E-rock Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 Who loves it? Who plans on giving it up, because if'n we don't change our consumption habits soon, we won't be making the choice for ourselves. I love sushi more than any other food, and I've fought with the ethical dilemma of eating fish for over 10 years, abstaining for long periods, but always being drawn back. I never imagined in my idealistic 20's that the oceans could be decimated as rapidly as they have been in the last ten years. Will the story of wild fish, for example the famous "Copper River Salmon" (which I buy the day after it's caught in Alaska, all the way over here in New York) be a fairy tale we tell our children? Quote
RuMR Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 there's other sources for "tuna" flavoring...get on it! Quote
lizard_brain Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 I take sushi on snowshoe and x-c ski trips. Keeps nicely in the cold weather. Quote
Dechristo Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 ...and the only ethical dilemna I've had concerning my eating habits was when I went through a spell of obsession with the taste of fresh crack baby Quote
AlpineK Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 I love Sushi. I'll keep eating it, but it probably isn't the best thing for the environment. Quote
kevbone Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 I love Sushi. I'll keep eating it, but it probably isn't the best thing for the environment. Why is that? Quote
archenemy Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 I love sushi and just had two rolls for lunch! Rocks! The only think I like more is straight up sushimi--hamachi. Makes my mouth water. Quote
jmace Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 Farming/fishing practises of some species is highly damaging, I think shrimp/prawns may be one the worst ones.. Quote
archenemy Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 thanks--typo. Even when I was in Japan they still gave me the damn dead fish. I love it. yum. happiness is a dead fish. Quote
jmace Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 what did you expect a live one...mmm made me think of fresh uni..mmm Quote
crazy_t Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=3&Number=669362&Searchpage=1&Main=50241&Words=shiro%27s&topic=0&Search=true#Post669362 I don't know what I'd do w/o Shiro. But that recent Nat Geo article about the world's oceans is rough. Quote
joblo7 Posted May 9, 2007 Posted May 9, 2007 love vegeterian sushi! solutions are easier then problems. Quote
sirwoofalot Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 It is BS, BS, and more BS. First of all I must tell you all that I am 46 and I first had Sushi when I was 17 and living in Japan. My absolute favorite is HON-TORO which you can not find out side of Japan. That is the very fatty belly of the tuna. Now for the reason I call out BS. SOME, not all, but some of the oceans are in declining stocks. The news media has failed to report that in Alaska fish are NOT endangered, nor are they threatened. The famed copper river salmon, oh BTW fishing will open on May 14, 2007, so go buy it when it gets to the stores on May 15, is managed using scientific methodologies where SUSTAINABILITY is the primary focus. That is the only reason we still have a Copper River salmon fishery. It really pisses me off that our fish harvested in Alaska is properly managed with sustainability as the driving force, but that never makes the press. Oh, yeah, I do work in the industry… Quote
sk Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 thanks--typo. Even when I was in Japan they still gave me the damn dead fish. I love it. yum. happiness is a dead fish. yes, yes it is. i have never been to japan but i love love love love love sushi and sashimi Quote
Ducknut Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 thanks--typo. Even when I was in Japan they still gave me the damn dead fish. I love it. yum. happiness is a dead fish. yes, yes it is. i have never been to japan but i love love love love love sushi and sashimi When I was in Tokyo in October we went to a small sushi place where you could pick the fish from an aquarium and they'd fillet it and serve it still twitching. I have video of a buddy eating some fresh sushi with the donor fish still moving its mouth while displayed on the plate. Quote
sk Posted May 10, 2007 Posted May 10, 2007 thanks--typo. Even when I was in Japan they still gave me the damn dead fish. I love it. yum. happiness is a dead fish. yes, yes it is. i have never been to japan but i love love love love love sushi and sashimi When I was in Tokyo in October we went to a small sushi place where you could pick the fish from an aquarium and they'd fillet it and serve it still twitching. I have video of a buddy eating some fresh sushi with the donor fish still moving its mouth while displayed on the plate. i am not sure if that is more gross or more coool WOW Quote
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