6. "great sushi rice is one of the best parts about sushi." In response to Reply # 0
it's all about that combination. sashimi is fine, and I love raw seafood, but feels bland in comparison. you can get crudo lots of places; but great sushi is a fleeting pleasure.
9. "i ask people all the time: do you like sushi or do you like sushi rolls?" In response to Reply # 0
i think they're two entirely different things.
people that like sushi like sashimi.
but the average person will look at sashimi and think it's some fear factor typa shit. cuz all they eat are california rolls or viva las vegas rolls or whatever type rolls their happy hour spot has.
*** I ain't lyin. This shit i'm making up is true...
17. "SA. not SHA. Or you can get chirashi, a bowl of sushi rice with the good..." In response to Reply # 0
As for your point - it depends on how good the rice is. Sushi is not just fish with rice.
For the places that get the rice right, sushi is where it's at for me. But I'm a bit of a traditionalist - the basics should really be perfect before a shop starts in with the fancy shit. I can usually tell by the menu and the reviews - if it's all about their big rolls with dumb names (minus points for names that are supposed to evoke generic Asian imagery) then I am usually less likely to be impressed. My former favorite place however, one of the only Japanese-owned and -run sushi places around here, had not very good online reviews, all due to people saying things like 'they don't even have any specialty rolls!' The fact that they did everything they did perfectly was lost on people who were just looking for a traffic light roll or whatever.
Occasionally I'll eat at a place that manages to get both the rice spot on and the creative presentations, but usually it's one or the other.
18. " chirashi is next on the list looks good as hell" In response to Reply # 17
>As for your point - it depends on how good the rice is. Sushi >is not just fish with rice. > >For the places that get the rice right, sushi is where it's at >for me. But I'm a bit of a traditionalist - the basics should >really be perfect before a shop starts in with the fancy shit. >I can usually tell by the menu and the reviews - if it's all >about their big rolls with dumb names (minus points for names >that are supposed to evoke generic Asian imagery) then I am >usually less likely to be impressed. >My former favorite place however, one of the only >Japanese-owned and -run sushi places around here, had not very >good online reviews, all due to people saying things like >'they don't even have any specialty rolls!' The fact that they >did everything they did perfectly was lost on people who were >just looking for a traffic light roll or whatever. > >Occasionally I'll eat at a place that manages to get both the >rice spot on and the creative presentations, but usually it's >one or the other. > >
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