re: Sushi for a beginner

Posted by LSU fan 246

Member since Oct 2005

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Posted on 7/16/10 at 3:51 pm to KG

Dont put the ginger on top of any of your food, someone said that nonsense earlier.

Posted by Y.A. Tittle

Member since Sep 2003

109446 posts

Posted on 7/16/10 at 3:51 pm to BigAlBR

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Chef's here don't interact much.

In N.O., I've found, it depends on the place.

Posted by BigAlBR

Member since Jun 2008

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Posted on 7/16/10 at 3:59 pm to EliPorter

This has happened at Koto and Ichiban.

Posted by EliPorter

Member since Feb 2010

2001 posts

Posted on 7/16/10 at 4:01 pm to BigAlBR

Guess it all depends on the guy behind the counter.

Posted by Swamptom

Houma

Member since Nov 2009

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Posted on 7/16/10 at 4:03 pm to EliPorter

If you are a sushi virgin, don't get eel! That shite has a strong taste and could ruin your first sushi experience.

Posted by mmill32

Williamson County, Texas

Member since Jul 2005

2999 posts

Posted on 7/16/10 at 4:13 pm to Swamptom

I'm also a sushi beginner.. Has anyone tried the sushi at leblanc's in prairieville/galvez? they are handmade and look good, but i've never decided to bite or know which one to get

Posted by TinyTigerPaws

Member since Aug 2004

35039 posts

Posted on 7/16/10 at 4:16 pm to mmill32

sushi from a grocery store just sounds funny to me. Go to a restaurant and have it first. THEN if you get brave, try a grocery store, though I'm not completely sure I'd recommend that.

Posted by TigerinATL

Member since Feb 2005

62446 posts

Posted on 7/16/10 at 4:18 pm to Early Cuyler

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Apparently the inclusion of wasabi and soy sauce (at least to the extent that people use it here in the states) is not at all how sushi is eaten in japan. supposedly, in japan only a drop or two of soy sauce is used per slice of sushi (whereas, I have seen people literally dunk their sushi in a bowl of soy sauce here)

I tend to agree with not over doing the condiments on the sushi, but you can't just assume that authentic Japanese = good to Americans. They have a completely different palate in Japan. They serve pickled vegetables with everything and desert is often very different, like a "sweet" cherry tomato or some pastry with a "sweet" red bean paste. That'll really throw you off when you try it, eating something we're so used to as savory, mushed up red beans, and getting a sweet flavor out of it.

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Posted by bayoudude

Member since Dec 2007

25835 posts

Posted on 7/16/10 at 4:19 pm to TigerinATL

They are also fanatical about mayo. They serve it on tons of shite there.

Posted by Early Cuyler

Member since Jan 2009

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Posted on 7/16/10 at 4:20 pm to TigerinATL

I agree completely.

Some of the shite that the Japenese eat wouldn't even be tried by 99% of US eaters.

But having said that, what's the point of sushi if all you taste is wasabi and soy?

Posted by TigerinATL

Member since Feb 2005

62446 posts

Posted on 7/16/10 at 4:21 pm to TinyTigerPaws

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sushi from a grocery store just sounds funny to me.

Depends on the grocery store. Many have old Japanese people that prepare it fresh daily. Others are mass produced at a central location in town, probably by a bunch of Mexicans.

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Go to a restaurant and have it first.

Yes, fresh is best with sushi.

Posted by bayoudude

Member since Dec 2007

25835 posts

Posted on 7/16/10 at 4:27 pm to TigerinATL

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Yes, fresh is best with sushi.

Couldn't agree more.

Tuna Box is my favorite

Posted by Dead Mike

Cell Block 4

Member since Mar 2010

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Posted on 7/16/10 at 5:42 pm to EliPorter

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I am this way. I guess I just got lucky to like "sushi." First roll I had was the Johnny Roll. Once I got over the whole, "I'm eating sushi, I'm eating raw fish" belief, nothing was stopping me.

Next time I went to a restaurant, I sat at the bar and told them just give me raw stuff. Haven't looked back since. I am still amazed about how uneducated the masses are concerning the food.

You mean that you like sashimi.