Can I use this tuna for sushi?

9 comments

1. Probably fine but the two warnings on the package are intriguing. I’m wondering why they added them.

2. Imagine the direction says very clearly for whatever reason cooking or tuna for fry only and you still question if this can be eaten raw? It’s almost like it’s warning you

3. Sushi is flash frozen. So as per the warning, I would only fry it or cook it. And not raw.

4. I am not sure I would with the big warning on it… And it looks freshly packaged? Mmm hard no if it was me. They might know something about how it was handled. Sometimes they know an area of the fish has a parasite, but the rest of the meat will look okay (tail meat seems to have more problems with it this way).

   Best to play it safe with things you will consume raw. Some of those parasites can be nasty. They range from food poisoning and an upset tummy to concerns about them attaching to organs (not so much with tuna specifically on the last one but raw seafood in general). Some people are allergic to the anisakis parasite that’s found in tuna.

   Something like 67% of tuna has a parasite of some form.

5. Maybe they meant it to not freeze again. I’m judging this by its origin. Came a long way to the UK.

6. Doesn’t seem worth the risk to me. Looks like it’d be chewy af anyway with all those tissue lines.

7. Nope shouldn’t use it. Twas frozen and cut wrong

8. I wouldn’t with the warning and the cut looks odd.

9. You can eat it raw but just from one glace I can tell it will be way too chewy. There’s too much sinew. If you want to use this raw, scrape it with a spoon and try to separate it from as much of the white sinew as possible. Mix with some hot sauce and sesame oil for some spicy tuna for rolls or poke.