Yes, everyone who has ever eaten sushi has died. :rolleyes:
Seriously folks - there are 2 kinds of sushi haters: those who have never tried it, and those who convinced themselves they wouldn’t like it before they tried it.
You have an irony deficiency.
Please point out where I said that everyone who has ever eaten sushi has died, or where I said anyone at all has died from consuming sushi.
Please also point out where I said I hated sushi, how could I hate something I’ve never tried?
er, do you know what sarcasm is?
No.
I hope the OP’s happy.
Just because of this thread, I made hubby come out to town with me to get some sushi for lunch.
And it was delicious.
I guarantee you that sashimi you’re using is worth far more than the Catfish you’re gonna catch with it out in Santa Rosa.
I think one thing I can conclude from this thread is that yes, indeed Sushi IS a lifestyle.
Which could be countered by eating raw fish…
I can understand people’s worries, but the entire population of Japan, and millions of others worldwide, eat this stuff regularly and are fine and dandy.
The worst food poisoning I ever had was from a Taco Bell buffet. I still eat tacos though.
I first had sashimi and sushi in Japan in 1992, and I’d wound myself up to be disgusted. How wrong I was. At this meal, where it would have been horrendously impolite to refuse anything, I even had slices of raw chicken liver and though I was convinced I’d drop down dead, it was pretty nice dipped into a vinegary sauce. The sashimi was made of these tiny fish with silvery skins, which were beautifully, delicately flavoured, and amazingly smooth, melting in the mouth. The sushi was fabulous too - think smoked salmon but smoother. None of it smelled or tasted remotely “fishy”.
That said, there’s some fucking vile stuff out there masquerading as sushi. Sainsbury’s supermarket in the UK has this gross stuff where the rice has been made with sugared lemon water, and a big “NO RAW FISH” sticker on it. The texture is bad as well.
If you’ve never tried it, go on: live a little. Go somewhere with a good reputation and try it - you won’t die, and you’ll find it’s much, much nicer than you think.
Feeling cocky now, huh? Wait 80 more years. They will all be dead. Dead, I tell you, dead.
I note that the OP has not returned to the thread.
Alllllllbatross!
Just wanted to say I’m having sushi for dinner in a few minutes.
My wife is making Japanese food tonight, so she hopped outside to buy some sushi for a first course.
Mmmmm. sushi.
What flavour?
More like a religion. You know, like atheism or science.
Thus demonstrating that not eating sushi may be fatal.
Heh, I know… I had sushi last night for dinner. I may have it again tonight. 
Yeah, any good fatty seawater fish or meat really needs to be eaten raw or lightly seared to fully enjoy the flavor. If I spend $25/lb for sashimi-grade tuna at the fishmonger, you think I want to cook it through?
I’ve eaten a lot of raw meat (even pork) and fish in my time so far, and the only time I’ve ever had food poisoning or had otherwise gotten sick was with cooked food at a hotel in Romania. One of my favorite appetizers at the Korean BBQ joint is ground raw beef (like a tartare) served with a raw egg yolk cracked into it, and (IIRC) daikon radish.
Most albatross is albatross flavored, in my experience.
Which happens to taste like chicken.
Fishy chicken.