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> Want sushi from your local Mr. Tuna in Colorado? No problem! I can't remember the last time I saw a grocery store without a sushi "counter". And they're all
by cdr 12y ago
> Want sushi from your local Mr. Tuna in Colorado? No problem!
I can't remember the last time I saw a grocery store without a sushi "counter". And they're all the same, west or east or middle, tiny store or huge. One or two bored asian people boxed into a middle-of-aisle four-sided counter, one side of which is a sad-looking case filled with the same boxed bland mushy hours old rolls. It's hard to imagine that it's that profitable, but clearly it is.
- bane 12y agoI've noticed two interesting anomalies in yelp ratings that might account for this: Sushi places usually get high ratings, Vegetarian/Vegan restaurants also. I think this is for different reasons, but most Americans don't fundamentally seem to know what good fresh fish tastes like, Sushi is no exception.
- kiba 12y agoI can't taste a damn thing. I think I am an undertaster. So, all the sushis are all good to me. People whine and bitch about terrible food. I just eat it up like a happy camper.
- judk 12y agoVegan restaurants get high ratings because Americans don't know what fresh fish tastes like?
- laurenbee 12y agoAs a vegan, sometimes it's nice to eat at a restaurant and not have to go through the whole 20 questions with the server about whether food has animal products. So I may weigh other factors (like service or presentation or how "nice" a place is) as less important than when going to a restaurant with only one or two vegan options. Though taste is the most important thing to me!
- bane 12y agoha! I accidentally a sentence. I've noticed Vegan and Vegetarian restaurants get high ratings, I think it's because the potential audience is so happy with the fact the place even exists (and gives them an alternative to cooking yet another meal or fighting with yet another menu) that the default is a high rating. Even very mediocre places around where I live have 4+ stars.
- cdr 12y agoIn supermarkets it's not even the fish - there's little to no nigiri in the case, and the rolls mostly contain little or even no fish. They're mostly rice, slathered-on sauce, vegetables, and then maybe some fish (like breaded shrimp). You could theoretically order "fresh" (for whatever value of fresh the fish behind the counter is), but I'm not sure I've ever seen someone order instead of grabbing from the case. Perhaps "Americans don't know what good sushi tastes like" though.
- TarpitCarnivore 12y agoAs someone who doesn't eat sushi and avoids ordering tuna I would prefer to see the American sushi craze die out.
- bmm6o 12y agoAs "someone who doesn't eat sushi and avoids ordering tuna", how do you even have a dog in this fight? What does it matter to you if other people enjoy sushi (or even supermarket "sushi")?
- TarpitCarnivore 12y agoI willingly choose to not eat it because I don't agree with the aggressive fishing natures. Tuna and other fisheries are rapidly declining. America, and the worlds, obsession with sushi is not helping matters. So that's my "dog in this fight."
- bmm6o 12y agoAh, I didn't realize you were coming from an environmental/sustainability angle. Fair enough. Though if that's your concern I wonder if it's more practical to get people to shift their consumption to more sustainable species rather than getting them to give it up altogether.