Sushi (7 Viewers)

[Optimus Prime]

I used to avoid sushi like the plague. Mostly because I have seafood allergies that were not very well defined. Well last year, before my trip to Japan, my wife twisted my arm and had me do a food allergy test. Turns out I'm very allergic to crustaceans like shrimp, lobster, crab, etc. But I'm not allergic to anything else. So during our Japan trip, I went nuts. I had all sorts of tuna and salmon sushi/sashimi. I fell in love with it.

Then I came back to the US and quickly discovered that most sushi/sashimi places in Colorado suck compared to their Japanese counterparts. The couple stores I've found to be decent are pretty darn expensive. The tuna is almost always the leanest cuts, which is the least flavorful. Most sushi shops don't keep the kind of cleanliness standards they have in Japan. So we always look for a place that is own and run by actual Japanese.

Fortunately, later this year, things are going to change when Kura Revolving Sushi bar comes to Boulder. My wife, swears by these guys and their prices are reasonable. You can look here to see if they have a location near you.

Locations - Kura Sushi

LOCATIONS

kurasushi.com

This place is Denver was excellent probably some of the best sushi I’ve had

Sushi Den - Sushi & Japanese Restaurant

SUSHI DEN Lunch Reservations Monday- Friday: 11:30 am-2:00 pm Dinner Reservations Sun: 5:00-9:15 pm Mon-Thurs: 5:00-9:30 pm Fri-Sat: 4:30-10:00 pm We use Two Different Open Table Portals (located on Izakaya Den site) for both Sushi Den and Izakaya Den reservations. Walk-ins are always welcome...

www.sushiden.net

 

[Madmarsha]

I used to refuse to eat sushi because I thought it was pretentious. Then my girlfriend pointed out that I routinely ate raw oysters.

Sushi is actually pretty damn good.

Hmmmmm. Question: Why are raw oysters not sushis?

 

[Madmarsha]

As soon as that slimy raw egg touched my mouth I wanted to end this experiment immediately. I ate that thing in agony and vowed to never do it again.

I WANT to be adventurous but I know I could never eat raw egg (or balut) and I can't eat slimy whites (by the way, we splurged for a dozen jumbo eggs this week! Yay us). I also have a texture thing for eel or octopus sushis.

However, I can eat raw oysters. I make no sense at all.

 

[Madmarsha]

Ikura with raw quail egg? I love that. I'll eat all of yours.

You can have mine too.

 

[TheRealJRad]

I haven’t been in a hot minute, but I pretty much wont go anywhere but Geisha. Original location is in Denham, second one a few minutes away in Prairieville

Mmmmm

I do have to skip some places that want to put cream cheese in every roll they make

 

[Madmarsha]

We had Rock-N-Sake (Metairie Road) last night. God I love that place. Can't go wrong with anything on the menu, but their Garlic Salmon roll with coconut tempura shrimp is definitely my favorite.

I was gonna say I like that place, too, and then realized I was thinking of Rock-n-Roll Sushis.

Man, I can remember when our go to was Shogun on Vets and there weren't that many other choices, if any, on the northshore.

 

[Dago]

Hmmmmm. Question: Why are raw oysters not sushis?

Slap the oyster on sour rice and it would be

 

[Madmarsha]

I haven’t been in a hot minute, but I pretty much wont go anywhere but Geisha. Original location is in Denham, second one a few minutes away in Prairieville

Mmmmm

I do have to skip some places that want to put cream cheese in every roll they make

I'll take your cream cheese rolls.

 

[Dago]

I haven’t been in a hot minute, but I pretty much wont go anywhere but Geisha. Original location is in Denham, second one a few minutes away in Prairieville

Mmmmm

I do have to skip some places that want to put cream cheese in every roll they make

Yup I'm a fan of Geisha as well and I'm don't much care for cream cheese in my sushi rolls either

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Hmmmmm. Question: Why are raw oysters not sushis?

have you tried to thinly slice raw oyster?

 

[Dago]

That's so funny. I love sushi and when I lived in Houston, I was out eating sushi with my German friends. They ordered the same thing and took it upon themselves to order one for me as well. I was like absolutely not. I am very adventurous when it comes to food but a raw egg ....nah. They were like come on just try it. So I was like "fine".

As soon as that slimy raw egg touched my mouth I wanted to end this experiment immediately. I ate that thing in agony and vowed to never do it again.

Best sushi I've ever had was at this place in Miami Beach (they have their Michelin star, too).

The Den at Azabu Miami Beach

theden.miami.azabuglobal.com

I once tried Amaebi (sweet shrimp) when I first got into sushi in my late 20s and it was absolutely disgusting

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

I WANT to be adventurous but I know I could never eat raw egg (or balut) and I can't eat slimy whites (by the way, we splurged for a dozen jumbo eggs this week! Yay us). I also have a texture thing for eel or octopus sushis.

However, I can eat raw oysters. I make no sense at all.

I can and do eat all those things. I just can’t do the raw egg.

 

[Madmarsha]

have you tried to thinly slice raw oyster?

It had not occurred to me that's how it would be served.

But you don't want to be around me with a knife in my hand anyway, my fiend.

 

[TheRealJRad]

I'll take your cream cheese rolls.

I've had a couple where it's ok as like a binding agent, but I just don't like the texture more than anything.

 

[Dago]

I've had a couple where it's ok as like a binding agent, but I just don't like the texture more than anything.

I think that the times I have tried them, it's just too much and I am not getting enough flavor from the other components of the roll

Maybe if I requested light on the cream cheese I would have a different opinion of them