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Oysters, Sushi and Sashimi
Brown Eyes:
I'm just curious about this particular foodie preference. I love sushi and sashimi and I eat them all the time. My all-time favorite is always tuna (all varieties in both sushi and sashimi). And, I love the way oyster look and taste, but I'm really afraid of getting food poisoning from oysters in particular. So, I tend to avoid raw oysters most of the time (even though I like them).
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David In Indy:
Hey Amanda!! :D
I picked "Other" because I don't like fish, but I have been curious about sushi for some reason. But sushi really isn't raw fish is it? Sushi is a rice, am I correct? Sashimi is the raw fish? Anyway, it's extremely popular in the Midwest. There are Sushi - Sashimi restaurants EVERYWHERE - especially in the larger cities.
So, I guess I'm curious but I haven't worked up the nerve to try it yet. What is the stuff they put on the top of the fish? Is that fish skin? Because you see, I could NEVER eat fish skin. The raw fish, MAAAAAAYBE, but not fish skin.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Atreyu on February 14, 2008, 10:53:29 pm ---Hey Amanda!! :D
I picked "Other" because I don't like fish, but I have been curious about sushi for some reason. But sushi really isn't raw fish is it? Sushi is a rice, am I correct? Sashimi is the raw fish? Anyway, it's extremely popular in the Midwest. There are Sushi - Sashimi restaurants EVERYWHERE - especially in the larger cities.
So, I guess I'm curious but I haven't worked up the nerve to try it yet. What is the stuff they put on the top of the fish? Is that fish skin? Because you see, I could NEVER eat fish skin. The raw fish, MAAAAAAYBE, but not fish skin.
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Hey Friend,
Sushi is many things. It most commonly refers to raw fish combined with rice (as in the photo above to the right with the chopsticks... the three bits of sushi are shown with pieces of fish tied to beds of rice with seaweed). Or, some sushi is raw fish (or cooked fish or veggies) rolled with rice in a seaweed wrapper. Sushi can be completely vegetarian and it also can contain only cooked fish. Some sushi is also made with cooked egg. But, quite a lot of classic sushi dishes involve raw fish. I think rice is the common denominator.
One thing I love about sushi is how beautiful it is. I always feel like I'm eating little sculptures.
Sashimi is simple slices of raw fish. As shown in the bottom photo in the first post.
The most surprising thing about (raw) sushi and sashimi is how mild tasting both are. It's a huge surprise usually for folks to realize how non-fishy-tasting these things are, even if they love fish in general. If you don't like fish at all, I would tend to avoid sushi as a general recommendation. Raw oysters have a very strong seafood flavor (at least in my opinion).
David In Indy:
Do they leave the skin on the fish sometimes? See, that's the part that bothers me. I seriously doubt I could swallow it. The raw fish I could (espeically if it doesn't have a strong fish flavor) but not the skin. Some of those pictures look like the sushi has skin on it. I think I even see a fish tail up there!! :o
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Atreyu on February 14, 2008, 11:05:51 pm ---Do they leave the skin on the fish sometimes? See, that's the part that bothers me. I seriously doubt I could swallow it. The raw fish I could (espeically if it doesn't have a strong fish flavor) but not the skin. Some of those pictures look like the sushi has skin on it. I think I even see a fish tail up there!! :o
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There are lots of kinds where there is no skin. If you try it... you might ask your waiter for suggestions about the kinds that don't have skin. I just picked a pretty picture for the first post. There are a million varieties of sushi. And, yes, some have skin, etc. I prefer the kinds without skin myself. There's also one kind (sea urchin) that I think is absolutely repulsive... and that has all to do with it's texture. Certain kinds of sushi... like tuna are awesome in terms of texture because they're entirely smooth.
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