Sushi

LasciviousXXX · 12-01-2008, 08:34 PM

Alright I have lurked in the Good Eats forum long enough without chiming in on my absolute favorite food in the world... SUSHI!

Ok Sushi lovers, this is the thread to talk about your favorite types of sushi. Good places to eat and just general information about this wonderful type of cuisine.

I love all types of sushi; sashimi, nigiri, maki etc etc. I am a big supporter of traditional style nigiri sushi and eat it most times when visiting a Japanese restaurant. Not a big fan of a lot of the "Americanized" rolls hitting restaurants (sushi should never contain cream cheese IMO) but will try anything once

My favorite sushi order contains Maguro, Hamachi and Unagi Nigiri sushi as well as Tako and Hotetgai. I will try many types of rolls but generally shy away from anything containing the words "spicy salmon" or "mayo/crm cheese".

So.... let's talk SUSHI!

md4958 · 12-01-2008, 08:39 PM

The best sushi I ever had was the Toro tuna in Tokyo... unbelievable!!

I still love tuna sushi, but also like some specality rolls. The place near me make a roll called "sexy girl" its a roll filledwith spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, surrounded by rice with lobster tempura on top... drizzled with this spicy sauce.

Its arranged on the plate so that the two shrimp tails stick out of either end and looks like a girls side ponytails and then they draw a face with the sauce

I think tomorrow night is a gonnna have to be sushi.

dunng · 12-01-2008, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by md4958

I still love tuna sushi, but also like some specality rolls. The place near me make a roll called "sexy girl" its a roll filledwith spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, surrounded by rice with lobster tempura on top... drizzled with this spicy sauce.

Its arranged on the plate so that the two shrimp tails stick out of either end and looks like a girls side ponytails and then they draw a face with the sauce

When we going?

webjunkie · 12-01-2008, 08:40 PM

Sushi freaking rocks. Still, the two that I can't stand are uni and natto. Bleh, natto just makes my skin crawl. I try it roughly once a year, but still

markem · 12-01-2008, 08:45 PM

I'd do sashimi twice a week if I still worked near a good sushi place.

Unagi, maguro tuna, and hamachi are always ordered. Then I check out what else is available. There isn't a lot of sashimi I won't eat.

ToddziLLa · 12-01-2008, 08:50 PM

My wife and I just got into sushi...we love it! We're now on a mission to find the world's best.

theonlybear4CORT · 12-01-2008, 08:50 PM

I love Unagi

Im with you XXX I prefer traditional sushi over what ever they try to pass as sushi now a days.

12-01-2008, 08:54 PM

I've done sushi a couple of times - need to have it a few more to see how much I actually enjoy it. I've had one good, one bad experience. so here's to more good experiences.

12-01-2008, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonic_mike

I love Unagi

Im with you XXX I prefer traditional sushi over what ever they try to pass as sushi now a days.

I'm drooling, unagi is absolutely the best!

bigloo · 12-01-2008, 09:26 PM

Once a week for me. I stay away from the rolls with ton of **** in them, but I have a soft spot for spicy tuna/salmon with avocado. That said, some places make their own spicy sauce and others mix hot sauce with mayo. There is a huge difference. Some places also include the little red fish eggs in the spicy sauce which I believe is actually traditional! So go ahead XXX, eating spicy tuna does not break the rules

bonjing · 12-01-2008, 09:33 PM

sonic_mike,

what place is that you have pictured?

poker · 12-01-2008, 09:48 PM

I eat strictly traditional sushi, and usually once every other week or so.

theonlybear4CORT · 12-02-2008, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bonjing

sonic_mike,

what place is that you have pictured?

its sunnyside Tokyo on Santa Rosa, I have 2 more pics here as well as the address to the place http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...alifornia.html

LasciviousXXX · 12-02-2008, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigloo

So go ahead XXX, eating spicy tuna does not break the rules

The reason behind it for me is that as a general rule restaurants will use fish that is not fresh enough to serve as Sashimi or Nigiri to make the spicy tuna mix. And while its not bad tasting for my own personal tastes I try to stay with the freshest fish available. It also doesn't help that I live in AZ so I'm leery of Sushi restaurants that I'm not intimately familiar with

pnoon · 12-02-2008, 11:42 AM

Friday night - XXX goes to Happy Sushi.

detroitpha357 · 12-01-2008, 10:13 PM

Veggie 4me. I can't eat fish ):

South Shield · 12-01-2008, 11:02 PM

There is absolutely no better food than sushi and I am lucky to have a place close to my house in Martinez/Pleasant Hill border in the bay area called "Jo's" I just tell Jo at the bar to hook me up and I'll tell him when to stop. My current favorite right now is a kelp marinated halibut and Washu beef nigiri

jquirit · 12-02-2008, 12:06 AM

Sushi (good sushi) is one of my great vices. Living in Los Angeles gives you access to so many good sushi restaraunts, only if you're willing to wait/go out of your way. My local "hole in the wall" back in Cali was this place called Omino Sushi. I went there every weekend and the owner knew me on sight. He'd give me samples of new dishes he'd be working on and wanted my opinion on them. Awesome place, I miss it so much.

There was another sushi place in Old Town Pasadena that my friends and I were notorious at. The sushi chef there got to know us and came up with a special roll for us: the "911" roll. The story goes is that one night we were eating, predominantly, a lot of spicy tuna cut-rolls and we kept on telling him to make it hotter and hotter. By the end of the night he ran out of stuff to throw in to make it hot enough. Next week, we returned back to the place and he came prepared. He made us a special cut roll, and placed it infront of us. The spicy tuna center was an unnatural color of red.. think bright, BRIGHT red. On the outside was alternating pieces of grilled unagi and avocado. The roll was delicious, but FREAKING HOT. Come to find out, he went out during the week and bought a bottle of Dave's Insanity Sauce and decided to unleash it on us. Mwhahahaha. I miss that place, too.

Not a sushi place, but that has an awesome unagi donburi is Tokyo Lobby. The menu is a picture album, and if you spend enough time going through the album you'll find menu combination are cheaper ordering one way than another way!

Most often I'm a pretty traditional guy, my order usually consists of:

maguro
inari (throwback from growing up in Hawaii)
aji, otherwise saba
unagi
ankimo (rare, but Omino had it all the time)
uni (only if it's FRESH.. have had bad uni and it's not a good experience)

Also, a well done chirashi is a thing to behold. Mmmmm..

spectrrr · 12-02-2008, 01:02 AM

mmmm, I LOVE sushi and almost all of its related variants. I'd do it every day if there was a place near me.....

Best sushi I ever had was a few years ago, with some friends. One of them knew the chef. we didnt order anything, he just pulled out the special stuff for us

to this day, I dont know what all I had... but it was GOOD.

happiest sushi time in my life was when I was studying in London one summer. Right across the street from me was a cheap sushi place. I mean, REALLY cheap. sushi for lunch EVERY day

csbrewfisher · 12-02-2008, 11:59 AM

Here's the tip of your lifetime sushi lovers...

Every Japanese-trained sushi chef (far from all of them are) has a "signature" sushi that is his/her own invention...and they guard it very, very closely.

Your assignment is to befriend your local sushi chef, compliment them, encourage them and generally suck-up and kiss their a**, then pop the question. "Do you make a sushi that nobody else does?"

You will be surprised, amazed and astounded.

12-01-2008, 08:34 PM	#1
LasciviousXXX Team of 11...Always Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Týr Location: New Orleans Posts: 4,579 Trading: (8)	Sushi Alright I have lurked in the Good Eats forum long enough without chiming in on my absolute favorite food in the world... SUSHI! Ok Sushi lovers, this is the thread to talk about your favorite types of sushi. Good places to eat and just general information about this wonderful type of cuisine. I love all types of sushi; sashimi, nigiri, maki etc etc. I am a big supporter of traditional style nigiri sushi and eat it most times when visiting a Japanese restaurant. Not a big fan of a lot of the "Americanized" rolls hitting restaurants (sushi should never contain cream cheese IMO) but will try anything once My favorite sushi order contains Maguro, Hamachi and Unagi Nigiri sushi as well as Tako and Hotetgai. I will try many types of rolls but generally shy away from anything containing the words "spicy salmon" or "mayo/crm cheese". So.... let's talk SUSHI!

12-01-2008, 08:39 PM	#2
md4958 Captain Cannoli Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moe Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 5,712 Trading: (62)	Re: Sushi The best sushi I ever had was the Toro tuna in Tokyo... unbelievable!! I still love tuna sushi, but also like some specality rolls. The place near me make a roll called "sexy girl" its a roll filledwith spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, surrounded by rice with lobster tempura on top... drizzled with this spicy sauce. Its arranged on the plate so that the two shrimp tails stick out of either end and looks like a girls side ponytails and then they draw a face with the sauce I think tomorrow night is a gonnna have to be sushi. __________________ "One fart can foul the air for everyone" - Esteemed philosopher "If avoiding the nasty $hit is being a snob, them I am guilty as charged."- Same esteemed philosopher.

12-01-2008, 08:40 PM	#4
webjunkie Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Daniel Location: Nagano Prefecture, Japan Posts: 213 Trading: (1)	Re: Sushi Sushi freaking rocks. Still, the two that I can't stand are uni and natto. Bleh, natto just makes my skin crawl. I try it roughly once a year, but still

12-01-2008, 08:45 PM	#5
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,622 Trading: (47)	Re: Sushi I'd do sashimi twice a week if I still worked near a good sushi place. Unagi, maguro tuna, and hamachi are always ordered. Then I check out what else is available. There isn't a lot of sashimi I won't eat. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

12-01-2008, 08:50 PM	#6
ToddziLLa Got Shack Herf? Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 199 Trading: (0)	Re: Sushi My wife and I just got into sushi...we love it! We're now on a mission to find the world's best.

12-01-2008, 08:50 PM	#7
theonlybear4CORT RIP Nick Montano Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: Santa Rosa Posts: 2,040 Trading: (14)	Re: Sushi I love Unagi Im with you XXX I prefer traditional sushi over what ever they try to pass as sushi now a days.

12-01-2008, 08:54 PM	#8
Budprince Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sushi I've done sushi a couple of times - need to have it a few more to see how much I actually enjoy it. I've had one good, one bad experience. so here's to more good experiences.

12-01-2008, 09:26 PM	#10
bigloo Crazy like a fox Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Lu Location: Rose City Posts: 905 Trading: (27)	Re: Sushi Once a week for me. I stay away from the rolls with ton of **** in them, but I have a soft spot for spicy tuna/salmon with avocado. That said, some places make their own spicy sauce and others mix hot sauce with mayo. There is a huge difference. Some places also include the little red fish eggs in the spicy sauce which I believe is actually traditional! So go ahead XXX, eating spicy tuna does not break the rules

12-01-2008, 09:33 PM	#11
bonjing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,012 Trading: (39)	Re: Sushi sonic_mike, what place is that you have pictured?

12-01-2008, 09:48 PM	#12
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: Sushi I eat strictly traditional sushi, and usually once every other week or so. __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

12-02-2008, 11:42 AM	#15
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Sushi Friday night - XXX goes to Happy Sushi. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

12-01-2008, 10:13 PM	#16
detroitpha357 Glad2B Back!!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 242 Trading: (2)	Re: Sushi Veggie 4me. I can't eat fish ): __________________ GUESS WHO'S BACK

12-01-2008, 11:02 PM	#17
South Shield Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Travis Location: Martinez, CA Posts: 272 Trading: (0)	Re: Sushi There is absolutely no better food than sushi and I am lucky to have a place close to my house in Martinez/Pleasant Hill border in the bay area called "Jo's" I just tell Jo at the bar to hook me up and I'll tell him when to stop. My current favorite right now is a kelp marinated halibut and Washu beef nigiri

12-02-2008, 12:06 AM	#18
jquirit Angry Asian Dwarf Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 426 Trading: (3)	Re: Sushi Sushi (good sushi) is one of my great vices. Living in Los Angeles gives you access to so many good sushi restaraunts, only if you're willing to wait/go out of your way. My local "hole in the wall" back in Cali was this place called Omino Sushi. I went there every weekend and the owner knew me on sight. He'd give me samples of new dishes he'd be working on and wanted my opinion on them. Awesome place, I miss it so much. There was another sushi place in Old Town Pasadena that my friends and I were notorious at. The sushi chef there got to know us and came up with a special roll for us: the "911" roll. The story goes is that one night we were eating, predominantly, a lot of spicy tuna cut-rolls and we kept on telling him to make it hotter and hotter. By the end of the night he ran out of stuff to throw in to make it hot enough. Next week, we returned back to the place and he came prepared. He made us a special cut roll, and placed it infront of us. The spicy tuna center was an unnatural color of red.. think bright, BRIGHT red. On the outside was alternating pieces of grilled unagi and avocado. The roll was delicious, but FREAKING HOT. Come to find out, he went out during the week and bought a bottle of Dave's Insanity Sauce and decided to unleash it on us. Mwhahahaha. I miss that place, too. Not a sushi place, but that has an awesome unagi donburi is Tokyo Lobby. The menu is a picture album, and if you spend enough time going through the album you'll find menu combination are cheaper ordering one way than another way! Most often I'm a pretty traditional guy, my order usually consists of: maguro inari (throwback from growing up in Hawaii) aji, otherwise saba unagi ankimo (rare, but Omino had it all the time) uni (only if it's FRESH.. have had bad uni and it's not a good experience) Also, a well done chirashi is a thing to behold. Mmmmm..

12-02-2008, 01:02 AM	#19
spectrrr Back in the midwest! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Frank Location: Ohio Posts: 5,596 Trading: (20)	Re: Sushi mmmm, I LOVE sushi and almost all of its related variants. I'd do it every day if there was a place near me..... Best sushi I ever had was a few years ago, with some friends. One of them knew the chef. we didnt order anything, he just pulled out the special stuff for us to this day, I dont know what all I had... but it was GOOD. happiest sushi time in my life was when I was studying in London one summer. Right across the street from me was a cheap sushi place. I mean, REALLY cheap. sushi for lunch EVERY day __________________ ¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨ "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right..." -Thomas Paine

12-02-2008, 11:59 AM	#20
csbrewfisher Welcome to my nightmare Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jerry Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 676 Trading: (10)	Re: Sushi Here's the tip of your lifetime sushi lovers... Every Japanese-trained sushi chef (far from all of them are) has a "signature" sushi that is his/her own invention...and they guard it very, very closely. Your assignment is to befriend your local sushi chef, compliment them, encourage them and generally suck-up and kiss their a**, then pop the question. "Do you make a sushi that nobody else does?" You will be surprised, amazed and astounded.