]

You know what gets me not to eat any meat or fish raw?? Parasites .. when you see one crawling out of a fish that will end your sushi ways ..

I fillet enough fish that I've seen plenty of worms crawling around.

That's why the FDA requirements for serving raw fish in a restaurant say the fish has to be flash frozen to -35C for 15 hours or -20C for 7 days. That kills the parasites. The only exception is tuna. State code is lifted directly from the FDA requirements. It's a total crock that a sushi restaurant is serving you 'fresh' fish in the United States unless it's tuna.

That's also why I don't eat raw shellfish. I know quite a few people who contracted hepatitis

 

[RootDKJ]

That's why the FDA requirements for serving raw fish in a restaurant say the fish has to be flash frozen to -35C for 15 hours or -20C for 7 days. That kills the parasites. The only exception is tuna. State code is lifted directly from the FDA requirements. It's a total crock that a sushi restaurant is serving you 'fresh' fish in the United States unless it's tuna.

I never knew that.

 

[deadheadskier]

You know what gets me not to eat any meat or fish raw?? Parasites .. when you see one crawling out of a fish that will end your sushi ways ..

The vast majority of food borne illnesses (like 99.99%) are caused by how food is processed, stored and handled; not by parasites.

The likely hood of you getting sick from eating a piece of fish that has a parasite in it is a gazillion times less than you getting sick from someone cutting that fish on a dirty cutting board.

Guess what I'm saying is that your parasite fear is irrational compared to other means in which you might get sick while eating.

 

[campgottagopee]

Bait---period

 

[Geoff]

My typical Sushi meal starts with some miso soup and some seaweed salad. For sushi or sashimi, I pretty much always get hamachi. I get toro (tuna belly) if it looks good. Suzuki (striped bass), Sake (salmon), and Maguro (tuna) are staples. Gulf of Maine sweet baby shrimp are great at this time of year.

For rolls, spicy scallop roll, spicy tuna roll, spider roll (soft shell crab fried in tempura batter), things with avocato and unagi in them like caterpillar, and rainbow rolls. Tempura-fried sweet potato in roll is also great.

I can't stand Uni (sea urchin). I'm not wild about oily fish like mackerel. I find surf clams and octopus too chewy. I don't ever order California rolls with the fake crab or Philly rolls with cream cheese.

In British Columbia, I usually get BC rolls (with crispy fried salmon skin in them) and BBQ black cod. I never see those on the east coast.

I always order Unagi for dessert.

...and sake. Lots o' sake.

 

[deadheadskier]

Oh and to answer the original question; most definitely food. I even dig ghetto sushi from the grocery store. Actually had ghetto Sushi when I skied Wachusette this year.

You definitely had about as good of sushi as you'll find anywhere in the country though where you ate at Oishii. It's definitely a top ten restaurant in Boston, no matter what type of cuisine is being discussed.

 

[Geoff]

I never knew that.

Sushi restaurants don't want you to know that you're getting frozen fish other'n tuna at the very best places. I always laugh when people in, say, NYC say their sushi is better than elsewhere because they're close to good fish mongers. You hear the same thing on the west coast, too. With tuna, it's a completely different story since they're allowed to serve it unprocessed. I've had blackfin and yellowfin tuna as sushi in Hattaras that was caught the same day. I've had bluefin tuna in New England that was caught the same day. You can really taste the difference.

I do agree with the comment that you have a bigger risk from poor food handling than from parasites. I've walked into sushi restaurants that "smelled like fish", turned around, and walked right back out the door.

 

[hiroto]

On special occasions, we buy a couple pounds of sushi quality fishes from this great fish market in Cambridge - New Deal Fish Market. Owned by Italian family but knows great deal about fish for Sushi.

We cut it, pile it up on a plate and then we all roll our own sushi as we eat. Yummy and lot cheaper than eating at restaurant.

 

[Dr Skimeister]

BIG sushi fan here. In fact, my wife and I have engorged on sushi on our last two anniversaries. We typically start with crackling crab soup, then on to tuna, red snapper, eel, fluke, as well as spider rolls and whatever "special" rolls our local sushi emporium is making that night.

 

[Paul]

My typical Sushi meal starts with some miso soup and some seaweed salad. For sushi or sashimi, I pretty much always get hamachi. I get toro (tuna belly) if it looks good. Suzuki (striped bass), Sake (salmon), and Maguro (tuna) are staples. Gulf of Maine sweet baby shrimp are great at this time of year.

For rolls, spicy scallop roll, spicy tuna roll, spider roll (soft shell crab fried in tempura batter), things with avocato and unagi in them like caterpillar, and rainbow rolls. Tempura-fried sweet potato in roll is also great.

I can't stand Uni (sea urchin). I'm not wild about oily fish like mackerel. I find surf clams and octopus too chewy. I don't ever order California rolls with the fake crab or Philly rolls with cream cheese.

In British Columbia, I usually get BC rolls (with crispy fried salmon skin in them) and BBQ black cod. I never see those on the east coast.

I always order Unagi for dessert.

...and sake. Lots o' sake.

Same here, almost verbatim. Although I sometimes like Octopus, and I don't care for spider rolls.

 

[ctenidae]

Not a fan of eel or sea urchin, from a texture standpoint, and don't much care for the oilier fish like mackerel.

Other than that, the more the better. Highly recommend Mr. Sushi in Coolidge Corner. Excellent stuff. Used to be our standard Friday dinner.
Fin II in Stamford is the best I've found in the CT region so far. Must say I have a fondness for Shino Express (formerly Xino Dollar Sushi) on Newbury Street Boston (it's as close to a street vendor as you'll find for sushi).

Absolute favorites: Toro, Spider Rolls, spicy tuna rolls. Can't always get Toro, though. White Tuna stands out as a really tasty one too, when it's good.

 

[St. Bear]

Place in Lincoln Park, NJ called Mr. Sushi has an all you can eat dinner. For a set price, you can eat as much sushi as you want. It's table service with hand-made rolls, not a buffet. The only catch is that you have to pay extra for whatever they bring to your table that you don't finish. So even if there's only one piece left, you have to pay extra for the whole roll. Not only is it a good deal ($21 I think), but they have great sushi, with a lot of items that I've never seen anywhere else. They like to put fruit in the rolls, which I've never seen before, but it's tastes great.

 

[hammer]

Bait---period

+1

Need a poll here.

 

[roark]

Sushi is delicious. Especially Toro.


Thanks, now I'm hungry again.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I like sushi and it's really good for you..but sometimes when I eat sushi..about an hour or two later..I want a cheesesteak..

 

[ctenidae]

I like sushi and it's really good for you..but sometimes when I eat sushi..about an hour or two later..I want a cheesesteak..

Amen, brother.

 

[hardline]

i never really like sushi untill this year i was drunk and the girl i was with ordered a shit load of spicy tuna rolls. i now love it. miso followed by some spicy tuna is bomb digity. i dont like the lobster rolls at all.