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Who of you is able to prepare sushi by him or herself? Do you sometimes do it, or do you think it`s worth to buy them from someone who knows his profession? Or don`t you like sushi at all?
I never tried to make it by my own...I like it but its often very expensive...
I think that a lot of people like sushi, because it`s some kind of trendy, at least here... Never understood why people spend a lot of money to eat a few of those pieces...Ok, after all I like them by myself, at least I like the pure taste of fish and meat or probably just the feeling of pure taste.
I've have had sushi a few times. It is really good if prepared and consumed properly.
Go to restaurant that serves sushi. Order saki. Drink saki.
Order sushi. Order saki.
Drink saki. Eat sushi.
Order saki.
Drink saki.
Order sushi and saki.
Drink saki.
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Peace
Dennis
Either sushi pure or sake pure. Do you know the sake with those gold filaments inside? I don`t like sake, but from time to time I need to drink it, because I train a japanese MA. :D
So what kind of sushi do you get served in the USA?
Musubi Dojo
10-13-2007, 22:13
Love Sushi!!
Tuna, salmon, avocado, spicy tuna rolls, California rolls.. All kinds of maki and I love the salmon that's just draped over a rice ball. Can't remember the name...
Love the stuff, eat it about once a week. There are a about six sushi places in two square miles of my house.
I'm off rice so we buy sushi grade fish and I cut it up for sashimi. I make a killer miso soup, too.
We tend to stick to tuna, salmon and octopus...
It's pretty good and relatively cheap. I am not sure the ones that I eat from can be classed as real traditional sushi but it's good all the same.
Two rolls is good for a meal. I tend to actually have as a -gosh- fast food becuase it's mostly all premade and refridgerated so it takes less than a minute to get my food so it's handy when I'm in a rush. Cheaper and faster than McDonalds, and much much healthier.
If you want to make it yourself it's pretty easy too. You can generally find the sushi roll kits sold in supermarkets. You just have to buy the fillings separately and there are lots of ideas for those hanging around on the internet. I've tried it a few times, but I find that rolling up the rolls tight enough is an art form unto itself. The first time I tried I also discovered that it is NOT fun to play with wasabi.
Jeff Burger
10-14-2007, 06:28
Fightgrrl makes sushi.
I love the stuff.
Not only do we have such an awesome Olympic-level judo club within 5 miles but just 3 miles away is a Japanese grocery store that sells sashimi-grade raw fish, octopus, eel, and other treats.
You bet I make sushi!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
David Anderson
10-14-2007, 16:07
There are lots of good sushi places around here, but as I try to limit my carb intake, I don't eat it very much. Sashimi is okay, but I don't find it exciting enough to seek it out to eat on its own.
If I ate it more, I'd probably take a sushi prep course...there's a great little hole-in-the-wall place that gives courses about two blocks from my house...
Dennis Monk
10-14-2007, 16:35
I have never been able to bring myself to eat it. I don't do seaweed and I don't do anything raw.
David Craik
10-14-2007, 19:08
I enjoy some of it, though I find it nothing to write home about, even when I was in Japan. It's popular because it's trendy.
BTW, it's sake...sah-kay. "Saki" denotes a pronunciation of "sah-kee", which is "salmon". Nobody drinks salmon, unless they're from Hokkaido. :D
I have had sushi here and in Japan - much more here though. My sushi experience in Japan was not so pleasant - it tasted awful.
I like it, but as an appetizer. One of the things I like about Japanese restaurants in the US is they feed you a helluva lot more for a generally cheaper price than what you will get in Japan. But my opinion is based on only eating in Japanese restaurants (in Japan) maybe 20 times or so.
Jeff Cook
I LOVE sushi! I hear it's pretty easy to make, but I've never actually tried making it. I LOVE eating it at restaurants, though.
Rasputin
10-14-2007, 23:08
I like spider rolls. No raw fish for me, thanks.
If I'm going out with people who want it I'll eat it but, not my favorite.
There are lots of good sushi places around here, but as I try to limit my carb intake, I don't eat it very much. Sashimi is okay, but I don't find it exciting enough to seek it out to eat on its own.
If I ate it more, I'd probably take a sushi prep course...there's a great little hole-in-the-wall place that gives courses about two blocks from my house...
WoW, something good out of Calgary!!
Just kidding, I like Calgary ok and it rocks that you can get lessons like that and no one on the Island here does that!
What's the price of a lesson?
Sashimi is a bit bland and the soi is too salty but we do it for the omega 3s. I like the spider rolls and if I want a real blow out, I go for the bbq slamon skin cone, yum!
David Anderson
10-16-2007, 22:20
WoW, something good out of Calgary!!
Just kidding, I like Calgary ok and it rocks that you can get lessons like that and no one on the Island here does that!
What's the price of a lesson?
Phooey...Calgary just plain ROCKS! Too bad it's like, a 12 hour drive from anyplace else interesting....
http://www.osakasushihouse.com/
If you go to the bottom of the 'Products' page there's a link for the sushi-making lessons. It's $35 for an hour or two, and materials and food are included, and you get to take your end product home to enjoy... So, not very in-depth or extensive, but you'd learn a few basic steps, I guess.
I'm surprised there's nobody on the Island doing something the same...
scruffysmileyface
11-21-2007, 13:01
Love it! There's a new place in the neighborhood (or course, it's called Sakura) that I've been meaning to try.
Believe it or not, the best sushi I've had so far was in - of all places - Taipei. Served by Chinese (not Japanese) women in Geisha dress - the whole bit. It was really cool.
So I'd have to say that my favorite thing to drink with sushi is that plum wine that they sometimes serve. I've forgotten its name.
Brian Dugger
11-21-2007, 22:59
When I've assembled sushi it's usually maki or nigiri. Typically I use hanmachi or salmon. Getting the rice right is an art. If I go out, then I take in some of the exotic local fish or other crusteacean. I like the sea urchin best, while squid/octopus, sand clam and sea pickle is a little too chewy for my liking. The nori used for maki is high in maganese (or is it magnesium), anyway it is good for the complexion as well as the immune system.
nismophreek
11-21-2007, 23:17
I like sushi but have not delved into the realm of some of the more exotic rolls. I stick with california, tuna, salmon, yellowfin.....I think that's all of the one's I've ordered repeatedly. I don't get it often though, because my wife doesn't care for it. I should start eating it more though. Gotta be more healthy then some of the stuff I eat now. :laugh:
So I'd have to say that my favorite thing to drink with sushi is that plum wine that they sometimes serve. I've forgotten its name.
Umeshu, Jerry?
Jeff Cook
When I've assembled sushi it's usually maki or nigiri. Typically I use hanmachi or salmon. Getting the rice right is an art. If I go out, then I take in some of the exotic local fish or other crusteacean. I like the sea urchin best, while squid/octopus, sand clam and sea pickle is a little too chewy for my liking. The nori used for maki is high in maganese (or is it magnesium), anyway it is good for the complexion as well as the immune system.
Brian, the WORST sushi I EVER had was in Japan - it was "sea slug" I believe. Even the Japanese I was with would not eat it. They were laughing and taking pictures of me eating it. Of course, they did not warn me first; after I gutted it out and swallowed it, with a horrible look on my face, they all laughed their butts off and kept saying "wong colah! wong colah! (wrong color). It was pretty funny. Fortunately I did not get sick.
Jeff Cook
DragonMind
11-22-2007, 10:23
Jeff, with the peppers you eat, sea slugs don't stand a chance! :D:laugh:
Jdkearns
01-22-2010, 04:04
Before I came up to Asheville last August, I had never tried sushi before in my life, being of the opinion, "Yuck, raw fish!" I could not have been any more wrong. Since then, I've had sushi numerous times and I love it. I don't really like the pre-packaged rolls that you get at supermarkets, those are just too cold and taste different to me, but if I'm ever at a Japanese/Oriental styled restaurant, you can bet your ass that I'm getting sushi. I particularly prefer Spicy Crunchy Tuna (or Salmon) Rolls.
I make my own but also go out for it.
I'll make all kinds. Maki is the easiest. Nigiri took a while to get it just right.
Rice should not be schmooshed. Consistancy should be firm but not a block.
Should not fall apart either. Getting the right amount of wasabi in one stroke.
Laying the correct amount of rice in the least amount of strokes in the
correct thickness without any bald spots.
Economy of motion even in sushi making is important.
My sushi teacher's name was Nagamine. I found out a few years after,
he is the nephew of Nagamine Soshin. He has a shop near Stanford University.
I used to work for him every year at the Japanese Festival. He never gave
out is rice seasoning but, I've come up with my own.
I also like and make musubi.
I still see my teacher occasionally. I've become a sushi snob because of him. :D
stella fuentes
01-28-2010, 10:40
I love sushi. But I love sashimi more!!
The japanese restaurants back home keep pirating each other's chefs.
It's cheaper there too. And a lot fresher. I can eat a whole lot of raw fish there.:D
Here, it's good, too. There' a sushi and steak place near here. I'd get my sashimi sushi fix whenever I can. Comparatively, it's just a little more expensive than back home.
Haggis Kicker
04-15-2010, 13:27
We love sushi. I do prefer the kaiten in Japan to here though. I have done maguro, ebi, sake, and grilled unagi. When we lived there, we would go at least once a week. Good sushi here is very expensive.
Don Roley
04-15-2010, 15:48
Something I just realized a few days ago.
You would expect Japanese sushi to be more traditional that America, and I have seen some off the wall types here.
But not once outside of Japan can I recall seeing anything like ebimayo or anything with mayo on it.
And before anyone retches at the thought of mayo and rice, it is surprisingly good.
Haggis Kicker
04-17-2010, 19:46
I do miss being able to purchase sushi grade seafood at the markets. I need to visit Vancouver. ;)
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