Things that don't belong in sushi
Oct 20, 2014 | 12:42 pm
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Things that don't belong in sushi
I grabbed a roll at the grocery store Friday night. It's not as bad as it sounds - there's a young couple that, I think, rent the space next to the fish counter and make it. It looked okay, tuna & salmon. When I got home, I read the label more carefully (their handwriting is terrible) and confirmed that the white substance in the middle was cream cheese. I had to throw it out. There are things that are otherwise edible (to some) that I don't think belong in sushi.
1. Cream cheese
2. Artificial crabmeat
Others?
1. Cream cheese
2. Artificial crabmeat
Others?
Oct 20, 2014 | 1:14 pm
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Things that don't belong in sushi
But without cream cheese it will taste all fishy 
Oct 20, 2014 | 1:18 pm
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Why all the fuss from the sushi police? If sushi makers want to deviate from a traditional product, what's the problem? If you don't like it, don't order it (or buy it). I make a point of reading the label before I buy from the kiosk at my local market. Or I ask if the sushi maker is present.
Oct 20, 2014 | 1:43 pm
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Why all the fuss from the sushi police? If sushi makers want to deviate from a traditional product, what's the problem? If you don't like it, don't order it (or buy it). I make a point of reading the label before I buy from the kiosk at my local market. Or I ask if the sushi maker is present.
Though I agree that cream cheese is for bagels.
Frankly, I think anything but fish, rice, and wasabi doesn't belong in sushi...but sushi that violates that rule can also be pretty tasty.
Oct 20, 2014 | 1:44 pm
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Why all the fuss from the sushi police? If sushi makers want to deviate from a traditional product, what's the problem? If you don't like it, don't order it (or buy it). I make a point of reading the label before I buy from the kiosk at my local market. Or I ask if the sushi maker is present.
Maybe I could suggest a divider across the case: traditional on one side, Americanized on the other. I understand the need to modify the product to sell to the unwashed. I just don't want it.
Oct 20, 2014 | 2:02 pm
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I've tried conversing with the lady. Her English is not up to the task. She does not know the meaning of the word "dairy". I've tried. Her penmanship is no better. The bulb over my head didn't light up until I opened the package and saw the cream cheese. At that point, two of her handwritten words looked like they could read "cream" and "cheese".
Maybe I could suggest a divider across the case: traditional on one side, Americanized on the other. I understand the need to modify the product to sell to the unwashed. I just don't want it.
Maybe I could suggest a divider across the case: traditional on one side, Americanized on the other. I understand the need to modify the product to sell to the unwashed. I just don't want it.
Oct 20, 2014 | 3:20 pm
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I agree in principal. I don't buy it at Winn Dixie. I have no idea where it comes from or when it was made. I'm not even sure about the other Publixes in the area. But this is the closest Publix to my home and I get to watch this stuff being made. The seafood counter next to the sushi cell hasn't let me down yet either. Everything has been fresh (or freshly thawed), however overpriced.
I don't mind the vegetables: celery, cucumber, carrots, radishes are all okay with me. Maybe my short list is comprehensive enough.
I don't mind the vegetables: celery, cucumber, carrots, radishes are all okay with me. Maybe my short list is comprehensive enough.
Oct 20, 2014 | 5:14 pm
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I understand it - mayo is delicious and makes almost everything better!
I like both traditional sushi and the Americanized rolls. I think just about anything is game in the Americanized rolls, as long as the end product tastes good. Though I must say that the proliferation of American roll places is frustrating when I just want a good traditional sushi dinner. Those roll places are fine, but they are a wholly different kind of food, and they make it difficult to find the real thing. Indeed, I have yet to find the real deal in Chicago.
I like both traditional sushi and the Americanized rolls. I think just about anything is game in the Americanized rolls, as long as the end product tastes good. Though I must say that the proliferation of American roll places is frustrating when I just want a good traditional sushi dinner. Those roll places are fine, but they are a wholly different kind of food, and they make it difficult to find the real thing. Indeed, I have yet to find the real deal in Chicago.
Oct 20, 2014 | 5:21 pm
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