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Sweet Willie Sep 23, 2012 3:30 pm
Originally Posted by aster (Post 16118658)
Isn't mercury a much bigger problem when it comes to sushi?
sure, also what is considered sustainable sushi of which Bluefin Tuna & Unagi are not considered sustainable at today's current harvest rates, IIRC.

MissyH Sep 23, 2012 6:23 pm
Originally Posted by skchin (Post 19370186)
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.
if you went to see Men In Black 3, then it's even more scary because they
may be serving "other" kinds of fish. :D

sparkchaser Sep 24, 2012 12:33 am
Originally Posted by mbstone (Post 16108767)
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?
Seems like a bunch of fear mongering to me. While the area around Fukishima might be sketchy, it's silly to take readings from there and apply them to the whole body of water around Japan.

sparkchaser Sep 24, 2012 12:35 am
Originally Posted by Sweet Willie (Post 19370487)
sure, also what is considered sustainable sushi of which Bluefin Tuna & Unagi are not considered sustainable at today's current harvest rates, IIRC.
Truth.

Anyone interested learning more about the decline of fisheries worldwide should check out Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood by Taras Grescoe. It opened my eyes and forever changed how I eat seafood.

sparkchaser Sep 24, 2012 12:37 am
Originally Posted by <3vacations (Post 16149994)
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?
You have more to worry about general pollution than any possible radionuclides in the fish.

Eat your seafood and enjoy it.

broadwayblue Sep 24, 2012 9:12 am
Originally Posted by General_Flyer (Post 16149945)
I would.. :)
You'd still be getting taken as there is no Kobe beef sold in the US.

bocastephen Sep 24, 2012 1:58 pm
Originally Posted by skchin (Post 19370186)
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.
Cheaper sushi restaurants serve a product called 'white tuna' which is not actually tuna, but another heavily oily fish which is not recommended for consumption as it can cause excessive loose stools. If you see something called 'white tuna', just avoid it.

Albacore and yellowtail are the 'white flesh' tuna versions - yellowtail/hamachi is very delicious, while albacore is harder to find raw (and usually the stuff that ends up in cans) - but if you can find it raw, it's delicate and delicious.

I would steer clear of bluefin and other red-flesh tunas which are being over-fished to the point of extinction.


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