I'm more inclined towards Japanese Kobe Beef at this point.. Am really worried of the price hikes, and certainly other Japanese imports such as snacks, etc.

Actually their beef is the worst I have ever come across, downright nasty in fact. They can continue to overpay for what is a completely gross piece of fat rather than meat, and I'll gladly take perfectly lean, cherry-red beef at a fraction of the price. And at the end of the day, everybody's happy. :)

Its good fat though.. :D

Well, presumably any sake currently available in the US and elsewhere was brewed before the nuclear meltdown... and will likely continue to be so for a few years.

indeed. esp when the fish comes from the atlantic not pacific

If Kobe beef goes on sale because of radiation fears, would you buy it?

I would.. :)

I'm taking a trip to HK in 2 weeks and a ton of people have asked me if I'm going to eat the fish... I wasn't too worried... I looked up winds and currents and the 1/2 life of the contaminates and all pointed in my favor, but the more people ask me the more worried I become. Thoughts?

Now that's just silly. While Fukushima produces some great sakes, sake is produced all over Japan, in areas far from Fukushima. And check the labels; much of the "Japanese" beers sold in America are brewed in Canada under license.

I second that. Can someone get me some please? :cool:

Lack of customers was not a problem last night at the four sushi bars I passed on my way to dinner at a fifth. I don't think that much of the fish here in Texas is coming from Japanese waters though - and I think sushi has become enough of a "global" food that people just aren't thinking "Japan" when they eat it anymore.

Mercury is a much bigger issue than radiation and one that isn't easily solved or going away, radiation will dissipate long before mercury subsides.

The problem is how can you tell if the fish you are eating has either one? So what are we to do? Quit eating sushi and start eating more pizza and burgers? :-)

Personally I'll take my chances and hopefully the health benefits will outweigh any possible mercury or radiation.

Yeah, even with the worry about trace amount of mercury/radiation in fish I'd stick to sushi over pizza/burgers any day. :)

I think this is only really for Tuna.
Salmon is still pretty okay

News says 50% of all fish sold by restaurants are not wht they claim to be. Most likely you are eating talapia or tuna imitations.