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8/19/2008 2:09:56 PM

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"That's cool. Maybe it's an okinawan thing (I've been to Okinawa once and mainland once). In Okinawa, that's how they did it, both when I visited family and in the local shops. Is onigiri usually made with rice vinegar, no. So you are correct. But I know I've had it both ways. Some of the time, my mom even makes onigiri with the vinegar if she wants to. There's no set "this is the right way to sushi." hell, I'll stir fry some salami/balogne and egg and roll it up with cucumbers and carrots in a maki roll. Still sushi even though I haven't added any seafood elements (ie: roe, tuna, eel, etc). You have no reason to doubt me."

ONIGIRI IS NOT SUSHI.

Yay, hurray for you, you've been to Japan two times. Obviously you didn't learn the difference between a dish served in small bite sized pieces topped with raw or cooked fish and a fist sized breakfast / snack.

8/19/2008 7:29:36 PM

sushi is one of the major fads of this decade.

8/19/2008 7:40:05 PM

Quote :

"here in the US it is served on rice but traditionally it is just raw fish"

Sorry to backtrack, but everywhere I have ever been sushi is fish on rice and sashimi is just fish.

8/19/2008 8:23:14 PM

^ Truth.

I think they're confusing chirashi



with sashimi



[Edited on August 19, 2008 at 9:15 PM. Reason : f]

8/19/2008 9:14:43 PM

I like nigori with my nigiri.

8/19/2008 9:18:19 PM

^ lol

8/20/2008 10:41:57 AM

We'll have the large sushi combo for two, please.

8/20/2008 10:56:58 AM

Harris Teeter has sashimi grade tuna and tilapia on sale this week.

I know what I'm gonna be doing on Friday.

8/20/2008 11:16:58 AM

elitist pricks

8/20/2008 11:27:31 AM

8/22/2008 1:24:18 AM

We had a sushi party Saturday night and it made me think about this thread

8/24/2008 11:51:32 PM

deeelishious

8/24/2008 11:56:13 PM

I made tilapia and tuna sushi for supper. Forgot to tale pics but will get some of the leftovers tomorrow. Made my first inside out roll, silly cali people like to make sushi more complicated than it has to be.

8/25/2008 12:20:26 AM

you people

8/25/2008 2:03:40 AM

8/25/2008 2:04:38 AM

Do I detect jealousy of my sushi skills?

Honestly, if I could have pizza I'd probably never get around to making sushi.

8/25/2008 2:43:08 AM

Quote :

"Onigiri is not made with vinegared rice. It's generally lightly salted rice. "

The filling is often (but not nearly always) pickled fume or other acidic/vinegary fish-fillings or pickled products. I could see how someone who didn't make sushi themselves might be confused and think the acidity was in the rice. But yeah, it's the fact that the rice isn't vinegared that makes it not sushi.

Quote :

"There's no set "this is the right way to sushi." "

Yes. Yes there is. In addition to not using it as a verb, it's not sushi if it's not vinegared rice. If it's vinegared rice of the right consistency then you won't get too much shit for calling it sushi.

[Edited on August 25, 2008 at 3:21 AM. Reason : god damn wapanese kids thinking they know shit]

8/25/2008 3:03:12 AM

^

8/25/2008 11:06:31 PM