how bad is sushi for ya?

[N8Magic]

Originally posted by: Staley8

Originally posted by: N8Magic
If i'm not mistaken, I believe it is the ginger you eat with the sushi that actually has the antibacterial properties.

If I could afford it, i'd eat sushi more often that I do... but now you guys have given me a craving for it with all this talk!

I don't think anything you eat with sushi has any sort of antibacterial properties, I've never heard of that before but it has been mentioned here by a number of people.

Antibacterial properties of ginger.

"Ginger has a diversity of uses. Widely used as an alternative medicine, wild Ginger contains the valuable constituent aristolochic acid. Studies show that it has anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties, antitumor activity, and that it even cures warts in some cases. Aristolochic is also oral contraceptive, spermicidal, and immunostimulant. It is a broad-spectrum antibacterial and antifungal."

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: N8Magic

Originally posted by: Staley8

Originally posted by: N8Magic
If i'm not mistaken, I believe it is the ginger you eat with the sushi that actually has the antibacterial properties.

If I could afford it, i'd eat sushi more often that I do... but now you guys have given me a craving for it with all this talk!

I don't think anything you eat with sushi has any sort of antibacterial properties, I've never heard of that before but it has been mentioned here by a number of people.

Antibacterial properties of ginger.

"Ginger has a diversity of uses. Widely used as an alternative medicine, wild Ginger contains the valuable constituent aristolochic acid. Studies show that it has anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties, antitumor activity, and that it even cures warts in some cases. Aristolochic is also oral contraceptive, spermicidal, and immunostimulant. It is a broad-spectrum antibacterial and antifungal."

Well I guess I stand partially corrected. I still doubt that if you have a bad piece of fish that giger is going to kill any bacteria and you aren't going to get sick. But it looks as though it does in fact have some antibacterial properties. The rest of my post was true though, honest it was.

 

[GasX]

Your body has no way of processing or disposing of heavy metals, so every bit of them you eat gets stored in your cells. If the levels get high enough, you start developing problems.

Shellfish are filter feeders and are very good at concentrating heavy metals. Fish/people who eat shellfish in polluted waters are prime candidates for health problems.

This is one situation where being at the top of the food chain is not a good thing.

To get back on topic, the reason eating sushi may be bad for you is if you get a bad batch and catch some parasites...

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: Tyler
Sushi is good for you. You mgiht as well ask "How bad is salad for you?"

Soak a salad in Ranch dressing, heap lots of bacon and cheese, and its not very healthy anymore, is it?

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Mookow

Originally posted by: Tyler
Sushi is good for you. You mgiht as well ask "How bad is salad for you?"

Soak a salad in Ranch dressing, heap lots of bacon and cheese, and its not very healthy anymore, is it?

A lot healthier than just eating bacon, cheese and dressing. Hell, everything will be bad if you go to the extreme.

 

[Bootprint]

Read this thread, but don't look at the pics if you weak stomach.

 

[Vadatajs]

I love sushi, my only complaint is usually I run out of wasabi before I run out of rolls.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: Vadatajs
I love sushi, my only complaint is usually I run out of wasabi before I run out of rolls.

You can't ask the chef or waitress for more? Or do you get those pre-boxed types of sushi for 4 bucks? That isn't truely sushi but it is still ok to me. However I prefer the live chef 100X better.

 

[her209]

I like the smell of fish.

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: geckojohn
is this a typical staple for japanese diets?

Read my post a few posts above yours. It's a delicacy in Japan, as it's VERY expensive because of the scarcity of true Sushi Chefs. The road to becoming one is long and tedious, like any antiquated Japanese profession.

Fun fact: Women are generally not allowed to become sushi chefs because their body temperature is supposedly too high and ruins the fish.

From what I've seen here in Okinawa, it's not really a delicacy. It is not a staple (rice is), but there are sushi places all over the island. It certainly doesn't cost $80 per person as one of the most popular local places sells a boatload (literally, they serve it on a good-sized boat platter) of various sushi for 2200 yen. I've been to several other places where it's around the same price, give or take a few hundred yen.

Sushi is not the only thing they eat in Japan -- yakitori, gyoza, sashimi, tempura, and so on. One local speciality that I love? Taco rice! It's rice topped with taco meat, cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce. Contrary to what I originally thought, it was NOT brought or developed by Americans living here but was developed locally. It's awesome -- I am going to try and make it at home.

 

[Looney]

Fun fact: Women are generally not allowed to become sushi chefs because their body temperature is supposedly too high and ruins the fish.

This was so outrageous that i decided to do a search on it... and i couldn't find anything supporting this 'fact'.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Fun fact: Women are generally not allowed to become sushi chefs because their body temperature is supposedly too high and ruins the fish.

This was so outrageous that i decided to do a search on it... and i couldn't find anything supporting this 'fact'.

For those of us that have actually touched a woman, yes, they are warmer.

 

[AthlonXP]

Where all going to die sooner or later, eat well.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Fun fact: Women are generally not allowed to become sushi chefs because their body temperature is supposedly too high and ruins the fish.

This was so outrageous that i decided to do a search on it... and i couldn't find anything supporting this 'fact'.

Sorry, Mr. Anal Retentive, I misquoted myself. It's a "Fun Superstition" -- happy?

Lots of old-school sushi chefs will not hire women behind the counter for such a reason.
Link:
http://www.sltrib.com/2002/jul/07252002/thursday/thursday.htm