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125gJoe
10-10-2005, 1:47 AM
What are your opinions on sushi?
I . . . would . . . never . . . touch it!
;)
telecubby
10-10-2005, 6:06 AM
HEYeeeeee
NO sex chat :eek:
:o
ashdavid
10-10-2005, 6:34 AM
It all depends on what type of sushi, or even better sashimi. Also taste tends to differ due to different seasons. But I love it all.
I . . . would . . . never . . . touch it!
;)
You think thats bad, why don't you try basashi or torisashi.
It all depends on what type of sushi, or even better sashimi. Also taste tends to differ due to different seasons. But I love it all.
You think thats bad, why don't you try basashi or torisashi.
Never heard of them. And now, I don't think I'd even try them either!
;)
daveedka
10-10-2005, 7:01 AM
Although I don't get too, I'd eat Sushi a couple of times a week if I could. IMO it's one of the better ways to eat fish. I'm not fond of the quail eggs, and the Sea urchin was a little hard to swallow but otherwise I like it. Shashimi is just as good as far as I'm concerned.
Dave
sublime1184
10-10-2005, 7:05 AM
I . . . would . . . never . . . touch it!
;)
:bowing:
tried and hated it...I'm sure aknif and tornangel will be in here soon singing its praises :rolleyes:
Dangerdoll
10-10-2005, 7:46 AM
ewwwwwwwwwwww.... I couldn't even look at it....
OrionGirl
10-10-2005, 8:50 AM
Depends. Living in Wyoming, there's not exactly a plethora of good dining options, and with something as specialized as suchi, well, the odds of getting a decent meal take a serious nose dive. But--distances being of little concern, there are some fabulous sushi places across the southern border that are WELL worth the visit.
If you've tried it and disliked it, you may want to find someplace with a better chef.
TheMightyQueenPixie
10-10-2005, 9:11 AM
i am a sashimi girl....hate filling up on all the rice in sushi lol
nursie
10-10-2005, 9:13 AM
I don't particularly care if I have it...have heard about risks of worms, etc from eating raw fish, so am not really interested.
Boohoo
10-10-2005, 9:22 AM
I have never tried it or had the desire to do so. But I'm sure that there are far worse things that one could eat.
sumthin fishy
10-10-2005, 10:10 AM
I don't much like the taste/texture of fish. I rarely eat fish in general, and I usually only eat fish I've cought(oooh the king salmon are starting to come up from the bay, just missed one yesterday!). I actually tried sushi for the first time on friday. The cooked stuff was OK, but I almost barfed when I tried some of the raw stuff. I had no problems with the roe though, kinda salty. I'll stick with saparo and saki if I ever go again.
Cheech
10-10-2005, 10:19 AM
I love it!!
Mostly Sashimi, with some soy and lots or Wasabi,
but I love it!!!
I tried liking sea urchin, I just can't do it. Besides that though, I'll pretty much try anything that's put on my plate...
Spicy tuna rolls are so good I can't get enough. And scallop is tastey as well. I like mine fresh from the ocean.
centralharbor
10-10-2005, 12:15 PM
some of you may be mixed up as to what sushi is
sashimi = raw fish
sushi = sushi rice with something on it (i.e. egg, shrimp, sashimi, etc.)
i personally only eat sashimi when drinking or eating tenpura. some of you might not be as exposed to this since its not as prevalent in your areas, but i live in hawaii and im japanese. for those of you that have the opportunity, try tobiko, its salmon roe, some like it, some dont, but the experience of it bursting in your mouth is wierd. also amaebi is raw shrimp, but its a sweet shrimp, i dont like both, but my grandma loves them
SUSHI!!!!!!!! and Sashimi!!! I'd eat it every freakin' day. We don't get out for it much. None of our friends like it and no one in our families will even dine at the same table with someone eating it.
My favorites are:
Cali Rolls
Caterpillar Rolls
Unagi
Toro
Salmon
125gJoe
10-10-2005, 2:23 PM
If I could get a 99.9% guarantee I would not get the tapeworm, I would like to try it sometime. Right now, I don't want to chance it..
OrionGirl
10-10-2005, 2:33 PM
aknif--There's a fabulous restaurant in Parker that you should check out. The chef is Japanese, studied in France. Kind of odd combinations, but fabulous food. I'll get the name of the place for you, if you'd like. Great food, very good sushi and sashimi.
Raskolnikov
10-10-2005, 2:38 PM
I'd eat it daily, but I can only afford to eat it ~monthly.
flyingfish
10-10-2005, 2:55 PM
Not happening. I'm highly allergic to Iodine. It's not worth it. :rolleyes:
OG! Do tell! Do tell!!! We'd love to find another good, quality place to try! Parker would be much closer for us than heading downtown!
Hubby and I have been to Sushi Den several times, but while the food is extremely fresh and absolutely top quality, you pay a premium there because it's "the" sushi spot in Denver and all the local celebs and hoity toity types eat there. We also have been to Sushi Mori downtown, which has great, fresh food, not near as big a selection, but MUCH cheaper prices. There's a respectable place near our house called Sushi Wave.... and it's the ONLY strip-mall sushi joint we'll go into... and that's only if we're REALLY having a craving!
We love sushi and sashimi, but we're not willing to try it at any strip mall, mom and pop shop. We'd rather wait and go somewhere that we know has the traffic and the money to buy the best.
OrionGirl
10-10-2005, 4:14 PM
Junz. It's off Dransfeldt (all that new construction on the west side of Parker road, sort of behind the Chipotle), phone #: (720) 851-1005 As I recall, it wasn't too expensive for a good meal--think about $30/plate. You can pick and choose from the sushi bar, and they have wonderful meals. It's a great place to go with people who don't like sushi--everyone can be happy. They also have awesome desserts. :D
My sister likes Sushi Moori....I know there is someplace else she likes, can't think of the name right now. I'll bug her and see.
Thanks OG! We'll check it out... We need to get some sushi eating friends. Our friends and family won't even listen to us talk about it! My Mom will gag if I even say "eel" to her...
LMAO!!
:laugh:
mishi8
10-10-2005, 4:30 PM
I love sushi and sashimi! Would eat it all the time if I could. There are some good Japanese restaurants in Vancouver that I used to frequent. Having a harder time finder restaurants here...although the first place I ever tried sushi was at Mikado in Edmonton (gotta go back there!) and loved it from the first try.
I like dimsum as much as sushi...there were a few great Chinese restaurants in Vancouver that served awesome dimsum as well. ;-)
Leopardess
10-10-2005, 5:31 PM
Diphyllobothrium latum, the broad fish tapeworm
"This is the largest (up to 18 m = 60 feet!) tapeworm found in humans. It requires three hosts in order to complete its life cycle:
a microscopic freshwater crustacean, Cyclops
a fish (that eats Cyclops)
a human (that eats raw or undercooked fish, e.g., sushi)
A single worm may discharge up to one million fertilized eggs into its host's feces each day.
Historically, human infection has been most common in countries along the Baltic Coast and in the Great Lakes region. But the growing popularity of sushi and sashimi made of raw Pacific salmon has caused infections by the fish tapeworm to become more common throughout the U.S. "
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/Tapeworms.html
I wouldn't want to tank any chances on it:D :p
Leo!!! Come on now!! Don't go and ruin it for me, woman!!!
I don't care what you say... I'm eating all the sushi I can get my grubs on!
;)
sublime1184
10-10-2005, 5:51 PM
Diphyllobothrium latum, the broad fish tapeworm...
...This is the largest (up to 18 m = 60 feet!) tapeworm found in humans....
...http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/Tapeworms.html...
...I wouldn't want to tank any chances on it:D :p
:bowing: I knew that at least one of my paranoias had to have a good reason backing them!
Leopardess
10-10-2005, 6:17 PM
Hey, I was serious, too! Discovery had a show on awhile back about a people who obtained IPs from food. Fish tapeworms are, IMO, the nastiest of the nasty. Of course, I list them as among my chief phobias;)
Odds are, you won't get anything, though.
sublime1184
10-10-2005, 6:28 PM
oh I know you were, and I'm still serious about my paranoias ;).....I tried it, and it wasn't the worst thing....but uck, I don't think I'll be trying it again anytime soon or ever lol. Calamari (sp?) and any cooked anything I can eat...raw though? http://www.piranha-fury.com/pfury/style_emoticons/default/puke.gif
TheMightyQueenPixie
10-10-2005, 6:45 PM
Diphyllobothrium latum, the broad fish tapeworm
"This is the largest (up to 18 m = 60 feet!) tapeworm found in humans. It requires three hosts in order to complete its life cycle:
a microscopic freshwater crustacean, Cyclops
a fish (that eats Cyclops)
a human (that eats raw or undercooked fish, e.g., sushi)
A single worm may discharge up to one million fertilized eggs into its host's feces each day.
Historically, human infection has been most common in countries along the Baltic Coast and in the Great Lakes region. But the growing popularity of sushi and sashimi made of raw Pacific salmon has caused infections by the fish tapeworm to become more common throughout the U.S. "
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/Tapeworms.html
I wouldn't want to tank any chances on it:D :p
ALRIGHT Gorge myself on Sashima AND enjoy the slimming after effect of a tapeworm :) Sounds like a win-win to me
Leopardess
10-10-2005, 6:58 PM
Hehe. Sounds good, eh;) I mean, they did actually sell tapeworm segments as weightloss technique.
However, I assure you, you wouldn't want to find out you had it. That man went to the bathroom and came out a very different individual!
mishi8
10-10-2005, 7:28 PM
Hehe. Sounds good, eh;) I mean, they did actually sell tapeworm segments as weightloss technique.
However, I assure you, you wouldn't want to find out you had it. That man went to the bathroom and came out a very different individual!
Worms (not tapeworms, however) have also been used for treatment of Crohn's Disease (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=17767).
Still don't want to get them from sushi (doesn't keep me from eating though!) If I recall correctly, there was a Canadian health regulation in place for a while that required fish be frozen before using in sushi (kills parasites and worms in the fish). I believe the regulation has been liften, though. There had been some complaints that freezing negatively affected the quality of the product. From what I read, there have been no health issues to date related to ingesting raw fish in Canada.
ashdavid
10-10-2005, 8:06 PM
Never heard of them. And now, I don't think I'd even try them either!
;)
Ok basashi is raw horse and torisashi is raw chicken, I have tried both, but I don't think I will make a habbit out of eating them.
I don't particularly care if I have it...have heard about risks of worms, etc from eating raw fish, so am not really interested.
As for the parasite issue, sushi or sashimi is supposed to be eaten with wasabi, now what this is for is not the taste(even though it has become that way now) what it was originaly eaten for was the properties of being able to kill any parasites that were in the raw fish that was being eaten. Although it is not 99.99% fool proof.
but i live in hawaii and im japanese. for those of you that have the opportunity, try tobiko, its salmon roe, some like it, some dont, but the experience of it bursting in your mouth is wierd.
Hey central harbour is that atuskan that you drink or just plain nihonshuu/shouchu? Oh and "tobiko" is tobiuo roe(flying fish roe) not salmon roe. Salmon roe is called "ikura".
centralharbor
10-10-2005, 8:12 PM
Ok basashi is raw horse and torisashi is raw chicken, I have tried both, but I don't think I will make a habbit out of eating them.
As for the parasite issue, sushi or sashimi is supposed to be eaten with wasabi, now what this is for is not the taste(even though it has become that way now) what it was originaly eaten for was the properties of being able to kill any parasites that were in the raw fish that was being eaten. Although it is not 99.99% fool proof.
Hey central harbour is that atuskan that you drink or just plain nihonshuu/shouchu? Oh and "tobiko" is tobiuo roe(flying fish roe) not salmon roe. Salmon roe is called "ikura".
ah, i always get the names mixed up, my bad. i dont drink sake btw, its beer for me. if you get the chance tho, try the ume sake, its sweet so its easy going down, dont know what type it is tho
telecubby
10-10-2005, 8:18 PM
What are your opinions on sushi?
whatever finds its way through the U-tube is dinner
I like sushi. I eat it a couple of times a month. Kind of expensive and not very filling but a nice treat. I find sashimi a little bland for my taste.
ashdavid
10-10-2005, 8:22 PM
ah, i always get the names mixed up, my bad. i dont drink sake btw, its beer for me. if you get the chance tho, try the ume sake, its sweet so its easy going down, dont know what type it is tho
My wife loves umeshuu ,it is very easy to drink, as for me I am a beer and shouchu drinker.
labont865
10-10-2005, 8:40 PM
Greatest food on earth.
Cheech
10-10-2005, 9:35 PM
lol... ummm... yeah,
sushi rocks...
(edited for being a little slow).. ;) lol ash
ashdavid
10-10-2005, 9:44 PM
Hey central harbour is that atuskan that you drink or just plain nihonshuu/shouchu? Oh and "tobiko" is tobiuo roe(flying fish roe) not salmon roe. Salmon roe is called "ikura".
Cheech you were a slow on the draw.LOL ;)
125gJoe
10-11-2005, 12:53 AM
Do tapeworms slow you down? :thud:
ashdavid
10-11-2005, 3:01 AM
Only if you eat sushi!!!
Debra Mark
10-11-2005, 8:46 AM
I don't like seafood, so I tried some non-fish tidbits....and I don't really care for it. I think 'sushi-newbies' like us need to hook up with someone who knows what they are doing when it comes to ordering, rather than relying on blindly trying different dishes....;)
OrionGirl
10-11-2005, 8:53 AM
Debra--totally agree with that! But--a good server or chef should also be willing to answer your questions about what things are, as well. Just don't be afraid to ask.
Debra Mark
10-11-2005, 9:01 AM
lol, OG....I admit it....sushi scares me!!! :eek:
aknif
10-11-2005, 10:27 AM
Sis!! COME TO DENVER!! It'll be my treat at the Sushi Den!
;)
mishi8
10-11-2005, 10:34 AM
lol, OG....I admit it....sushi scares me!!! :eek:
A good place to start is with the rolled sushi (maki). You can get a cucumber roll (no fish at all)....or tuna roll is good too. The piece of fish you get is pretty small, and it's rolled up well with rice and seaweed. Also something like California roll is popular...it's just cooked crab meat, avocado, and cucumber (with sushi rice and seaweed).
Debra Mark
10-11-2005, 10:49 AM
Sis!! COME TO DENVER!! It'll be my treat at the Sushi Den!
;)
I'm on the way!!!!!
Denver will never be the same again....
aknif
10-11-2005, 11:09 AM
Yes, yes, yes..... it starts as an innocent dinner at a swanky sushi joint... Several hours later, we're driving home with smoke, flames and destruction in the rear view mirror....
Oh yea! This town would sustain serious damage, but what a night!!!
:D
Debra Mark
10-11-2005, 11:12 AM
LOL...thanks to my evil twin, I will no longer be a sushi virgin....