Raw Fish - Sushi

[Saints11]

Right, im having a second crack at making homeade Sushi, the first time went well enough, but I ended up cooking the fish I had bought as I basically scared myself into thinking I would get ill!

 

This time, I would like to take the plunge, and go with full on raw fish, but I am wondering where the best place to get this would be?? The fish stall in Tesco? An oriental shop? (Do they sell fresh produce?)

 

I'm all ears

[Dimond Geezer]

According to my colleague, who is a bit of a conniseur "the key is freshness", were his wise words, & recomended fishsociety.co.uk, or Waitrose.

 

Have you noticed how much Japanese the fish are eating nowdays.

[mack rill]

According to my colleague, who is a bit of a conniseur "the key is freshness", were his wise words, & recomended fishsociety.co.uk, or Waitrose.

 

Have you noticed how much Japanese the fish are eating nowdays.

 

LOLZ! feckin brilliant,

[Window Cleaner]

Sushi isn't just raw fish, it's the vinagared rice base that goes with it.The fish bit is called sashimi.

As far as I know the acid in the vinegar (acetic as we all know from our 2nd form chemistry) partially "cooks" the fish.

[swannymere]

My brother runs a Japanese restaraunt, i'll ask him for tips.

[Redbul]

Fugu me!!

[hamster]

Fish; when it starts to smell like fish it's starting to go off.

[BadgerBadger]

Sashimi - fresh as fuk or fuk off

[Kingsland Codger]

Whilst raw fish is the bulk of the 'topping' on the vinegared rice, you can also have cooked prawns. Smoked salmon sushi is very good and norimaki is vinegared rice with cucumber wrapped up in seaweed. Similarly, cooked crab meat can be wrapped in seaweed.

 

The true art, as Window Cleaner says, is the rice which should be sticky (pudding rice works well) with clear vinegar added to it.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Went to the Suntory back in the Eighties, when Japanese food was a new thing in the UK. Had a variety of different types of food, Sushi, Sashimi, Tempura and Ishi-Yaki. Mind you, I hated the horrible blue toothpaste they served with the Sushi. :-)

From what I recall; sushi must be eaten really, really fresh, without a fishy smell.

Give it a go; after all Smoked Salmon is raw.

[LVSaint]

Virtually all fish used for sushi (other than tuna) served over here has already been frozen. It is a regulation to kill any parasites. You might want to do this if you're nervous.

 

I suppose it depends how effectively it has been frozen to maintain it's 'freshness'. I find the texture and taste differs quite a bit from place to place, so I suppose the way it is frozen is key.

[Patrick Bateman]

Sushi and Sashimi in this country is (generally) sh*t. It's not fresh enough and not good quality enough. The best Sashimi I've had was in the Maldives and in the US.

 

In this country, Atami by Westminster is very good as is Nobu at the Met. Been to both of those a few times and enjoyed their fish. As for buying it from a supermarket, b*gger off. Nowhere near fresh enough - it's nice enough to cook though, obviously. FWIW, Morrisons fish counters are usually quite good and often as good as Waitrose ones.