Sushi- Love or Hate?

[mochabean]

Japanese food, more importantly SUSHI is one of my favorite foods. I could eat it all day!!

But I am very picky with my sushi. It has to be the freshest seafood. There are a lot more sushi places I hate than those that I love. And ones I love, they make the best sushi out there.

My favorite kinds of sushi are:

Hamachi- yellow tail tuna
Maguro- Tuna
Tamago- Egg
Toro- fatty tuna

I also love eating caterpillar rolls, spider rolls, salmon skin hand rolls, etc. I love the pickled ginger and wasabi!!

Gosh, talking about sushi is making me HUNGRY right now!!

I sometimes think eating raw fish tastes much better than cooked fish, but it has to be really fresh fish. I think it has to do with the texture. If you can get past the idea that something is "raw" and just eat it, it's actually quite good!

 

[spectrolite]

I loooooove vegetarian Sushi! Avocado rolls, sea weed, cucumber, mixed veggie, inari... it's all delicious. I have never tried the raw fish sushi but I don't think I'd be too down with it. The thought of eating cold, raw, dead meat is just gross. Also, it has to be GOOD quality sushi. Unfortunately most of the Sushi I have come across in Melbourne is crap. The only place I will eat from is called Blu Fin in Malvern. It's always rolled to just the perfect tightness, the rice is never sticky and bland, and they use Japanese majonaise. Mmmmmm!

Wasabi is pretty awesome too. I like the weird burning feeling that my brain experiences. Weird, I know! I can eat wasabi straight out of the packet without the sushi present.. just for kicks hehe!

 

[Blushbaby]

I don't like it. I tried it and couldn't even swallow..had to spit it out.

 

[User35]

hate it! My husband loves it and is always getting me to try new types just to see if I'll change my mind and like it. I never do. Its gross quite honestly. I dont like eating cold food or much seafood really. Im allergic to shrimp so that really cuts down on my seafood options when i go to resturants because lot of dishes have shrimp in it !

 

[darkishstar]

Fatty tuna rolls are so delicious! Salmon is good too.

But I like it cooked as well. Any kind of seaweed is good! Unless it's made of eel or liver, then I can't take it.

 

[vikitty]

LOVE IT!!! There is a restaurant in town near my work which makes the best sushi. No other sushi place can compare. I'm a regular there -- I don't even have to order now!

 

[xxManBeaterxx]

I'm asian.. half japanese.. I grew up with raw fish and seafoods... I love it Espeically spicy ahi tuna!! I eat it atleast 2 times a week... But now im pregnant and the high mercury levels in fish isnt good for a fetus. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH the things we have to sacrifice!!!!

 

[preciouscharm]

Sushi is love. I love love love sushi, I eat anything all types of rolls. Well I eat anything, I'm not picky about food. Me n My bf love to try new foods and am always searching for sushi we havn't tried yet. It really does depend on the restaurant, try to find an authentic place they are usually the best. My favorite is the crunchy roll anywhere. There is a whole culture behind sushi I learned it in a japanese culture class and it's really interesting. Overall I love to try different kinds of foods and respect the culture it came from.

If you havn't tried sushi... you should!! If your a beginner start out with a california roll. Sushi shouldn't smell like seafood... but some don't like the raw stuff. There's a roll out there for everyone

 

[hello_kitty]

I've never had it, but my husband loves it (and any fish/seafood thing that exists). I don't like any foods that come out of water, and on top of that, I am a microbiologist and took several colorful diagnostic parasitology classes. There's no convincing of me that it's ok to eat that stuff

But alas, I still have to order it for my husband, so as long as it's not going into my body and you can withstand some cracks about particular species of roundworms, sushi can be consumed, haha.

 

[DirtyPlum]

I loved it... up until I read hello_kitty's post... ^^

 

[hello_kitty]

Whoops

Oh, I assure you, there's plenty of worse things you can eat/do than sushi

 

[ka-ron]

hmmm I love it!
At first i was sceptical.. I really don't like many kinds of fish
But a friend had a bunch of sushi, and told me i just had to try
I love it now! well.. i still hate the ones with eel
I like to go to an all-you-can-eat sushi bar (as long as they carry fresh fish), when you buy them separate it is too expensive =(

 

[Willa]

I guess it's love it or hate it...

I tried it maybe 6-7 years ago and I was sick all night long.
It stopped me from tasting it again. But I gave it a try at another (cleaner) place and I loved it.

I prefer the veggie ones or with cooked fish. I'm not very raw fish, but I love the smoked salmon ones.

It's cheap to make, so we bought some stuff to make it at home, it's so fun to make, you can decide to put in whatever you like! I love sun dried tomatoes, cream cheese, crab salad, tuna, chicken, avocado, cucumber, mango and fruits in my sushis (not at the same time!!!).

I've been craving for sushis for a while now, it's expensive in restaurant

 

[Shadowy Lady]

i'm in the minority and hate sushi. I don't think it's for everybody!

 

[GreekChick]

I love love love sushi! Everytime I know I'm going to have some, I get excited, lol!

 

[Willa]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreekChick I love love love sushi! Everytime I know I'm going to have some, I get excited, lol!

Where do you eat them in Mtl??

I love Sushi Shop, but also, surprisingly (sp?) at Casa Corfu (buffet) they make very good sushis too! And it's all you can eat

I once tried an all you can eat place, but the kind where if you leave some in your plate, you pay for them. Me and my friend had no choice but putting some in our purse rolled in napkins... I know... what a shame hahaha

It was the one near Concordia university, can't remember the name tho

 

[hawaii02]

I love the California rolls

 

[vikitty]

For me, what makes sushi either good or bad is a few factors:

a) how much mayo is in the rice. Don't go all "ewwww" on me now if you didn't know there was mayo in it! Japanese mayo is VERY different from our mayo here. Too little and the rice feels hard. Too much and it's mushy. But the perfect amount of mayo? NOMNOMNOM.
b) how much vinegar is in the rice. See above.
c) whether there are mushrooms in the teriyaki dish. I hate mushrooms! XD

 

[Lapis]

I love sushi and now I want some, lol

 

[ticki]

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Originally Posted by vikitty a) how much mayo is in the rice. Don't go all "ewwww" on me now if you didn't know there was mayo in it! Japanese mayo is VERY different from our mayo here. Too little and the rice feels hard. Too much and it's mushy. But the perfect amount of mayo? NOMNOMNOM.

actually, true sushi rice doesn't have mayo in it. some of the cheaper places will use incorrect or cheaper rice and use mayo to make the rice stick together. real sushi rice has a lot of starch in it and when made properly will stick of its own accord.

it's all about how the rice is cooked and the basic preparation of the rice.