Is this normal color??

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1. I would absolutely eat it its likely marinated or at worst you got the bloodline which isnt usually eaten

2. It could possibly be bigeyed tuna akami. The lean meat on bigeyed tuna tend to be more deep red compared to yellowfin or bluefin tuna.

3. Looks great actually

4. If you see this again and have concerns, I would suggest unrolling it to look at the tuna in the light to confirm but as others have said, some tuna does have color variation depending on where on the fish it’s from. A lot of people are used to the frozen tuna that’s dyed pink but I’ve had plenty of rich red tuna.

5. Salmon has a strange color

6. The Tuna roll is glossy so it seems like there’s already sauce on it which is weird if it’s a regular Tuna roll. The Tuna quality isn’t as great as the Magoro one which is obvious. Fresher fish is used for sashimi and nigiri while rolls, especially ones with sauce, have the older fish.

   There are different factors on how the fish ended up being like that. Usually the fish quality just didn’t come in great. Judging by the color of that Salmon, I’d say the Tuna was probably just older. Old Tuna becomes darker and will taste more acidic. The Hamachi looks a day old – the ‘blood’ is darker than red

   Also that Tuna roll has too much rice.

7. This looks like strip mall sushi. Way too much rice on the rolls. Colors are off putting. I’d send it back and get out of here tbh

8. Could be one of the darker leaner cuts, give it a try, if it tastes like iron and has slightly sour aftertaste it’s not so great quality.

9. I’m always iffy if there is escolar/butterfish (the white nigiri) being served

10. The dark color immediately caught my eye before I even read your question. I have no clue how the color would impact food safety, but it is definitely unusual.