I've never had sushi, am I deprived?

[Shell Beau]

Nor will I ever have it. I hate fish, much less raw fish. Yuck! I do like seafood (shellfish)!

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Yes, you are very deprived. Sushi is of the gods!

I love it.

I was quite trepidatious the first time I tried it, but I'm glad I did - I fell in love with it! Raw tuna - ain't nothing like it.

[Shell Beau]

2. I'll take your word on it.

I wish I liked it, but eewwww!

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. You never know until you try, though

[Shell Beau]

10. That is true. I did try

a sardine once and it was as disgusting as I thought. I've tried for all my life to like fish. I've tried salmon, talapia, catfish, flounder, grouper, red fish, red snapper, etc. And I don't like any. I did have some red fish one time that tasted like meat, and it was okay, but that is it.

Oddly, I like fish sticks. I know it is weird. Minced fish parts all in one!

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. Did you have them all cooked?

I'm not big on fish either - some are good, but I never go out of my way to order fish in a restaurant, or to cook it at home. Just not my bag.

But raw fish, whether it's straight sashimi or put on sushi, is WONDERFUL.

I could go the rest of my life and never eat cooked fish again, but I would hate to give up the sashimi and/or the sushi with raw fish on it.

[Shell Beau]

16. Yeah!

They were all either smoked, baked, fried, blackened, pan-fried, etc. I've tried them all several times, and every time they taste like how dead fish smell, to me. And they all taste basically the same.

[Moochy]

22. Fishy fishy fishy food ..... where did my fishy gooo?

Its a cultural taste that needs to get calibrated early.
At least that's been my theory. People I know who love to eat sardines and other fishy foods have been exposed to fish early, and they enjoy the fishy salty oily note.

Myself, I could do without it, in all but a few italian dishes where the sardine flavor blends and is absorbed into the sauce.

Try some Filipono dishes, if you really want pungent fishy flavor, Pansit comes to mind, and is quickly banished by the poison area of my brain. :)

[yvr girl]

4. I thought you were depraved!

But sushi is REALLY good. There's plenty of it that isn't that fishy.

[NYCGirl]

5. Try it. I'm not crazy about cooked fish, but sushi doesn't taste at all

fishy. It's wonderful! (Start with something like tuna or salmon, and then you can go on to the more challenging stuff.)

[jimquilty]

29. i concur

i can not handle most fish. I have found that salmon and octupus are the easiest to handle for someone nervous about giving it a try. I also enjoy the vegeterian rolls, the sea weed salad and soups you can get at most sushi places but not find elsewhere.

[LynneSin]

6. Not all Sushi is Fish

there is vegetarian Sushi too

[AverageJoe]

7. Nope, not deprived

My wife loves sushi and so we have it whenever we go to a Japanese restaurant. Now, don't get me wrong--I think it's okay. Before I tried it, I thought it sounded awful, but since I've had it I can say that it's just fine.

Still, I could go the rest of my life and never have another bite. Sushi's okay, but nothing to write home about, IMHO.

[William Bloode]

42. I'm with you.

My daughter likes it a lot, and she partakes of her share. I like the veggie ones or the shellfish kind pretty well even the fish is not bad. But yeah i could go my whole life and never have another piece and be just fine.

Now on the other hand......could i go without my steak? I really doubt it.

[emulatorloo]

8. Not all sushi is 'raw' - go to a restaurant and ask for pieces that aren't

Shrimp or crab based ones for example.

That being said, you are missing something. Tuna based sushi and sashimi, for example, my favorites, aren't 'fishy' at all -- just a wonderful melt in your mouth taste.

[merh]

9. If you knew sushi, like I know sushi

:silly:

Sorry, couldn't help it. :+

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. I KNEW Sushi, and believe me, Merh, you are no sushi

:silly:

[merh]

18. sush, su shi, sush -- sush, su shi, sush

sush, su shi, sush, Sushitime! :silly:

[NorthernSpy]

12. you are deprived: deprived of cholera; deprived of liver flukes...

... and worm cysts of all varieties; deprived of Vibrio poisoning; deprived of Salmonella...

Not too mention the yummy taste of bleedin-raw fishies.


Yes, you're missing out on lots.

[lukasahero]

13. Not all sushi is raw fish

and yes, you are deprived.

Sashimi is the raw fish side of sushi but sushi really means "vinegared rice" rolled with veggies, fish or pickles. My favorite is unagi which is eel (cooked!). Other common sushi includes shrimp and crab both of which are "cooked" (although served cold).

[Moochy]

15. mmm sushi

As someone who doesnt like cooked fish, good sashimi (raw tuna) is nothing like cooked fish. No pungent fish oils,no fish stank. Green wasabi, pickled ginger, soy sauce, and rice rice now I'm hungry for sushi.

Besides if you are eating enough green wasabi, you can eat bad sushi, it's just you'll pay for it later :)

Try the veggie rolls at first to see if you can deal with the spicy condiments :) then jump in with a nice combination roll with a tempura roll, and an UNAGI . (BBQ cooked eel sushi) yum.

[JHB]

17. If you're that worried, try a few kinds that have no fish at all...

Some kinds have no fish at all.

As for the actual fishy-kinds: Get if fresh, i.e., from a guy who's serving it, not something that has spent half the day (or more) in a plastic tray. Find out what it really tastes like before you start slumming...

And finally, when in doubt -- more wasabi! Enough wasasbi will overpower any other taste, guaranteed. Clears your sinuses too!

[Shell Beau]

20. I usually do not like

oriental flavors. I'm not big on Chinese food, although I can eat some things (egg rolls, wantons, stir-fry), and I've eaten at 2 Japanese steak houses and didn't like it. I'm weird I know.

[sir_captain]

28. Well, luckily for you

none of the stuff you mentioned is particularly authentic asian food. Particularly the japanese steakhouses. Pure theater.

Edit: I was going to suggest you go to an urban chinatown, but I just saw where you live in your profile--helps explain why you don't like asian food. I can't imagine it's very good in MS.

[Shell Beau]

38. There are some

Chinese restaurants that everyone raves about. They are all owned by Chinese families who came to the USA, so I assume it is as authentic as any other. The same applies for the Japanese. All owned by Japanese families. :shrug:

[JHB]

41. If you're in the mood to try...

Sometime when you're in a mood to try, got to one of those good ones, and just get a selection of different things.

In the end, sometimes you like things, sometimes you don't. As long as you give it a fair shake, there's no fault, just the way it is.

[tridim]

19. No.. You just didn't take the bait

literally.

I don't like Sushi because it's too expensive for what it is, and because it tends to make me gag and vomit.

[Shell Beau]

21. So, I am not the only one?

Whew! :crazy:

[tridim]

23. But I should point out, I love Chinese food

and most Japanese food.. Just not sushi.

[Shell Beau]

24. Well damn, there goes that.

I'm back to being the only one.

[Brianboru]

25. You are deprived. Just don't eat it if you don't live near an ocean

The fish has to be fresh. Catfish doesn't make good sushi!

[crispini]

26. Yes. Sushi is YUMMY!

I just went out for a wonderful sushi lunch a couple of days ago. Had Rainbow roll -- which is California topped with salmon, yellowtail, etc. So delish! You should try some of the non-fish varieties of it, if you're really interested, like California, etc. Also Spider roll is great -- a yummy little crunchy deepfried crab in the middle! And the sashimi really does not taste fishy at all.

My two personal faves are eel and salmon roe. I wouldn't recommend either to a beginner though. Eel is very oily and salmon roe is very, well, oily. Yummmm, though, just YUM.

[demnan]

27. Well it wouldn't hurt to try it once

I adore sushi and all manner of fish.

[Shell Beau]

31. I'm scared!

:scared: :shrug: :silly:

[youthere]

30. You'll never know unless you try it....

My husband and I love sushi. It's not all raw fish. There are vegetarian types and cooked types . I'd suggest you at least try it and start with something vegetarian like spiced gourd or avacado roll.
It really is delicious with the wasabi-soy and the ginger slices.If someone told me two years ago I'd love sushi I would have told them they were crazy, but here I am, craving the stuff.

[RebelOne]

32. You aren't missing a thing.

But even if you hate fish, there's nothing more delicious than raw tuna.

[Shell Beau]

34. I'll

eat tuna out of the can. I'd rather have tuna salad, but I can stand to eat it out of the can. Not the same thing as your talking about though.

[SW FL Dem]

33. Not in my opinion

Raw fish - ICK!!! I don't like ginger, soy sauce or wasabi so even the veggie rolls are out for me.

[Shell Beau]

36. See I don't think I like those

things either. I know I don't like ginger or soy sauce (although I can eat soy sauce). Not sure about wasabi.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

35. Sushi is the finest of all foods

[HuckleB]

37. Yes. You are most deprived.

[Karenina]

39. If you're not into fish

You're not into fish. No harm, no foul.

First rule of Sushi: KNOW YOUR CHEF

Second rule of Sushi: GO WHERE THE JAPANESE GO.

[Shell Beau]

40. Good advice.