SUSHI -

[AnOminous]

Octopus will always have a bit of 'snap' to it, but if it's chewy, it's overdone.

It's fairly chewy raw, too. Maybe we're using different values for "chewy" though, since it's far from inedibly chewy.

 

[JSGOTI]

It's fairly chewy raw, too. Maybe we're using different values for "chewy" though, since it's far from inedibly chewy.

True fact. The 'snap' I talk about is the normal sort of chew that comes with octopus when cooked well.

My value of 'chewy' is when it's practically inedible.

 

[DadaistVizor]

Sushi is good

 

[cabalcoffers]

I was in Tokyo for 3 year and it ruined sushi for me. The sushi was so good there that anything I get in the States can't compare.

 

[Postal Dude]

I'm getting the most absurd fucking craving for escolar sashimi right now. I'm broke as shit but goddamn I'm losing sleep over this melt-in-your-mouth buttery godsend of a fish. I've never seen it sold at cheaper outlets like at the grocery store though, probably so they don't lose clientele when the inevitable happens and hundreds of people end up chocolate frosting their furniture.
I've never eaten enough escolar to shit myself but god damn it almost seems worth it.

 

[Cheerlead-in-Chief]

I can only it the raw fish and Tamago.

 

[SuiSui1]

 

[Carlos Weston Chantor]

Fish is utterly disgusting, eel sushi is okay though

Spoiler: unrelated pic of eels

 

[Titos]

The regular place I go to changed their menu so I can no longer get a 6 piece order of Octopus Nigiri they only have it in 2 piece orders now. I would always get that and a Vegas Roll. Ended up just getting the two piece Octopus and a large order of soup.

I have one of those fancy rice cookers that does sushi rice and have been thinking of making some at home, anyone know any good rolls you can safely make at home that aren't Lox, veggie, or Surimi based?

 

[SuiSui1]

know any good rolls you can safely make at home

The most important thing is having a place that sells sushi/sashimi grade fish. Salmon, Tuna, etc and use it the day you buy it. Also make sure you have a chef's knife that can cut through the nori when you make the roll. Or you can go the poke route, cube the fish, add eel sauce, Japanese mayo and some ginger, cucumber or what ever topping you like.

or are you asking for recipes for different rolls?

 

[MuuMuu Bunnylips]

Raw squid's got a weird texture; it's sort of like cucumber.

 

[BrunoMattei]

Fuckin' sushi is my desert island food. Anything with shrimp you can't go wrong.

 

[SuiSui1]

Vegas roll:

 

[Titos]

The most important thing is having a place that sells sushi/sashimi grade fish. Salmon, Tuna, etc and use it the day you buy it. Also make sure you have a chef's knife that can cut through the nori when you make the roll. Or you can go the poke route, cube the fish, add eel sauce, Japanese mayo and some ginger, cucumber or what ever topping you like.

or are you asking for recipes for different rolls?

I was asking just for stuff you can make safely. I should have specified I live in a place where you really can't get sushi grade fish easily. So I was moreso wondering what other things are safe to make rolls with like Surimi or Lox that aren't Surimi or Lox.

 

[SuiSui1]

@Titos Hmm...well you can used canned tuna if that is avaible. just dry it and add a little spicy sauce to liven it up.

There are "Sushi-style" rolls that used cooked beef or cooked pork that is quarter inched sliced lengthwise. Surprisingly spam is used as a substitute.





hope this helps.

 

[neverendingmidi]

I was asking just for stuff you can make safely. I should have specified I live in a place where you really can't get sushi grade fish easily. So I was moreso wondering what other things are safe to make rolls with like Surimi or Lox that aren't Surimi or Lox.

You can try to learn how to make Tamago, or look into online ordering various pickled stuff. A roll I like is Futomaki, which my local sushi place has stuff like picked daikon, tamago, cucumber, some other kind of pickled vegetables, cooked shrimp, surimi, and a touch of masago (which would be easy enough to leave off.

I also like inarizushi, which is easy enough to do at home as I’ve seen the fried tofu wrappers sold in cans.

Shrimp tempura, if you’re willing to try doing tempura, is also a cooked roll.

 

[WonderWino]

I'm getting the most absurd fucking craving for escolar sashimi right now. I'm broke as shit but goddamn I'm losing sleep over this melt-in-your-mouth buttery godsend of a fish. I've never seen it sold at cheaper outlets like at the grocery store though, probably so they don't lose clientele when the inevitable happens and hundreds of people end up chocolate frosting their furniture.
I've never eaten enough escolar to shit myself but god damn it almost seems worth it.

I suspect that the reason you never see escolar at grocery stores in those cheap packs is cause they assume people will eat several packs of cheap sushi, shit themselves from the escolar, assume its cause they got food poisoning from improperly handled seafood and end up sending the health department in and suing the fuck out of the store

That said, a neighbor of mine got a takeout order of sushi from a local place that has escolar about a year ago, didn't like the fattiness type texture of it and left it in the fridge overnight to give to her dog in the morning before she went to work. You can imagine how that ended. When she got home the dog had shit damn near everywhere. Ruined her carpets, two couches and a bed, with splattered shit and dog ass dragging shit marks and the entire house utterly reeked of dog shit

She didn't take it well

 

[Mnutu]

Salmon sushi turned me on to fish in general. If you don’t like the taste of fish, I highly recommend going all in. It’s not that you don’t like fish, but that you like the taste of chicken, and you’re used to that taste. Eating fish like you would eat chicken (fried, baked etc) is just going to fuck you up if you can’t understand what good fish tastes like.

 

[Quantum Diabetes]

Publix sushi is actually not that bad, at least mine had a guy who trained professionally to make it and was very stylish with his prep as well.

 

[Deepthoughts]

Blue tuna role, or bust.