Sushi Mislabeling If More Pervasive Than Thought In an earlier post we discussed the findings of a study created by Oceana.org regarding the rampant mislabeling of seafood. They found that about 39% of the seafood products that they sampled were actually a different...
With Sushi, You Can't Always Get What You Want When you are buying seafood, you want to know you are getting exactly what you pay for. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Oceana, the largest international ocean conservation group, recently released a study on...
Going on vacation with someone who doesn’t like the same foods as you can turn into a real headache. Luckily, my friend and I are great at working around our different food preferences. I love sushi, she loves Italian. These two food styles couldn’t be more different,...
10 reasons you should be eating more sushi 1. Sushi contains omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids, ones that we don't consume enough of in our modern diet. Think of sushi as a supplement, providing these much needed "good" fats,...
And we have a new winner! As is usual, on the first auction for the new year at the Tsukiji fish market, a new record was set for the most expensive tuna sold. Selling for $736,000 (56.49 million Yen), the 593 pound (269 kilogram) bluefin tuna came out around $1,238...
I pretty much always go to a pure sushi-ya when I'm going out to eat sushi. If sushi is their core competency, then I know I'm probably in for a good meal. There are, however, Japanese steakhouses (the places with all the fancy foodwork at the table) that also have a...
Kitty's Sushi Delight I've heard people refer to sushi as "cat food" before and make fun of it in many other ways, but what many folks don't know is that Bluefin tuna, now suffering from incredible demand, was, until the 1970's, a 'sport' fish sold to companies for...
I feel somewhat oddly as I get more personal in Sushi Otaku, however I guess that's the point of these posts sometimes, eh? But one issue I thought I'd touch on is sushi and dating. I've been eating sushi for a long time. When I started to get interested in "The Real...
I've been disappointed many times at various restaurants, but I really think it's the worst to be disappointed when going out for sushi. One always expects something good and perhaps different when going out, but sushi is such a unique experience that when you get bad...