raw fish

Rhone · #1 03-02-2005, 11:05 PM

What are your sushi favorites when ordering a la carte? I love sushi, but I typically don't go beyond my standards: tuna, salmon, salmon skin, bbq eel, and mackeral. Oh, and I love the round pieces with the little red eggs on top...those are yummy. But what else is really good that I should be ordering?

PhatTBoll · #2 03-02-2005, 11:23 PM

whitefish, yellowtail, fatty tuna, fatty salmon, sea urchin, sea eel, etc.

When done right, my favorite is yellowtail. Very firm consistency for fish, and lots of flavor.

ethan · #3 03-02-2005, 11:27 PM

<ul type="square"> [*]albacore (it'll be lightly seared. One of my favorites.)[*]toro (fatty tuna. You'll like it)[*]ama-ebi or "sweet shrimp". (The shrimp comes as nigiri sushi, then they deep-fry the head and bring it to you on the side. Don't eat the shell that's left on the tail, but you can eat the whole head.)[*]uni w/quail egg (People tend either to love or hate it. It's worth trying, you may want to try w/o the quail egg as well.)[*]yellowtail's good[*]The "little red eggs" you mention are probably masago (smelt eggs). You might try ikura (salmon eggs) - they're larger and generally saltier, but good. Both work well with quail egg.[*]oysters. And for that matter...[*]oyster shooters (w/ponzu, sake, smelt eggs, quail egg, hot sauce etc)[/list]

bholdr · #4 03-02-2005, 11:27 PM

Unagi! freshwater eel is probably the most buttery, flavorful meat i've ever had. (i beleive it's usually served cooked, however)

and inari, fried tofu pouch filled with vinegar-cooled rice, and if the place is really good, little bits of carott and cucumber.

remember: Unagi, Inari.

good stuff.

jdl22 · #5 03-02-2005, 11:40 PM

EEL is good but normally a fair bit more expensive (or you get less of it) so probably not worth it. I normally get salmon.

Rhone · #6 03-02-2005, 11:45 PM

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Unagi! freshwater eel is probably the most buttery, flavorful meat i've ever had. (i beleive it's usually served cooked, however)

and inari, fried tofu pouch filled with vinegar-cooled rice, and if the place is really good, little bits of carott and cucumber.

remember: Unagi, Inari.

good stuff.

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Right, unagi is one of my favorites (what I called bbq eel). Great stuff.

Rhone · #7 03-02-2005, 11:47 PM

I agree, toro is amazing. But it's too damn expensive to order on a regular basis. The sushi place down the street has it at $17/piece right now... [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

ethan · #8 03-02-2005, 11:51 PM

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I agree, toro is amazing. But it's too damn expensive to order on a regular basis. The sushi place down the street has it at $17/piece right now... [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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That's ridiculous. It's usually $7-9 near me, which is a lot more feasible. If toro's that expensive, the sweet shrimp may be as well.

rusellmj · #9 03-03-2005, 02:06 AM

I've always been partial to Red Snapper with ponzu. Giant Clam and Squid are very flavorful.

Unagi: Candy Sushi.

Russ

ethan · #10 03-03-2005, 03:17 AM

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I've always been partial to Red Snapper with ponzu. Giant Clam and Squid are very flavorful.

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I'll second all of these, although the texture of the latter two may take some getting used to.