Comments on: Sunday Sushi http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2006/07/02/sunday-sushi/ The musings of a sushi fanatic. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:24:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: war3rd http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2006/07/02/sunday-sushi/#comment-96 war3rd Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:16:00 +0000 http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/?p=37#comment-96 In the US, almost all fish is flash frozen for the reasons you mention, and it's actually hard to find fish that hasn't been, so as for the fish served in a sushi restaurant, you can be fairly sure that all of it was frozen at some point, and therefore the risk is how the restaurant handles its food, not necessarily issues along the way. Doctors here also suggest that women stay away from sushi during pregnancy, for the same reason they are told to stay away from raw and soft cheeses: the risk of bacterial infection. It's mostly seen as an unnecessary risk even though the chance of a problem occurring is remote. In my experience, I have found that Americans are overly concerned with risk and potential litigation, which is <B>one</B> of the reasons doctors are so conservative. And in fact, eating (certain) fish during pregnancy is actually a <B>good</B> thing because the developing fetus requires Omega-3 fatty acids, which are abundant in seafood. My wife ate plenty of fish during her pregnancies, both cooked and raw (and many cultures encourage this). And as for the Monday and Tuesday seafood shopping, I agree in a way. I would not buy fish in a store or market, however as restaurants generally thaw what then need as they need it (at least good restaurants do), and manage inventory much better than stores, I don't worry about the fish in respectable establishments. But I definitely don't visit the fishmonger on Monday. Meshi Agare! Warren The sushi guy. In the US, almost all fish is flash frozen for the reasons you mention, and it’s actually hard to find fish that hasn’t been, so as for the fish served in a sushi restaurant, you can be fairly sure that all of it was frozen at some point, and therefore the risk is how the restaurant handles its food, not necessarily issues along the way. Doctors here also suggest that women stay away from sushi during pregnancy, for the same reason they are told to stay away from raw and soft cheeses: the risk of bacterial infection. It’s mostly seen as an unnecessary risk even though the chance of a problem occurring is remote. In my experience, I have found that Americans are overly concerned with risk and potential litigation, which is one of the reasons doctors are so conservative. And in fact, eating (certain) fish during pregnancy is actually a good thing because the developing fetus requires Omega-3 fatty acids, which are abundant in seafood. My wife ate plenty of fish during her pregnancies, both cooked and raw (and many cultures encourage this).
And as for the Monday and Tuesday seafood shopping, I agree in a way. I would not buy fish in a store or market, however as restaurants generally thaw what then need as they need it (at least good restaurants do), and manage inventory much better than stores, I don’t worry about the fish in respectable establishments. But I definitely don’t visit the fishmonger on Monday.
Meshi Agare!
Warren
The sushi guy.

]]> By: annatrifez http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2006/07/02/sunday-sushi/#comment-95 annatrifez Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:02:00 +0000 http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/?p=37#comment-95 oh and an additional comment... i live in madrid and practically everybody here knows NOT to shop for any seafood on mondays and tuesdays... even wednesdays, as you'll be getting last week's delivery. wednesdays and thursdays are the seafood delivery days and friday and saturday the best seafood buying days. just wondering if it's the same way in your neck of the woods. oh and an additional comment… i live in madrid and practically everybody here knows NOT to shop for any seafood on mondays and tuesdays… even wednesdays, as you’ll be getting last week’s delivery. wednesdays and thursdays are the seafood delivery days and friday and saturday the best seafood buying days. just wondering if it’s the same way in your neck of the woods.

]]> By: annatrifez http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2006/07/02/sunday-sushi/#comment-94 annatrifez Sun, 16 Jul 2006 06:52:00 +0000 http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/?p=37#comment-94 i've heard that most restaurants always serve the more common sashimis (tuna and salmon, for instance) thawed. as in, the fish are delivered fresh frozen and thawed for later use. the reason being is that regulations stipulate that the bacteria be killed via the freezing process before serving. i assume though that the more exotic types of shashimi are served fresh. also, as a pregnant women, all the books say don't eat sushi. my doctor, however, says that if i eat at a restaurant it should be fine as they usually serve the fresh frozen type in order to follow regulations. but don't eat it at home, he says. plus my trusted Itamae says that in Japan they ENCOURAGE eating sushi and sashimi during pregnancy. just wanted to know your thoughts on this. fellow sushi fanatic i’ve heard that most restaurants always serve the more common sashimis (tuna and salmon, for instance) thawed. as in, the fish are delivered fresh frozen and thawed for later use. the reason being is that regulations stipulate that the bacteria be killed via the freezing process before serving. i assume though that the more exotic types of shashimi are served fresh. also, as a pregnant women, all the books say don’t eat sushi. my doctor, however, says that if i eat at a restaurant it should be fine as they usually serve the fresh frozen type in order to follow regulations. but don’t eat it at home, he says. plus my trusted Itamae says that in Japan they ENCOURAGE eating sushi and sashimi during pregnancy. just wanted to know your thoughts on this.

fellow sushi fanatic

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