End of sushi??
Mar 28, 2011 | 11:44 pm
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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.
Mar 29, 2011 | 10:03 am
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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. 
Mar 30, 2011 | 10:01 am
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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.
Apr 2, 2011 | 2:18 pm
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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.
Apr 2, 2011 | 9:02 pm
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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?
Apr 2, 2011 | 10:25 pm
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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.
Apr 3, 2011 | 7:13 am
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Have you seen the latest radiation numbers from the Japan reactor and the adjacent ocean waters?? A frightened world is already boycotting Japanese fish and Japanese seaports, how many days or weeks will it be before sushi restaurants worldwide close down for lack of customers?
Apr 11, 2011 | 9:43 pm
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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.
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.
Apr 12, 2011 | 3:30 am
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Yeah, even with the worry about trace amount of mercury/radiation in fish I'd stick to sushi over pizza/burgers any day.