Comments on: Dietribes: Fun Facts about Sushi

By: yu

yu — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:09:30 +0000

I <3 SUSHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:18:42 +0000

“Sushi began as a way of preserving old fish. Rice farmers in Southeast Asia would pack fish in jars with cooked rice to preserve it. The fermented result tasted more like stinky cheese than like fresh hamachi;”

I lived in Shiga prefecture for five years and “funazushi” (fermented fish, exactly as described) was the specialty there. Not once did I ever get the nerve up to try it (it smelled awful to me), while I happily eat sushi or sashimi, and even managed to gulp down basashi (horse meat sashimi) for the experience, and I LOVE horses.

Just could never manage the “original” version

By: xanderjones

xanderjones — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:58:51 +0000

Wait…I don’t get it. They don’t want women to handle or touch or prepare the sushi because their body temperature is higher, but they have no problem letting it sit on a live model for oh, I dunno, twenty minutes?

That doesn’t sound right.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:30:20 +0000

Best sushi ever – Tokyo One north of Dallas. My mother took me there for my birthday, and I tried the lobster. The chef did the same thing: brought out a live lobster, killed it in front of me and in a matter o fseconds I had a large pile of fresh (still moving!) lobster. I had to eat it … turns out it was the best lobster I’d ever had, then or since. BTW, Tokyo One doesn’t do that any more, but they still have great sushi for a great price. I go there every time I get to Dallas.

By: infomaven

infomaven — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:57:47 +0000

When I was pregnant with my first all I wanted was sushi. We were going to our local place at least once a week for my fix because I was a wreck without it. Some people crave chocolate, but me… spicy salmon rolls.

By: heather1

heather1 — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:36:15 +0000

Aaah, we finally get to one of my favorite dishes! Nigiri sushi is by far one of my favorite things to eat. It’s such a different flavor and texture from what we normally have here in the states.

My dream vacation is to visit Japan and go to the Tsukiji market to check out the fish and to eat some of the freshest sashimi. I envy you Heather!

By: jesse

jesse — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:10 +0000

most of the fish used in america’s sushi is supplied by a company owned by sun myung moon’s church. check the link for details.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:16:11 +0000

I have to ask…. was the picture at the top taken at Bluefin? I ate there a couple of weeks ago, and it looks very familiar.

By: ACute Angle

ACute Angle — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:43:57 +0000

My first time trying sushi was in, of all places, New Mexico. And oddly enough, the experience of eating raw fish in a decidedly hot, dry, and land-locked state didn’t turn me off of it. I still enjoy it. There’s a great place not too far from here that I went to the other day (here being decidedly East Coast and Ocean Accessible).

The only thing which I found to be unpleasant from my first experience is a plum roll, which for some reason I had the idea was supposed to have been sweet and was not so. I might try it again, I might not, but I’ve decided anything with roe on it is great. (I love the popping texture. mmm…)

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:20:15 +0000

I live in Japan and I adore sushi (eat it almost every day), and I am grateful for the props you give this wondferful food!