Sushi grade fish?????????????

Question

Ok so I want to start making sushi with raw fish and i have no idea where i would get some fish suitable for eating raw. Now there is this asian store called 99 Ranch and they have a lot of live fish, and deal whole fish. Now I looked in the precut pieces of salmon claiming it was sashimi grade, so i assume that's fine for eating raw. But i also researched that if you freeze fish for 7 days that it would kill everything and would be suitable for eat raw. is this true? like could i go to safeway and freeze a piece of salmon for a week or two and defrost it and eat it raw?

So main questions are.
Can i freeze fish and then eat it raw even if it isn't sushi grade?
Are all live fish sushi grade, once you cut it and prepared it?

Answer 1

Do no freeze your fish for sushi. Your freezer does not work fast enough. The stuff that is frozen is blast frozen. And no, not all live fish are sushi grade. Besides, not too many places sell live salmon, live tuna, live halibut...



Sashimi grade is sushi grade, and visa-versa. Sushi is just sashimi with rice. I buy SOME fish for sushi at 99 Ranch. They generally have a small section of sushi grade cuts. The rest is not sushi grade.



Your better bet is to buy from a Japanese market like Mitsawa if there is one in your area.

Answer 2

This only applied to sushi-grade fish so eating raw fish from Safeway is out of the question and you would more than likely get sick. You should go to 99 Ranch and purchase your fish there... plus it's probably a heck of a lot cheaper than any other store (at least that is what I have noticed when I shop at Asian grocers).



And all fish have the potential to be sushi grade but they have to be prepared appropriately. If you're VERY serious about making your sushi, perhaps sign up for a couple sushi making classes?

Answer 3

Q1. Can i freeze fish and then eat it raw even if it isn't sushi grade?

I would not do it unless the original was sushi-grade. I would simply ASK the fish guy at the market if this can be done, rather than research on your own.



Q2. Are all live fish sushi grade, once you cut it and prepared it?

No. Unless you have your own chemical testing set at home, there's no way to tell if those fish you got out of the tank at Safeway are housing parasites, etc. Freshly caught fish is also not 100% reliable since the waters from which they are taken may be unclean. Once again, ASK a pro.

Answer 4

See if this helps:



http://www.sushifaq.com/sushi-grade-fish.htm