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Home made Sashimi and sushi from fresh whole flounder ....superb freshness..

Qianglong

Qianglong

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Its my gf's birthday so I've decided to use my new yanagi to fillet a fresh flounder for sashimi and sushi...here are the pics:

The fish is absolutely the freshest I've seen in toronto and cost about $30. The lady there at the korean supermarket is very nice and offered to clean and gut it. I just asked her to remove the scales and i'll do the dirty work myself since preparing sashimi from whole fish needs very careful gutting.

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(nothing goes to waste, the liver is made into soup, the fins and tail are also made into soup)

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Only half of the fish is made into sashimi and sushi, the rest is steamed!

I dont have any fancy japanese tableware so I improvised with chinese tablewares haha.. The fish has silky soft texture and is no oily like salmon.
 
I hate seaweed. Theres a fishing dock in a national park near where I live. Around this fishing dock is a rocky beach where seaweed finds itself. Theres an awesome sign, in almost every asian language (all asian languages and english) saying that seaweed collection is prohibited.

 
haha thanks guys for the compliment, my skills are far from perfect. I am still trying to master the way of making nigiri sushi (fish with a stab of rice at bottom).

As my fileting skills, i need to improve by leaving almost no flesh left from the bones after the strips of filets are removed. I am just glad toronto sells sashimi grade whole fish consider we are 10 hours away from the sea.
 
From those pics, you have solid knife skills and the presentation looks great too. How did it taste? Looks delicious.
 
umm.. You need to flash freeze that fish before you use it for sashimi. Especially a fish that is a bottom fish as these types have more worms than any other fish.
 
Originally posted by: zoiks
umm.. You need to flash freeze that fish before you use it for sashimi. Especially a fish that is a bottom fish as these types have more worms than any other fish.
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Marine fish are generally free from worms except certain species like Sword fish. I've inspected the fish and it seems fine. Well if i don't feel well i'll let everyone know here haha..
 
Originally posted by: Qianglong
Originally posted by: zoiks
umm.. You need to flash freeze that fish before you use it for sashimi. Especially a fish that is a bottom fish as these types have more worms than any other fish.
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Marine fish are generally free from worms except certain species like Sword fish. I've inspected the fish and it seems fine. Well if i don't feel well i'll let everyone know here haha..
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Bullshit. I'm a regular saltwater fisherman and I catch halibut, rockfish, salmon (when in season). I can tell you that I've found worms in every single of of these species and the most in halibut. You'll find roundworms, isopods, nematodes etc in these fish and often the eggs are the hardest to see.
http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/parasite.htm
 
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: Qianglong
Originally posted by: zoiks
umm.. You need to flash freeze that fish before you use it for sashimi. Especially a fish that is a bottom fish as these types have more worms than any other fish.
Click to expand...

Marine fish are generally free from worms except certain species like Sword fish. I've inspected the fish and it seems fine. Well if i don't feel well i'll let everyone know here haha..
Click to expand...

Bullshit. I'm a regular saltwater fisherman and I catch halibut, rockfish, salmon (when in season). I can tell you that I've found worms in every single of of these species and the most in halibut. You'll find roundworms, isopods, nematodes etc in these fish and often the eggs are the hardest to see.
http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/parasite.htm
Click to expand...

:laugh:

This thread just got 100 percent more interesting.
 
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: Qianglong
Originally posted by: zoiks
umm.. You need to flash freeze that fish before you use it for sashimi. Especially a fish that is a bottom fish as these types have more worms than any other fish.
Click to expand...

Marine fish are generally free from worms except certain species like Sword fish. I've inspected the fish and it seems fine. Well if i don't feel well i'll let everyone know here haha..
Click to expand...

Bullshit. I'm a regular saltwater fisherman and I catch halibut, rockfish, salmon (when in season). I can tell you that I've found worms in every single of of these species and the most in halibut. You'll find roundworms, isopods, nematodes etc in these fish and often the eggs are the hardest to see.
http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/parasite.htm
Click to expand...

Happy birthday honey, here's some worms!

I think the freezing also ruptures the cells of the fish, making it more tender.
 
Originally posted by: MrChad
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: Qianglong
Originally posted by: zoiks
umm.. You need to flash freeze that fish before you use it for sashimi. Especially a fish that is a bottom fish as these types have more worms than any other fish.
Click to expand...

Marine fish are generally free from worms except certain species like Sword fish. I've inspected the fish and it seems fine. Well if i don't feel well i'll let everyone know here haha..
Click to expand...

Bullshit. I'm a regular saltwater fisherman and I catch halibut, rockfish, salmon (when in season). I can tell you that I've found worms in every single of of these species and the most in halibut. You'll find roundworms, isopods, nematodes etc in these fish and often the eggs are the hardest to see.
http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/parasite.htm
Click to expand...

:laugh:

This thread just got 100 percent more interesting.
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Alright lets know get OT..the fish is stated as sushi/sashimi grade, so it has been properly processed. Also, all marine fish that comes to Toronto are flash frozen because its an 10 hour drive.

 
Originally posted by: Qianglong
Originally posted by: MrChad
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: Qianglong
Originally posted by: zoiks
umm.. You need to flash freeze that fish before you use it for sashimi. Especially a fish that is a bottom fish as these types have more worms than any other fish.
Click to expand...

Marine fish are generally free from worms except certain species like Sword fish. I've inspected the fish and it seems fine. Well if i don't feel well i'll let everyone know here haha..
Click to expand...

Bullshit. I'm a regular saltwater fisherman and I catch halibut, rockfish, salmon (when in season). I can tell you that I've found worms in every single of of these species and the most in halibut. You'll find roundworms, isopods, nematodes etc in these fish and often the eggs are the hardest to see.
http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/parasite.htm
Click to expand...

:laugh:

This thread just got 100 percent more interesting.
Click to expand...

Alright lets know get OT..the fish is stated as sushi/sashimi grade, so it has been properly processed. Also, all marine fish that comes to Toronto are flash frozen because its an 10 hour drive.
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10 hour drive from where? How do you know its not flown in? Also a fish that is frozen and then thawed looks a bit more wilted. I agree with you that the fish looks very 'fresh'.
 
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