sushi fans?

[GuyJin]

When you buy fish--any fish--always look at the eyes and then gently touch the skin. If the eyes look bright and the skin feels supple, then chances are it's fresh. This is if you go to the market as opposed to getting it literally off the boat.

If, on the other hand, the eyes look glazed and dead (well, yeah, the thing's ALREADY dead, but 'old' dead as opposed to 'new' dead) and the skin feels a tiny bit mushy, then it ain't fresh.

As for preparation of sashimi, most of the time over here it's just done with a little vinegar, salt, and sugar, and then dipped in soy sauce. Most Japanese chefs look askance at the American version of preparing sushi i.e. avocado rolls. To me, nothing wrong with it, but the chefs here are traditionalists for the most part. Good or bad? You decide. I prefer it the traditional way, and I prefer sushi to sashimi, as I like the taste of rice with a tiny dab of wasabi on it, just for the tang it gives. You don't need much, and less is often more.

With regard to the 'falsity' of sushi in N. America, it's always been mislabeled. Often they'll use pollock as the main ingredient in making fake crab, as it's cheaper and has the same consistency as the real thing. I tried sushi with my family the last time we went to TO, about five years ago. Meh...

[djflex]

I love sushi. We are lucky because they just opened a new place by my house. All the local japanese eat there, so i was thinking it would be good. I say lucky because indiana is not really a hotbed for good sushi..,

[beachguy498]

I love sushi. We are lucky because they just opened a new place by my house. All the local japanese eat there, so i was thinking it would be good. I say lucky because indiana is not really a hotbed for good sushi..,

I live close to the ocean so the fish here is very good. Lots of good sushi places too, I have many to choose from and they're all good. I tend to ix-nay going to any fish place that isn't on the shore somewhere.

Thinking about hitting the china buffet tonight with my son... great sushi and they make it up fresh on the spot. Even the bigger supermarkets have a sushi chef in their fish departments.

Rob

[frozensparky]

This thread got me craving so I picked some up today. Tuna, salmon, and cucumber maki. Philadelphia roll (salmon, cream cheese, and smoked salmon), 6 nigiri salmon and tuna. Devoured it in about 5 minutes.

[trickyB]

This thread got me craving so I picked some up today. Tuna, salmon, and cucumber maki. Philadelphia roll (salmon, cream cheese, and smoked salmon), 6 nigiri salmon and tuna. Devoured it in about 5 minutes.

Damn that looks tasty!

[MiamiSpartan]

Dad started us on sushi back in 68 when there was ONE sushi restaurant in Chicago, on Wells across from Second City...we were always the only Anglos in the place, and with us 6 kids eating sushi, we were quite the spectacle for the wait staff...

[schmack]

Love sushi.

I usually head to my local H-Mart in the cold winters and get sushi/sashimi grade cuts and slice my own. In the Summers I will head out in my offshore Vessel and catch my own Tuna. Nothing like cutting slices with Poon still in.