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		<title>Sustainable Sushi</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2009/09/02/sustainable-sushi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable sushi is a new movement driven by the need to balance our food supply with our insatiable demand for sushi. Due to the overfishing of some species, guides are now available to help consumers choose food items that will have less environmental impact. The sustainable sushi guides help consumers determine what fish are becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sushi Items 102 &#8211; Hirame and Ohyo</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/09/18/sushi-items-102-hirame-and-ohyo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To westerners, the Japanese name for various sushi items can be difficult to remember, but worse even is when terms are used interchangeably or incorrectly. I thought it would be interesting to start a series on clarifying item names (in the vein of my White Tuna – Sushi Confusion piece of yore), providing some insight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Koshihikari rice – The Ultimate Sushi Rice</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/08/13/koshihikari-rice-%e2%80%93-the-ultimate-sushi-rice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there is one type of rice that best represents sushi and Japanese culinary arts, it is Koshihikari rice (often called “Koshi rice”). Koshihikari rice is considered a super-premium short grain rice that is unique in its characteristics, with a firmness, consistency, aroma, and a natural sweetness that is without peer in the rice world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sushi calories and nutrition page update</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/07/30/sushi-calories-and-nutrition-page-update/</link>
		<comments>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/07/30/sushi-calories-and-nutrition-page-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just updated the sushi calories and nutritional information page, making it much cleaner with a tab interface. I added another table with nigiri sushi items as well, so no more back of the envelope calculations for you all.   I have also added all the nutritional information I could find about Whole Foods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new ban on tuna fishing, will sushi prices rise?</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/06/20/a-new-ban-on-tuna-fishing-will-sushi-prices-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/06/20/a-new-ban-on-tuna-fishing-will-sushi-prices-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight pacific nations have just banned the fishing of Bigeye and Yellowfin tuna from their territorial waters, in what is one of the largest statements to protect the two species from destruction. The tuna fishing ban is being undertaken by all Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), including the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ankimo (monkfish liver) Nutritional Info</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/06/18/ankimo-monkfish-liver-nutritional-info/</link>
		<comments>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/06/18/ankimo-monkfish-liver-nutritional-info/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a surprisingly large amount of inquiries over the years to add the nutritional values for Ankimo (monkfish liver) to my Sushi Nutritional Information and Calories page and I&#8217;ve finally managed to find that information. I&#8217;ve added it to the Sushi Calories and Nutritional Information page and I can&#8217;t believe it took me as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Of Fish and Men – Sustainable Fishing, Sustainable Sushi?</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/06/13/of-fish-and-men-%e2%80%93-sustainable-sushi/</link>
		<comments>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/06/13/of-fish-and-men-%e2%80%93-sustainable-sushi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Musings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had dinner with Mark Kurlansky last night, author of such amazing books as Cod, Salt, and The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell. Well, actually, that’s kind of a lie; I snacked while he spoke of his latest work, The Last Fish Tale. He came to the local Community Association in a small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fugu &#8211; The Russian Roulette of Sushi?</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/05/28/fugu-the-russian-roulette-of-sushi/</link>
		<comments>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/05/28/fugu-the-russian-roulette-of-sushi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 14:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently added a writeup about Fugu (Puffer Fish) to the FAQ which hopefully provides some insight into why people eat such a potentially deadly dish. I&#8217;ve also included some interesting tid-bits about how the poison can be used in other ways, and how a person can actually eat fugu with no fear of being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wasabi &#8211; Our sushi chat forum is live again</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/02/23/wasabi-our-forum-updated/</link>
		<comments>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/02/23/wasabi-our-forum-updated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I prefer to post fascinating tidbits of piscatory goings-on, I wanted to mention to everyone that Wasabi, the SushiFAQ forum, is back in action. After an onslaught of spam (Close Encounters of the Nasty Kind) the cleanup effort caused a minor (OK, major) explosion in the database and all posts have been lost due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where to buy sushi grade fish</title>
		<link>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/01/31/where-to-buy-sushi-grade-fish/</link>
		<comments>http://sushifaq.com/sushiotaku/2008/01/31/where-to-buy-sushi-grade-fish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>war3rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making sushi at home is fun, easy, and actually less expensive than going out to a restaurant. Aside from the intimidation factor, the big issue that many people seem to have, and ask me all the time, is where do you get sushi grade fish to make sushi at home… While I have a few [...]]]></description>
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