Over-fishing has made Atlantic bluefin tuna a prized delicacy. This comes a century after the fish were scorned in Europe as pet food, according to studies that urges for better international protection. Hear, hear! “Tuna are now like floating goldmines out in the ocean,” says Brian MacKenzie of the Technical University of Denmark.
This article tells the interesting story of the Bluefin Tuna. The way it has been perceived and praised have completely changed over the years. The Bluefin tuna used to teem in the summers in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea a century ago as part of migrations that could take them 16 000km a year. Now they are rarely seen in our region after a burst of industrial fishing from 1910-1950. Hmm…
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Chef Masatoshi Sugio has developed a sort of cult around the preciously presented, unusually sauced sushi at his tiny, out-of-the-way Sushi of Gari on far East 78th Street, NY. He opened a bigger place at Columbus and 78th Street, to make the commute easier for such devotees as Yoko Ono and Kevin Kline… (ah - more sushi celebrities!). He said the main barrier to expansion was not real estate, but finding someone to make sushi his way. “I had to train the new chef for many, many years to understand my style”. He has a branch in Aoyama, Tokyo too.
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Many consumers are unsure when they’re going to assess the fish’s quality. Actually, it’s easy to find out whether it’s as it should be. Scientist Margrethe Esaiassen at Fiskeriforskning is an expert in fish quality. She gives us three rules of thumb for fresh salmon and cod.
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The Nobu chain was a result of De Niro meeting Nobuyuki Matsuhisa at the chef’s first U.S. restaurant in Los Angeles.
“I thought the place was great. I told him, ‘If you ever want to open a restaurant in New York, let me know,”‘ De Niro said. “A year or two later, he called me, said ‘I’m interested.”‘
Nobu started as a business partnership in 1994 between De Niro, Matsuhisa, Richie Notar and Hollywood producer Meir Teper. The first restaurant opened in New York. The chain now has locations across the world, from Italy to the Bahamas. They just opened a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia (August 2007). De Niro said he’s a huge fan of Japanese food, and not just for the flavors. “On top of everything else, it’s healthier for you,” he said. “I don’t see many overweight Japanese, except sumo wrestlers.” We think he sounds like a good fella… 
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Sushi Time from eat a bug and Vimeo.
An video where four Gaijins (foreigners) and four Japanese tells you some of the do’s and don’s when eating sushi in Japan.
I haven’t tried making wasabi peas myself yet, but I will. I got this recipe from the Wasabi Pea Appreciation Society on Facebook. I just love that fact that there is such a thing as an appreciation society for the little green darlings! From the society’s statement - it is “For those who mark their lives as B.P. (Before Pea) and A.P. (After Pea)”. Very funny!
I have a review on different types of wasabi Peas coming up soon, just need one more picture of my favorite bought peas but in the mean time, here is a recipe for how to make them at home:
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I like to browse through Flickr just looking for inspiration. And I wanted to share some of that.
Mmmmmm. I am telling you - sushi IS ART! Enjoy!
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
imakesushi.com is a website that has some nice images, general sushi information together with the typical how to make sushi at home. What I like the most about it is that they have some pictures where they focus (more than normal) on presentation. I want to learn more about that…
Take a look!
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Making sashimi too is something I think is quite scary to do, because it is so important that the fish is fresh from the store, properly prepared and also properly presented! This video was quite educational in that context. Great initial tutorial from VideoJug on how to making sashimi at home! Remember not to get bluefin tuna, though!
E-bento.com (in Japanese only) also has an amazing collection of bentos. I love their beautiful artwork and borderline insane attention to detail.
Tokyocube is a very cool online lifestyle magazine targeting people interested in “fresh and fun online information on the ever-more fashionable Japanese lifestyle”. On there I found another great article on nutrition content and calories in individual nigiri sushi pieces and makis that might be of interest:
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I have not seen this movie, and that Mr. Bean character is not usually my favorite, but here both Rowan Atkinson and Natalie Imbruglia was quite funny. Natalie seems to have been around a the sushi block before… We like.
Sushi Express won “Best in test” on take out sushi that was held between some of the take out sushi bars around town, so I was quite excited when I woke up this morning, thinking - ah, I have a sushi quest today! I will have some good sushi! Well.
This is another sushi Flash game. A puzzle game this time, where you get to play with your favorite food. You are to place similar nigiri items next to each other, four in a square and then they disappear.
Not really an inspiring game, but you know… it’s about sushi. And I am a loony anyway. The game site describe it as - “An addicting time-waster of gourmet sushi matching.” Not really very addictive for me. Worth about five minutes.
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