I tried Sushi for the 1st time the other day and it was awesome. It was Sushi rolls with a Seaweed wrapper with rice and Tuna inside the roll. I have always been very skeptical, but tried it and boy am I glad I did. I am already thinking about some channel cat Sushi :D :D :D (just kidding). If anyone has a chance to try it and you have been cautious, or curious you may want to try it. Just a hint if you do, use a VERY VERY small drop of Wasabi on the roll. (it is very spicy hot) (not true Wasabi but the horseradish kind usually given with the rolls).
i like it as long as its southern fried ;D :D :D :D glad you enjoyed it though :)
I was skeptical too but decided to be brave and am glad I did. You are right about the Wasabi, that stuff bites. ;D We like the box lunches at the Japanese restaurant, the Miso soup is really good even though it has a bit of tofu in it.
I love sushi and most Japanese/Aisian foods. I've even tried to make the rice myself. Love Wakami ! ( seaweed salad )
I use wasabi on lots of things where people might use 'hot sauce' of some kind... mmmmm :)
Sushi - isn't that fishing bait? :D I like it when it's cooked just right... I tried it, but just didn't like the raw fish kind of sushi. Have some friends that make it but use something like canned tuna fish to make the filling. That's ok.
I have cleaned too many salmon in Alaska over the years, both in freshwater and dime bright from the saltwater, and seen too many...shall we say things and leave it at that in them to eat them raw :o
Lane,
I like it. First I guess I ever ate was in Okinawa Japan while stationed there. The café did not have anyone who spoke English but had dummy meals on display so I picked one. it was pretty good till I finished and popped that little green after dinner mint into my mouth and it nearly stopped my heart. Never heard of Wasabi before.
Always thought about opening up a combination bait shop and sushi bar.
When I fished several of my target species went for sushi/sashimi. Fish had to be landed live (or in very good condition). Live giant spot prawns, octopus, squid, deep water rock fillets, slime eel , sea urchin, mako shark,tuna,just to name a few of the fishes my boat cranked out year round. A lucrative but dying business. I still love to eat it though ! Rob
sushi would go good with GRITS :D :D :D :D :D 8) 8) 8) 8) just had to say it :-X :-X :-X :-X
You had to bring that up DIDN'T YOU??? :D
I also love sushi; however, don't mistake ginger root for raw salmon.
While its not Sushi I'm quite partial to Ika mata, which is a raw marinated fish dish from the Cook Islands. You marinate the fish in lemon juice for a few hours then mix in coconut cream and some onion and peppers.
Surprisingly nice :)
DanG it, I have written a 10 minute reply and it deleted it, then another one and it got deleted. Thanks for the replies, I will write more when I calm down :D :D :D :D
Green dinner mint :D :D :D
I've never had sushi, as I don't trust others to prepare it, but I've tried raw fish (salt water), and it is quite good. It is much milder than cooked fish. I've heard that the parasites in salt water fish are harmless, but not so in fresh water fish.
I do like ceviche, which is the Spanish version of what Ianab described.
On occasion it's worth a go, the first time was in Barbados, my brother Steve set me up big time, he had me soak the wrap in the wasabi for a few seconds, it felt like it took my head off,
All the jokes/comments are great. Yellow or white grits? :D According to my research (no expert here) For a fish to be Sushi grade, it has to be blast frozen at -35*F for so many hours, or frozen at a higher temp. (maybe 0*F) for so many days to get the Sushi grade. The freezing is to kill the parasites in the fish. Afterwards it is thawed and then eaten. I wont be eating any channel cat sushi :). It might be good for bait also, but it sure would be expensive. I am going to try and make some 1 day and will see how it turns out and let yall know.
I like sushi and love wasabi! Good stuff!
I never knew how much some folks loved this sushi dish. I ask people I have known for years, and never thought about if they liked it or not, but they tell me how much they love it. I can see why now. Some even eat fresh water eels and other things. I think I will stick to Tuna or Salmon. Have you ever tried to get an eel off of a trotline? No way will I try to skin that slimy thing. And they will bite you too.
Quote from: LaneC on February 29, 2016, 12:10:09 PM
Have you ever tried to get an eel off of a trotline? No way will I try to skin that slimy thing. And they will bite you too.
:D :D :D you must have different eels than we do cause ours don't bit and they are so easy to skin
You don't mess with NZ freshwater eels. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnmYtReNDMA
Of course we don't cover ourselves in fish guts before we go swimming. :D But we have eels that size in our back garden stream. They like chicken scraps, and the cat knows to stay out of the water.
On slime eels I landed 7 days a week, average 8- 10 thousand pounds per day, at 32 cents per pound. Do the math per month ;D
That is quite a large amount of cents :D. The eels we have down here are dark brown and get about 2 feet long. They will slime a trotline so bad, sometimes you either leave them on there for bait or if there is a machete in the boat, you can guess the rest. They live in the rivers and sloughs and they will bite you indeed, and they are strong also. There will be a 1/8" of slime on the trotline and it is very sticky and very hard to get off. I have never tried to skin one.
Oh my Goodness. Those eels are huge in that video. our eels are only as big as big around as maybe a hot dog. Those there look totally different. I would not have done what he did, knowing that type of eel was in there.
Quote from: coxy on February 29, 2016, 03:33:45 PM
Quote from: LaneC on February 29, 2016, 12:10:09 PM
Have you ever tried to get an eel off of a trotline? No way will I try to skin that slimy thing. And they will bite you too.
:D :D :D you must have different eels than we do cause ours don't bit and they are so easy to skin
You must be up-state. I used to live down in upper-Westchester county - Croton-on-the-Hudson. The river is tidal there so somewhat salty. We would catch blue crab and green eels. Those things were supposed to be good eating but they were so strong and slimy and I do remember them biting!
That guy and his river monsters - he is nuts!
Quote from: ljohnsaw on February 29, 2016, 08:15:10 PM
Quote from: coxy on February 29, 2016, 03:33:45 PM
Quote from: LaneC on February 29, 2016, 12:10:09 PM
Have you ever tried to get an eel off of a trotline? No way will I try to skin that slimy thing. And they will bite you too.
:D :D :D you must have different eels than we do cause ours don't bit and they are so easy to skin
You must be up-state. I used to live down in upper-Westchester county - Croton-on-the-Hudson. The river is tidal there so somewhat salty. We would catch blue crab and green eels. Those things were supposed to be good eating but they were so strong and slimy and I do remember them biting!
That guy and his river monsters - he is nuts!
yes they are green but I never had them bit me :) we put them in sand then skin them some we get are bigger around than a golf ball 2-4ft long but those are in the lakes the lampre eels are a different story
This lady is a bit more sensible, or her eels are a bit tamer. Either way the waders are a good plan if you intend to do this. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp7ToxFod3k
This is one of the ones in our back garden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaxvsT42hik
Like Terry Bradshaw said, "Back where I come from, they call that BAIT!"
I do eat Sushi, but have no idea what is good or bad.
I typically go with co-workers who actually know what they are eating, I just tag along and say "sure I'll eat that"
Quote from: LaneC on February 29, 2016, 08:02:53 PM
That is quite a large amount of cents :D. The eels we have down here are dark brown and get about 2 feet long. They will slime a trotline so bad, sometimes you either leave them on there for bait or if there is a machete in the boat, you can guess the rest. They live in the rivers and sloughs and they will bite you indeed, and they are strong also. There will be a 1/8" of slime on the trotline and it is very sticky and very hard to get off. I have never tried to skin one.
LaneC,
If there is any Spanish Moss nearby it does a great job of removing eel slime. (If there is not any Spanish Moss nearby you are probably on the wrong side of the Mason Dixon Line ;D ;D.) Actually, they skin very easily. Cut through the skin on top behind their head and pull the skin off with a pair of catfish skinners/pliers and it will pull off like a sock. It is pretty meat and I have used it for bait but confess I have not eaten any yet. I hear the folks used to like to catch a few eels to feed the small children as all they had was a backbone and they could strip the meat right off.
wish I had some of them eels they are huge eel meat is very good (JMOP) if you don't get that black goo out that runs down the in side of the back bone they will jump around in the frying pan :o I leave it in there so I don't have to flip them they do it on there own :D :D there is only a few old timers left that smoke them they are gooood that way to :)
Fond memories of eating eel on the street corners of Seoul. Pretty delicious. The higher end restaurants will pull a live fish from a tank right in front of you, stun it with a club to the head and lay it on a bed of crushed ice in the center of the table. We would then use knives and chop sticks to pull the creature apart to eat the pulsating flesh. Speaking of pulsating flesh, live baby octopus would be downed throughout the evening with cocktails and I'll never forget the various legs, up the nose, down the throat and over the front of the chin all at the same time. Very impolite to choke at a business meeting. You can tell I love sushi!
Man, octopus up the nose :D, I hope I can love it that much. The cocktails may have had a little to do with that maybe? :) I never thought of the Spanish moss. yep I am on the right side :D. I have tried a hand full of sand, and it works for about 2 seconds until all the sand disperses. It works good but you run out quick. I kind of figured the skinning pliers (or channel locks :)) would work to skin them but I never tried it. That will be on my bucket list.
i will leave the sushi to you guys i just dont get it but a lot of folks think i crazy for eatin ground hog smiley_headscratch ;D :D :D :D
Quote from: sandsawmill14 on March 01, 2016, 10:58:58 PM
i will leave the sushi to you guys i just dont get it but a lot of folks think i crazy for eatin ground hog smiley_headscratch ;D :D :D :D
We all eat ground hog don't we? I had sausage for breakfast. I'll admit it was 80% venison but 20% was ground up hog meat.
i thought all sausage was ground hog (pork) ;D :D :D :D seriously the coyotes have them so scarce here you cant hardly find one to bake let alone make sausage :(
Y'all woke up memories from a lifetime ago when we used to spear eels in CT. We'd wait for the small rivers to freeze over, than use eel spears to get a bunch of 'em. The trick was finding the very deepest part of the river; that's where they hole up for the winter. An eel spear looks like it's dull because the tips are rounded, but the way you use it is plunge it down, and than quickly upward. The eel gets caught on the barbs pointed upward. I tried spearing one once with a frog spear, and broke the spear by the time I got that sucker off!
Eel spearing sounds fun! Without the snow and ice though ;D
I eat sushi.
Nothing crazy but the local Publix has a oriental guy there everyday making it fresh.
No wasabi or anything hot for me.
Quote from: Raider Bill on March 02, 2016, 06:03:48 PM
....... the local Publix has a oriental guy there everyday making it fresh.
Same here, I buy it for bait.
I made some rolls with Tuna tonight and they were awesome. My neighbors loved them too. There is a lot to it, but worth it. That Wasabi from Japan is too hot! Man it is hot.
Never tried sushi. Never will.
Don't have that much trust in my fellow man that it would be free from spoilage, critters or whatnot.
I suppose if I absolutely KNEW it was fresh.......... then again, maybe not. Because I have a minnow trap and the creek is right below the yard................
Wonder how creek chubs, dace and suckers would be as sushi ????? :D
Why anyone would like raw fish is beyond my realm of understanding .Perhaps a seal, bear or cat might .A seal or a bear I understand but where pray tell did a cat get that fondness ? Alas it's a great unsolved mystery .
?????? I am a bit con- foozed. It may be because of the difference in the texture and taste of the fish. Maybe that is what makes it appealing to some folks possibly, I am not sure. I like the texture, and with the sea weed :D, the rice the Wasabi and soy sauce, it is very different from most other foods. I was skeptical my whole life from trying it, however I am very glad I did. You may want to give it a try. I used to feel the same way you do.
Oh I can eat raw oysters ,even chew them .Raw fish and pork I got to draw the line .
I still can't figure out the cat and fish thing .Birds, mice, rabbits, eggs yes but fish ?
The only thing that comes to mind is maybe cats evolved from an aquatic animal .Certainly not a cat fish .Cats don't like water, try giving one a bath in the tub some time .
QuoteThe only thing that comes to mind is maybe cats evolved from an aquatic animal .Certainly not a cat fish .Cats don't like water, try giving one a bath in the tub some time
Not all cats hate water... Fishing cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF7BR8fnxDU
Also, how scared of water domestic cats are depends on how hungry they are :D Ever seen a hungry cat watching goldfish in a pond?
I've seen them wait on the bank for someone to land a fish then try to snatch it or dip their paw in the water but never dive in for one.
A cat would probably like sushi but most likely avoid the seaweed portion .You could probably feed a cat carp sushi for that matter ,stinkier it is the more they like it .