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bif

(27,026 posts) Wed Nov 21, 2012, 10:05 AM Nov 2012

Anyone else not crazy about sushi? [View all]

I think it's okay. I just think it's overrated. We're going out to a sushi restaurant and my two daughters are quite excited. They're both huge fans of the stuff.

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Anyone else not crazy about sushi? [View all] bif Nov 2012 OP

One here Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #1

Sushi would be OK if supplied with a little bunsen burner over which to cook it! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #2

I don't eat bait HarveyDarkey Nov 2012 #3

Which one do you think has the fresher fish? n/t A Simple Game Nov 2012 #38

Ick LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #4

I make vegetarian sushi at home. Good shit, Maynard. The word means "fermented rice". HopeHoops Nov 2012 #5

Raw fish is implied Major Nikon Nov 2012 #25

What's really good is "sushi" rice with nori strips used to pick up kimchi. Damn yummy. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #27

Actually, that's not true Art_from_Ark Nov 2012 #39

I had it once mockmonkey Nov 2012 #6

Sorry, love the stuff! Denninmi Nov 2012 #7

I don't eat raw seafood. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #8

Highly overrated. I'll eat it if it's there but... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #9

I think for some this is the case Major Nikon Nov 2012 #26

Love it! ohiosmith Nov 2012 #10

Count me as unimpressed. Especially for how much it costs - no way. nt riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #11

I eat raw hamburger... PoliticalBiker Nov 2012 #12

I had a very bad sushi experience. peacefreak Nov 2012 #13

love sushi, get me to some Yellowtail. TeamPooka Nov 2012 #14

Sorry, but I love it. Was hooked on it from the very first time I tried it Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #15

I prefer sashimi geardaddy Nov 2012 #16

I prefer the sashimi also InsultComicDog Nov 2012 #17

Tar tar, sushi, Sashimi. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #20

Bleah.... MountainMama Nov 2012 #18

My only complaint with sushi OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #19

I prefer my seafood battered and fried. Incitatus Nov 2012 #21

Love all but eel. But around here it's not special. It's everywhere. nolabear Nov 2012 #22

I don't eat bait. nt rrneck Nov 2012 #23

I don't like it. Raw fish is unsafe, plus I don't care for rice. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #24

Relatively speaking it's not all that unsafe Major Nikon Nov 2012 #28

You know you're in trouble when someone starts off saying,"it's not THAT unsafe." LOL! Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #34

It really just depends on how much you want to worry about things Major Nikon Nov 2012 #35

I have heard of people getting hepatitis from sushi johnd83 Nov 2012 #29

Food borne Hep A generally comes from food servers who wipe their ass without washing their hands Major Nikon Nov 2012 #30

I think it was C? johnd83 Nov 2012 #31

Hep B, C and D are all blood borne Major Nikon Nov 2012 #32

me Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #33

Never tried it but I recall a line about it. BarbaRosa Nov 2012 #36

I like the Nori and the pickled ginger. blogslut Nov 2012 #37

I'm a sushi fan. blueamy66 Nov 2012 #40

We had a lovely time bif Nov 2012 #46

Oh Yeah! blueamy66 Nov 2012 #47

I don't eat cooked fish either. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #41

Never had it. Iggo Nov 2012 #42

I've had it a couple of times. LeftofObama Nov 2012 #43

I love sushi! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #44

I prefer my seafood the way God intended it ... Bake Nov 2012 #45

I love the rolls; not so crazy about the raw stuff. marmar Nov 2012 #48

I only like raw tuna. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #49

I've had it a couple times--our commissary hired a sushi chef TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #50

Can't eat sushi or anything with any kind of water-animal in it ... Myrina Nov 2012 #51

Not a fan. I'm not Gollum! downandoutnow Nov 2012 #52