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Salt water fish could possibly have made the trip via train from Seattle, packed on ice, although I'd expect it to be rather expensive. Smoked salmon also make
by jff 11y ago
Salt water fish could possibly have made the trip via train from Seattle, packed on ice, although I'd expect it to be rather expensive.
Smoked salmon also makes very tasty sushi if fresh isn't available. Tamago is an option that might appeal to a reluctant North Dakotan.
Oh, and salmon can be found in some waters of North Dakota; I don't know if they're landlocked or what, but that's an option too.
- mjevans 11y agoSalmon makes for /very/ tasty sushi (I prefer the nigiri variety).
- ethbro 11y agoEven in the early 1900s, as far as I can tell people living in North Dakota would likely not have been unfamiliar with interesting seafood (or at least had neighbors who were). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_Un...
- comrade1 11y agoAs part of the ancestry of that Swedish immigration wave to the Midwest, all I know of is lutefisk, which is by no means sushi. It's about the most vile thing you can imagine - dried cod turned to fish jello in lye. You can smell it from miles away when it's being cooked, and... well, the smell is worse than the taste, but to think of equating that with sushi... I don't think you can even call it seafood.
- kevin_thibedeau 11y ago> It's about the most vile thing you can imagine Surströmming beats lutefisk for that title.
- notNow 11y agoWait to try or smell Fisikh[1] and you'll change your mind instantly. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fesikh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fesikh and pronounced like this "Fisíj" borrowing from Spanish
- cc81 11y agoLutfisk does not taste much at all and can be pretty decent if prepared properly. You generally want some strong tasting condiment to it like fresh ground black pepper on it though.