I came across this very informative article on sushi and seafood from Origami Magazine issue 17. I had to dig around the Internet to find the online version, as I have the magazine, itself.
If you think fish has to be fresh to be sushi/sashimi, you need to read this article.
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A good read for people that don’t know and I think that’s most.
Best fish I ever ate was wrapped in a banana leaf and left buried in the sand for two days.
Thanks for sharing
Sushi chef here :
Yup how the fish is prep is very important
Sushi chef at higher level will focus on their rice and vinegar , everything else is second
Each fish have their peak time for tastiness
Curing , aging , drying , even marinating are many technique for sushi chef to learn , hence it takes years to master it
I’m at 15 years and I still mess up my rice sometimes
Also you learn everyday and there’s always experience or knowledge that get pass on between chef and their apprentice , so the flavor / technique of a chef is always evolving
i personally learned everything in USA , recently i went to one of my old colleague , he went to japan and study there and comeback , after a night of dinner , it open up my eyes… all my knowledge goes thru out the door , because his technique and flavor is so much depth yet so simple
I actually have to change all my vinegar and sauce recipe to make it as good as him