Question for sushi addicts.

[Butrocious]

I love sushi, but I'm not sure if the fish you catch from the sea is the special "sushi grade" fish you're supposed to use for sushi. Any help with this would be most appreciated. What are the different kinds of fish could you catch and what sections of the fish do you actually use for sushi?

[5150]

If you catch any of those nasty tasting Bluefin Tuna and need a place to get rid of them.......PM me please.
The Bluefin, Yellowfin, Yellowtail are all excellent for sushi or sashmi. You'll have no problem with serving them!!

[fishkillerbill]

Most any of the fish you catch can be sashimi--bluefin-yellowfin-albacore-yellowtail-white sea bass-bonita-mackeral-its all in how you take care of it.

First have the deckhand or yourself bleed the fish--fillet it and then chill it right away--that will be the freshest you ever have.

Second choice--bleed it have it put in the hole or on private boat on ice in your cooler or fish hold-then when you get home fillet and chill

We have even used some of our Rsw fish from long range vacume packed quick frozen(flash frozen) then we thaw it out later and its still firm enough and fresh enough for sashimi

[Ali]

See above.

You can also freeze the fish before you serve it as an extra measure of protection.

I eat it all the time.

[roxfisher]

a quick repeat quick outside sear rare in the middle works well too. Please note, ALWAYS thaw your fish in the fridge, takes a day but well worth it. If you do cook the fish, thaw in COLD water, changing the water often.

[sdfishkiller]

SUSHI GRADE means it was bleed and iced down soon after boating it, nothing else. damn near any local fish properly cared for will qualify as SUSHI GRADE. NON-SUSHI GRADE means it sat in the sun beating itself to death.
the sushi you get in restaurants/fishmarkets is 3+days old on the ice and properly cared for. what you catch and ice is the best available hands down.

[captamb1]

Do you mean something like this, Yellowtail BF ALBIE & Aku

[fishkillerbill]

Thats it--when and were is dinner I got the saki

[reelfishy]

Dayum Jim!

That plate looks gooood!

Soy sauce and wasabi. Mmmmm. and beer. and sake.

[Butrocious]

That dish looks really good, although you did over-sear that albacore Jim. Damn, now I must have sushi this weekend. Spicy albacore rolls rule all!!

PS - How do you properly bleed a fish? And do you have to gut it before you fillet it?

[Fishburger]

DUDE!!!!! I just drooled all over the keyboard!!

[Mr. Len]

I'm hungry now Jim, THANKS!