Thoughts on sushi served with dry ice?

32 comments

1. So do they have the plating to ensure that no one will accidentally touch the dry ice?

2. Looks sick! This would be a great birthday boat ⛵

3. Thoughts? Gimmicky.

   For me: Just give me what I ordered and be proud of your fish and preparation without a bunch of bullshit.

4. Man I’d eat sushi off a trash can lid dry ice is kinda dumb but it’s not the dumbest

5. Personally I would not enjoy it but I enjoy my sushi pretty room-temp, not chilled.

6. It’s gimmicky, but I’m not opposed. Points for creativity certainly

7. Some people think it’s exciting, personally I find it a little dry

   All puns aside, this picture is very cool…

8. Looks ubique but I’d prefer a standard one instead. If I do want dry ice still it will probably be outside the container.

9. As long as it doesn’t hurt the rice texture and temperature

10. Why am I paying for dry ice?

11. The fish and rice should be at a certain temperature. Good sushi chefs know this.

12. It’s a gimmick.

13. How did they manage to serve it without you running the risk of eating the dry ice? I’m curious

14. There are a lot of people who are newer into sushi,
    and sushi has clearly started to fork off beyond purist traditional Japanese styles.

    Heck, even in Japan you will see different presentations and different ingredients. Sorta how American Chinese food is it’s own thing now.

    I don’t mind dry ice,

    But sometimes it’s done as a gimmick to hide lower quality food.

    Sometimes it’s a creative choice.

    I’ve had both.

    I think the people on this sub can see through gimmicks.

15. Cool effect, but I doubt it does the taste any favors

16. I read dry rice and zoomed in to the picture for 5 minutes to see what’s happening.

17. Nah, prefer my sushi served on a nude hot chick

18. Superfluous.

19. One word: safer

20. [removed]

21. Cold temperatures mute flavors. Considering raw fish is already pretty subtle flavor wise, I wouldn’t do it.

22. ice cold sushi for breakfast, boys

23. Holy hell that looks delicious.

24. Why?

25. Reminds me of a scene in Ugetsu (movie). Dry ice seems unnecessary but I would still enjoy this if it was served to me.

26. You are paying more for the display show than for the sushi quality

27. Looks nice, but wow me with the food not the presentation

28. Everyone on here acts like they put the fish and rice directly on a chunk of dry ice.

    I really don’t think the fog from the dry ice will cool anything down enough to be noticeably different.

    I think it looks pretty dang neat. As a chef myself, I’m constantly getting bored and trying to figure out new ways to arrange and serve things. New combos to try. I’d probably use dry ice given the chance, As long as it doesn’t affect the quality.

    That’s an awesome picture.

29. Hard pass. Good sushi doesn’t need gimmicks, plus sushi shouldn’t be cold. The fish should be at room temp and the rice should be at body temp for best flavor.

30. Unnecessary

31. r/wewantplates

32. Its pretty cool