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5 Things That Should Never Be In Sushi
Let me start this by proclaiming: I'm not a sushi purist by any means. I'm not one of those people who turns their nose up at non-traditional or fusion-inspired sushi because it's "not truly Japanese" and insists on boring everyone at the table with long-winded conversation about how traditional Japanese sushi is better than Americanized sushi. I think California Rolls are yummy and just as acceptable as a traditional tuna roll and I'm pretty open to experimentation with my sushi. All that aside, there are some things that should never be made into sushi, and here is my top list of things I've stumbled upon, while perusing the web for new recipes, that just made me raise my eyebrows and say "...really?!?" 5. BBQ Chicken Sushi I'm willing to accept a lot of experimentation in my sushi, but I have to draw the line somewhere. I love BBQ chicken. I love sushi. I just don't think I love them together. When i think of rice that I would pair with chicken, I want pungent, exciting, spicy flavors. I don't want the vinegary and sugary taste of seasoned sushi rice. Also, I feel the chicken would just be too stringy and tough. 4. Spam Sushi Referred to as 'musubi' in Hawaii where it is apparently popular, this is nigiri made with hunks of spam instead of a lovely piece of raw tuna or salmon. This just doesn't seem like it would be very edible. The sushi rice is sweet and sour. The spam is salty. It doesn't feel like it would make a lot of happy in my mouth. Oh, and did I mention...it's spam. wtf? 3. Hamburger Sushi I think I would almost be able to accept this if it weren't for the little dressing of ketchup on the top. Placing red meat in a maki roll format isn't that strange of an idea in and of itself. The problem with inserting hamburger meat into a rice roll and calling it sushi, however, is that it would much more correct to call it kimbap. Kimbap is the Korean version of sushi that usually includes red meat like hamburger in its rolls instead of fish. I personally would avoid it citing the normal uncooked red meat fears. The rolls themselves taste fine, (it's just beef and rice, after all) and hamburger meat is generally molded to a tender enough consistency for a roll. I just feel it's incorrect to refer to a hamburger roll as 'sushi', when there's another, far more appropriate term for it from another culture. 2. Horse Sashimi Hmmm. According to the website I snagged this picture from, raw horse is a delicacy in some restaurants in Tokyo. Apparently the taste is not unlike beef and is slighter milder in taste, with more fat marbling. Personally, I'm gonna say no to this one, cause I don't really want to think about eating Seabiscuit, and I don't think it should qualify to be served in sushi restaurants anyway, since it's not fish. And it's raw red meat, again a no-no in my mind. 1. Mac n' Cheese OK I said I wasn't going to be a crazy sushi purist, but I've gotta go off on this one. What. the. hell? This is awful. This is pitiful. Macaroni and cheese is not sushi. The presentation of this plate indicates that it's being prepared by a professional chef in a restaurant, which means that some enterprising chef has found himself a cute little sushi press, filled it with mac n' cheese, and is trying to sell it as novelty sushi, surely for some incredibly inflated price. Is that ground beef in the middle? Is this a sloppy joe in a mold? How can you call this as sushi? This is a travesty! Ok I'm done. That's my rundown of the top 5 things I don't think should be made into 'sushi'. What do you think? What's the weirdest, nastiest, or most offbeat 'sushi' you've ever eaten? David Fishman is a blogger and internet marketer living and working in Atlanta, GA. In his spare time, he likes to cook and blog about his efforts about %LINK1%. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com David Fishman is a blogger and sushi enthusiast who likes to make sushi and then blog about How to Make Sushi at his website. Check it out! |
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