...and now for something completely diffferent...

[wbraswell]

That sounds like a great experience, Jack. I have tried the sushi, and I found it to be OK, although I felt like a heathern, because I don't have experience with chopsticks. I just can't stand the wasabi. I really want to try ceviche. I would like to try carpaccio, I just don't know if I would gamble on ordering it. I like trying new foods, and new experiences, and going new places. It helps keep you young.
Hey, at least it doesn't have the fins, tail, and head on it.

 

[the ringo kid]

You all eat all the fish you want, that just leaves more beef, chicken, bacon and turkey for me.

 

[dcxplant]

Great story!

I used to eat sushi, but now I stick to sashimi. The rice ruins the delicate texture and flavor of the fish, and some places use too much vinegar in the rice which ruins the taste.

 

[Brian41]

I was in Vegas last month visiting my niece and her fiancé. We went to a place they knew that had sushi and I let them do the ordering as I had no clue. No silverware either and I did my best with the chopsticks. I don't know much about what I ate but it was good and would do it again except it was very expensive but came to accept most everywhere there was and okay as Uncle Brian and my brother were picking up the tabs anyway.
I got sicker than a dog once eating raw oysters in North Carolina and never again but probably was the off month for them too.

 

[shouldazagged]

Or eating carp?

I ate carp a lot as a kid. My grandfather was a great bass fisherman, but he would often put out lines for the bugle bass.

Carp from clean water, with the dark "blood vein" along the sides cut out, can be delicious. It's a prized sport and food fish in many parts of the world. The key phrase is "clean water".

Try it smoked sometime.

 

[timn8er]

I say NEE to raw fish, & in fact, any kind of fish. Don't touch it,let alone eat it. I would at one time eat tuna fish sammiches, but now even that has gotten too fishy for me. And don't get me started on crustaceans! You all eat the fish, & I'll head out to the steakhouse with the Ringo Kid!

 

[walkin jack]

Although I do enjoy sashimi, sushi, and cavechie I do draw the like there. Octopus, eel, squid and the like I just can't go the texture. But there is a product in that line that I do like...a LOT. It's dried cuttlefish. Cuttlefish is a kind of squid but this is dried and has a lip-smackin' salt sweet taste. It is packaged in individual size packages similar to potato chips.

It'll make ya drink a lot of beer!

 

[lrb1200]

All the above, sushi, sashimi, capriccio, ceviche, steak tartare, anytime! Most things Iv'e ever eaten are better raw.
Hell, ide eat a Rib Eye right out of the fridge with a salt shaker next to it. I really hope my DR.'s not on this forum!

 

[the ringo kid]

I say NEE to raw fish, & in fact, any kind of fish. Don't touch it,let alone eat it. I would at one time eat tuna fish sammiches, but now even that has gotten too fishy for me. And don't get me started on crustaceans! You all eat the fish, & I'll head out to the steakhouse with the Ringo Kid!

Anytime. )

Speaking of tuna fish, my dad hated it even though he loved flounder, redfish etc. In WWII, his crew mates knew how much he hated tuna fish, and would sometimes switch the sandwiches he would bring when they were on a bomb run over Germany. When he found out it was switched, ill almost bet he cussed a storm before throwing out of the bomber.

He called canned tuna--"Expensive cat food."

PS, I cant "do" Sardines either.

 

[Coldshooter]

Not fish but from the ocean is Muktuk or whale blubber. We had a Kiwanis international officer touring clubs here and he was a Kiwi. As a joke we spun a story about the need to share muktuk which ended with him biting into a large chunk and like most fat as chewed it grew. He finished with a smile and I am still impressed.

 

[wuluf]

I love sushi, sashimi, nigiri, unagi...all of it, in large quantities. That said, a guy on the Calguns forum just posted that after eating sushi, he discovered he had a (anyone with the vapors, please avert your eyes) tapeworm! I guess it can happen, and that makes me very nervous...

 

[gaucho1]

One word for those who know...............ONO

 

[quneur]

I love seafood in general. I grew up eating octopus (tako), squid (ika) and various species of crab. My mom makes spicy raw dungenous crab which only my mom and I are willing to eat. The rest of my family won't touch it even though my sister loves dungenous. I let my friend try some and he ended up eating two or three whole crabs.

The only fish I can leave or take is salmon. If cooked in a certain way, salmon is very good but most recipes leaves it rather bland.

If I ever leave Washington State, I would probably move to Alaska. Its the only red state along the Pacific coast. I live most my life around the Pacific and don't want to leave it.

 

[RonJ]

I have nothing to say about sashimi or sushi, I have never tried either one. I was a little bit surprised that the young lady was willing to be seen in public with you. (no offense ) Having spent time in Thailand and East Africa I found it to be extremely rare for "good" girls to be seen with GI's. They were afraid they would be labeled as prostitutes. In East Africa, Asmara Eritrea,
there was a fairly large community of Italians, left there from WWII. I met a couple of Italian guys there and we became friends. I was invited to their home several times. They had a really beautiful sister named Laura (rolling R). I was smitten but she wouldn't go out with me. Mostly because she was ashamed to be seen with me, partly because her English was pretty bad. Finally I was able to borrow a Chrysler 300 from a E6 who was living on post with his family. Laura agreed to go to the movies with me if we went to the on post theater after sunset. When I picked her up she kept her head down until we went through the main gate. She had a great time on post and enjoyed the American hamburger we ate afterwards. As soon as we went through the main gate she went back to hiding. I didn't ask her out again, too much hassel.
At least her Mama was a great Italian cook.
Sorry for the thread drift. I did eat some fish in Thailand and had some boiled crab that made me sick.

 

[delta-419]

Interesting Eats

Had to go TDY to Torrie Station Okinawa for an Army budget meeting back in '96. The team leader told us we had to try the local eats, turns out to be fried shrimp, only it was the whole shrimp and shell (not peeled), eyes, antennae, etc. You pop the whole thing into your mouth, a bit crunchy but really tasty. Can not say that about the taste of seal blubber on my TDY to the Eskimo villages on the artic circle. If you like the taste and smell of cod liver oil then you will love seal blubber, a diet stable and treat when whipped with blue berries from the tundra. Looked good, tasted as above. Kind of made your eyes water.

 

[dcxplant]

In Korea I got addicted to pressed, dried, and salted squid. Yum! It was like seafood jerky.

I still find it here and there in Asian places but not too often, but when I do it's a real treat.

 

[PatAz]

Happily we have several good places to get sushi and sashimi here and we both love it.

 

[YogiBear]

Aloha,

A quick primer on tuna for sashimi.

Tuna for sashimi (here in Hawaii) is usually Yellow Fin.

Yellow Fin (ahi) for best sashimi is usually well over 100#.

Anything less will not taste or have good texture for sashimi.

It's too young/juvenile. Softer and kinda mushy.

Personally, I Prefer sashimi made from Aku or Kawakawa. These are much smaller than Ahi.

The biggest Aku gets is about 40 #.

Kawakawa up to 25#.

Both are MUCH Stronger tasting than Ahi. Too strong for many people.

I like the stronger taste of both. With just a dash of soy sauce.

I'm also one of those that like the Blood portion of the fish. Yep, it is Very strong flavor/taste.

Definitely an Acquired taste.

Aku is Not found in most markets. Surprisingly, sometimes Sam's Club has it. Usually found in markets known for Fresh fish.

I have (so far) never seen Kawakawa for sale in any market that I go to.

For those of you who like fresh seafood of ALL kinds, we them here in Hawaii. We also have large Fresh Water Prawns.

You name it and we have it.

If any of you are planning a trip to Hawaii and want to go (Deep Sea) fishing, PM me.

I can give you the web site of a charter that I and my friends have been out on with good results.