RE: Who here likes sushi?
March 19, 2013 at 2:31 pm
(This post was last modified: March 19, 2013 at 2:34 pm by Jackalope.)
(March 19, 2013 at 2:09 pm)whateverist Wrote:(March 19, 2013 at 12:00 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Right here. Hmmm, and lunch is coming up....
Had some in a restaurant in Japan where they'd scoop the live fish from an aquarium, slice it up and have it on you plate almost before it stopped twitching. Extremely good. Gory, but yummy.
Yeah, I don't need to meet the meat.
Not only is that method a tad gory, it's also a great way to get intestinal parasites - this is why fish destined for raw consumption in the US is recommended to be frozen by the FDA (with the exception of tuna). That's not to say that you can't get fresh sushi at your own peril.
ETA: Apparently the FDA only issues recommendations, and leaves it up to the states as to what the requirements are. Some require freezing, some don't.
