Sushi

[StellaBlue]

Poll question: Sushi

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Is really good...and I'm not pretentious at all.

Not even down to the seams of my $5 sweatpants. :hi:

[qnr]

2. I second that n/t

[ComerPerro]

3. third here

[Tyo]

6. 4th

[lildreamer316]

38. 5th!!

Dammit, now I want some!!

[sarge43]

43. 6th that - sushi and plum wine mmmmmm

Pretentious - whatzat?

[philosophie_en_rose]

4. Sushi is yummy, if prepared correctly.

Fresh sushi is good.

Not so fresh sushi is not so good.

[StellaBlue]

5. To sushi-lovers:

What's to like about it?

Obviously, all of the above chioces apply to my feelings about it. I gave it a second chance last week at my friend's birthday party, at a highly-rate Japanese restaurant.

I still don't get it.

Uck.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

13. Different people like different things.

I absolutely love it and would eat it everyday. You seem to not only dislike it, but have some weird issue with it.

[StellaBlue]

22. I honestly don't get how people could like it.

I also hate tomatoes, but I can comprehend how others might love them. They have a taste.

As far as I can tell, sushi is just a clump of tasteless white sticky rice with some completely uncalled for, possibly disease-causing raw fish (also mostly tastely, aside from the raw fish taste), tasteless, hard-to-chew, paper-like seaweed, and a daub of so-hot-it-obliterates-any-taste-it-might-have wasabi. I really really don't get it.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

27. Sushi is so much more than that.

Read rabrrrrr's post below.

I don't understand how people can eat organ meats, but I accept that some people truly like them, and I don't think they're just pretending.

[StellaBlue]

29. Yeah, I know what it is - and not necessarily always raw fish

That's not my hang-up. In fact, the raw fish, as far as I can tell, is the only part that ever has any taste to it whatsoever.

It's just so... bland. With really hot sauce. :shrug:

What more is there to it, other than white rice rolled up in seaweed with a tiny little vegetable bit or raw fish bit, and some super-hot sauce, pray tell?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

32. Have you ever had a spider roll?

Those have a lot of flavor. It's a fried soft-shell crab with avocado, cucumber and flying fish roe. Or maybe you just have to accept that it's not for you. Order something else at Japanese restaurants. Japanese cuisine goes beyond just sushi. There's plenty of cooked meat, fish and noodle dishes for people who don't like sushi.

[StellaBlue]

33. I loooove other Japanese food

Just not sushi/sashimi... totally not into it. Meh.

I like veggie tempura, noodles, and miso soup especially.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

35. Yeah, so just eat that stuff.

[LynneSin]

44. The fish used for sushi wasn't just pulled out of the local river

Sushi grade fish has to go through a much stronger inspection to insure the safety of the fish.

But the biggest misconception is it's all about raw fish. Actually there are several types of sushi rolls that have absolutely nothing to do with raw food. Shrimp Tempura is a great starter roll for someone trying Sushi for the first time. There are even vegetarian rolls.

But I love the stuff - can't get enough of it. I'm looking forward to finding the best that Toronto has to offer in the world of Sushi

[Lethe]

31. you just about summed it up there

sushi is just a whole different experience than other types of food. It can be more delicate in flavor.

if you want something to kind of ease you into it, order a phoenix roll, a dragon roll or another highly flavored roll.

[ComerPerro]

37. Sushi is not raw fish. Often times it is cooked or prepared

to some degree, aka, not raw.

And you don't even have to really like fish to enjoy it.

Moreover, the seaweed is very thin and is very easy to chew, it is usually barely noticeable (unless you have some mental block that reminds you it is seaweed, which happens from time to time).

Sushi is about the combination of vinegar-treated rice, which holds in the flavors of the fish and vegetables or seasoning rolled within.

Some people sincerely don't like it, but many people who don't either have some irrational fear of it (raw fish, gross, seaweed, gross) or have had bad or cheap sushi in the past.

I recommend trying (if you get curious) some of the "safe" sushi dishes first, using meats such as shrimp, crab, tuna, salmon, or yellowtail. Stay away from eel your first few times. And definitely stay away from sashimi, it will weird you out... Its good, but it will weird you out.


My all-time favorite: Philadelphia rolls. Rice and seaweed rolls containing smoked salmon, avocado, and cream cheese. They are amazing.

[Lethe]

7. Other?

i love sushi and sashimi. It's kind of an acquired taste i guess. If i have a good sushi meal, i am so happy for the rest of the day. It is like crack, just more expensive. :(


And there are so many good sushi places in austin. :P

[StellaBlue]

8. We went to Kyoto

I am still underwhelmed. Totally.

Give me some cheese enchiladas verdes ANY day. THAT'S food. :)

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. See? Now I also love enchiladas...and I also like frozen Tombstone

pizza. I don't see the pretentiousness in sushi. I eat while I'm watching my taped ERs and CSIs :hi:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

15. I beat you!

I've eaten it while drinking a can of PBR.

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. Was it warm??

If it was warm...I totally concede to you.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

19. It wasn't all that cold...

I was pretty impatient in the cooling process.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

10. My most favorite food ever. nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. Yeah, but you're a snobby little pretentious shit so that was a given...

:rofl: I kid! I kid!!

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

18. Nah, I'm a richie. There's a difference.

Remember I blow up fireworks?

:rofl:

:hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

20. Oh God that's right...How could I forget?

How gauche of me. ;) :hi: :hug:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

24. Yeah, I'm totally dressing the part, too.

With my old torn up (but not purchased that way) jeans and ancient sweatshirt from some karate championship.

Clearly, I am dressed for the finest of restaurants.

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. I'll pick you up at midnight...

...in my ripped Cat in the Hat nightshirt and the aforementioned sweatpants. :thumbsup: It'll be a blast.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

28. Oh well, in that case, it's a good thing this shirt comes complete with

blood stain on the sleeve.

Watch out world! Mrs. Grumpy & I are taking over!

[ScreamingMeemie]

30. Cool!

:bounce:

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. How about this: Totally misunderstood by most people as meaning fish.

Say "sushi" to someone, and they think "raw fish". Which is, of course, totally wrong. Sushi is merely the rice with some sweet vinegar and cooked and made in a special way.

It is often served with raw fish on top, or other toppings: I've had raw horse, whale, cooked eel, cooked shrimp, raw shrimp (almost threw that one up: the texture is sooooo fucking grotesque), sea urchin, roes of a great many kinds, vegetables, etc. etc. etc. These are all "nigiri sushi", meaning it is sushi with something on top.

But then it's always called in the format "(topping) sushi", as in "unagi sushi" or "toro sushi".

And of course, there is also sushi rolled in nori, which is called maki. Sushi stuffed into a roll of fried tofu is inari, and then there's the wonderful bowl version which is a bowl of sushi and the sashimi and/or other toppings all placed on top. That's called Chirashi sushi. I like chirashi, but whenever I have it, there is a part of me that really wishes I were eating nigiri. I find nigiri more fun.

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. Would you like some cheesy au gratin potatoes with that?

Sorry...couldn't help myself. :hi:

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. Only if it comes with au jus sauce

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. And a frozen Italian Ice for dessert!

:bounce:

[StellaBlue]

25. I actually had veggie sushi last week, and STILL hated it.

:shrug:

[LynneSin]

45. Stella, you need to hook up with GOPisEvil

he's in your area and probably knows where to get great sushi and he loves the stuff too. I took him to Mikimotos in Wilmington, which is one of the best in our state!

[StellaBlue]

48. I already owe him two beers

hahahaha

And I think I am done with sushi. I seriously don't get it. BORING.

:hi:

[havocmom]

39. If you knew Shushi

Like I knew Shusi....


MMMMMmmmmmmmm :P

I was a lucky, lucky girl. Grew up with Japanese neighbors who were wonderful to share. Their kids loved to have lunch at our house when there was fried chicken or spaghetti... we loved to be invited to stay for lunch when Mrs Harada was serving something WONDERFUL there.

[Broken_Hero]

16. where is the "fish bait" option?

Cause thats what it is to me...













:hide:

[bridgit]

34. ...is massively overrated = you can have my share...

x(

[vixengrl]

36. Now, see, I think you probably avoided the Japanese calimari.

Because if you did the raw squid, I think you'd be seeing this in a totally different light. :)

Or not--that's just *my* favorite. (Although I could probably suck down a pound of yellowtail, I think.)

I like sushi. I don't know why. But I like rice, I like seafood, I like trying different things with different textures and so forth, so for me, sushi is kind of a treat, with the balance of bland (or rather, "cool" and "umame" flavors, the cool cucumbers, the more umame nori, the slight malty bite of the sticky rice) and the more rich, salty flavors of the fish itself and the soy sauce (must have soy sauce--it's like Japanese ketchup) and the zing from the hot wasabi and ginger. To me, it's not about sitting down and eating, but sampling it all, comparing, seeing what you like and what you don't.

And it could very well just be a turn-off texturally if you find it "slimy" or "chewy" or the temperature is too "lukewarm"--it is very different from Western norms of how food should be served, and what starts as "blandness" can develop into intense fishy flavor once you concentrate on it--a shock after having fish cooked to flavorlessness (I once had tuna at a "good" restaurant that tasted like a dishrag). The wasabi can be too hot, and the soy sauce too salty--depending on the preparation, and how much you use, especially if you aren't accustomed to using it. I think it can be an acquired taste for some, because it's kind of like a learning experience as to what you want to order, and how you want to eat it. I have found having some Kirin and sake have helped in my "learning" about it.

And of course, if you never develop the taste (I can't eat certain things because of texture, myself; my husband has to coax me to eat stuffed artichoke, --it's a grisly thing, artichokes--breaded, Italian style--a little greasy, and there's that, that..."choke" thing going on...stringy), there's always stir-frys (mmm, hibachi grill...)

[flamingyouth]

40. I love sushi.

[hsher]

41. What is up with that biased poll?

What about those of us who genuinely love sushi? Walking out on poll, slamming door - *bang*

[hsher]

42. Waa

Sushi hater

[sakabatou]

46. The only thing I don't like about it

At the restaurants I've been to, the portions were large. I couldn't finish them.

[Scooter24]

47. I love it.

And plus its healthier than most of the junk I seem to be eating lately.

Mmmmm :)