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DianaT
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Sushi????
Heresy, I know
But just an honest personal assessment of sushi and sashimi. OK, the fireproof suit is on.
First of all, let me say that the Divers, Mr. And Mrs. Diver and the two really great children divers were the perfect diner guests last December.
It was at our home, where they brought the dinner, they cooked the dinner, they cleaned up the dishes and they were great company. Can’t find many
dinner guests like that!
For before dinner appetizers, they fixed sashimi and sushi. Now John had eaten sushi before and likes it, but I had not ventured into the realm of
raw fish. But I was willing.
First I ate the raw sashimi and then the rolls of raw fish with the special delicious sticky rice rolled in the special seaweed wraps---all very good,
and I really loved that special green mustard---could eat that on a ham sandwich --blasphemy, I am sure.
Mr. and Mrs. Diver also made some of those great rolls without the fish for the children---we ate some of those also.
Now, did I enjoy the appetizers? Yes, I did --- I also enjoyed the fishless rolls just as much. OK, here is the ringer.
For all the work involved, I just can’t understand why anyone is that crazy about sashimi or sushi.
Enlighten me, please.
Gees, I really want the Diver’s back for dinner---even if we have to cook next time --pasta primavera, perhaps. Believe me, liking and enjoying the
company of the Divers is a separate issue---we really like all of them.
John says I am not just not sophisticated
enough. He says the next time the Divers are there, he and they can just ignore me.
Diane
[Edited on 9-15-2008 by jdtrotter]
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Oh, Diane...you've opened up a can of worms!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
Oh, Diane...you've opened up a can of worms! |
John says I should stick to Mac and Cheese with a touch of that great green mustard.
Not sure about those worms, mustard or not. 
Diane
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Because it tastes good, and it's good for you. 
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Paulina
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What EGL said!
For me, there's nothing better than a slice of freshly caught Yellowtail, dipped over the side of the boat to add that splash of salt before eating.
To quote one of Dern's girlfriends Rachael Ray, "Yum-O!"
Sometimes it's hard for me to wait to filet them.
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Simple sashimi sushi can be made very easily. Mix some rice vinegar into steamed rice. Slice tuna or salmon into thin slices and place on top of small
balls of rice. Have some soy sauce and wasabi on the side to dip the fish before eating. Pink ginger pickles are optional. It tastes great and takes
less preparation than cooking the fish.
An even simpler sushi can be made (yes they do this in Japan too) by mixing tuna and mayo and placing moderate amounts of this mixture onto small
balls of rice and wrap the sides with nori (dried seaweed).
Of course you can really get into it and make wraps etc but if you're strapped for time, sushi is a very easy meal that can be prepared fairly quickly
and cheaply.
But then again, being Japanese maybe my point of view is biased.
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For me it's the contrast between the mild, sweet fish and the hot wasabi/soy sauce. Low fat and mighty tasty.
Another nice way to do it is to put a line of mayo on the fish and hit it with a blow torch, slightly sears the fish/mayo and adds a bit of crunch to
boot! Diver and crew can come over to my house and make sushi anytime!
No doubt it is an acquired taste for many and I have met lots with aversions to it. Eating raw flesh of any kind is not a part of the typical American
diet.
By the way, slice thin and always look for worms, don't want to invite a parasite to dinner.
Iflyfish
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To me, sushi is all about texture. Different fish just feels different on the tongue, and anything cooked is completely different.
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i love sushi sashimi , all of it.
we have knife-cut chunks right from the sides of YTs and YFT as soon as they're caught on the boat and eaten on the spot while we are cleaning them
for the hold or chests.
and if fishing is slow you can munch on your leftover bait. same thing.
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I love Sashimi and Sushi,
Just think there are a couple of hundred different types of Sushi,
All waiting to be discovered,
I have pretty much (because of access) been limited to Yellow Tail while living down here .... it is excellent ....
The sushi bars have been a dissapointment, extreemly limited menus (mostly maki with cooked ingredients), prepackaged ingredients, not a
professional Sushi Chef to be seen, and I yearn for my next trip north so that I can sit at a bar and order in Japanese the delicies not available
here.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
Diver and crew can come over to my house and make sushi anytime!
Iflyfish |
Trust me, they can come back to our place anytime!
Interesting comments as to why people like sushi---thanks, I was curious.
Paulina, that is one of my favorite pictures.
Diane
[Edited on 9-15-2008 by jdtrotter]
[Edited on 9-15-2008 by jdtrotter]
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BTW, wasabi is not "green mustard". It's horse radish.
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The problem that I have with sushi here is that they put cream cheese on almost all of them.............yuck. I have asked on several occasions for a
california roll without cream cheese but no one can seem to grasp this concept.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
By the way, slice thin and always look for worms, don't want to invite a parasite to dinner.
Iflyfish |
One of the reasons I always freeze it overnight,
Those worms/parasites are difficult to spot, YUGHH!!
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| Quote: | John says I am not just not sophisticated
enough. He says the next time the Divers are there, he and they can just ignore me. |
your answer lies somewhere within the quote box, grasshopper!
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To learn to appreciate sushi it may help to be in a sushi bar where you have many choices, this will allow you to experience the whole palate of
flavors and textures available to you. I have learned to love sushi, and somehow it feels like it should be good for you ( ignoring the whole
parasite question). I remember sitting next to an old hippie type who was eating a flyingfish egg handroll. He turned to me and said "Man, you can
just feel the energy in these things". And I guess I knew what he meant.
The Italians (and I) like to eat raw beef (carpaccio). And in Japan I ate raw horsemeat. So raw food is not a problem for me. You need to push old
food taboos out of your brain, and let your mouth and taste buds make the decisions.
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I'll eat just about anything offered in a sushi bar (pickled whole baby octopi, anyone?), but my first experience with uni -- sea urchin gonads, for
the uninitiated -- was a bad one, and I wouldn't touch the stuff for years. Then one evening my wife and I sat down at one of our favorite sushi
bars, in Hollywood, next to a super-model gorgeous couple (I had the vague sense that I had seen both of them in high end clothing ads in magazines).
They were eating uni directly from the little wooden crate it's packed in. The little crate looked unusual, and the sushi chef, a friend, nodded and
said, "very special uni, from Japan." The woman noticed that I was looking at it, and turned to me and said in a lovely British accent (of course),
"would you care for some?" I looked over at my wife, who said, "yeah, like you're going to say no to her," and nodded slowly, worried that I might
gag on the stuff in front of these people. Not to worry. It was amazing -- cool and soft, melting on the tongue and tasting like the essence of the
ocean, the seaweed-tinged spray you breathe in while walking along a wave-crashed rocky shoreline on the Pacific. I realized I'd been missing
something special.
As for the fresh yellowtail, I like a carpaccio -- paper thin slices laid out on a plate, scattered with finely chopped jalapeno chiles and cilantro,
and drizzled with lime juice and a little olive oil.
Raw horsemeat? Hmmm. They eat some interesting stuff. Anyone ever had Japanese mountain potato? It's a translucent white gelatinous goo somewhat
reminiscent of tapioca, but stickier. Some years ago we were at a sushi bar talking to the late Dr. David Viscott (late night TV shrink) and his
wife. Viscott ordered us a bowl of the mountain potato. My wife tried a spoonful, and Viscott said, "have you ever eaten anything like that before?"
Her response -- "Uh, not in a sushi bar," made Viscott's wife laugh so hard I thought she was going to pass out. I myself have never have laughed
that hard in my life.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
By the way, slice thin and always look for worms, don't want to invite a parasite to dinner.
Iflyfish |
One of the reasons I always freeze it overnight,
Those worms/parasites are difficult to spot, YUGHH!! |
I am told that you need to freeze the filet for one month to effectivaly kill all parasites.
CaboRon
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No, if you talk to real sushi chefs, it is the temperature that kills off any parasites and 12 hours is totally sufficient. I eat a lot of cabrilla
but if you ever sprinkle salt on the fresh flesh of a larger cabrilla, you for sure will freeze it before you have it again as sushi.
Diane, I have some Japanese friends who, on their first visit to the United States, thought that a Taco was the strangest thing they had ever put in
their mouth. By the time they left they seemed to think that it was pretty good. I used to own and operate a residential facility for emotionally
disturbed boys and on our first camping trip to Mexico, I made fresh sashimi and told them they needed to at least try it and if they did not like it
they certainly did not have to eat any more. They ended up eating two large 30 lb yellowtail that afternoon and requested the same thing many more
times before we returned home. So just figure it is an acquired taste and you did well if you liked it, it takes awhile to "crave it" but may well
happen.
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After a morning Service Pak 3 crash, I am back !
I think "all that work" that Diane is talking about is due to the fact that we tried to introduce her to a little of everything at once.
We made sashimi, sushi and a number of rolls that required slicing carrots and cucumbers and avocado and scallions.
I think it also looked like more work because we weren't in our own kitchen but who's complaining, J&'s kitchen is one of the nicest I have had the pleasure of using in Baja.
Next time we're in town, we promise more sushi and more "kids" rolls for Diane !!
Now go get one of those Tuna and try slicing up some sashimi yourself !! 
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