Re: Sashimi vs. sushi quality

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:26:52 -0700, Arri London <[email hidden]>

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Bubbabob said:

Mite said:

According to my Japanese dictionary, sashimi is fresh meat eaten raw,
thinly cut, with soy sauce (or other).
It is mostly seafood, but not only. There is basashi (sashimi of horse
meat) and I think I saw once beef carpaccio referred to as sashimi
too.

Mite
http://www.shopncook.com

Could raw Dutch herring be considered a form of sashimi? It's by far my
favorite raw fish.

Hard to say, as it's salted and preserved, although still raw.
Fresh-caught herring would certainly qualify.

I think he was talking about the "green Herring" of lat spring, not
matjes fillets. The green is really raw and served very plain, with
half the tail fin attched to each fillet. I think that serves as a
handle for those that wish to pick it up and slide it down.

I have eaten them wimp style, with a knife and fork, but I am not
Dutch. BTW, I like matjes fillets as well, but they are a totally
different thing.

Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

Entering your freshman dorm for the first time, and seeing
an axe head come through the door on your right.

Rodney Myrvaagnes said:

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:26:52 -0700, Arri London <[email hidden]>

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Bubbabob said:

Mite <[email hidden]> wrote:

> According to my Japanese dictionary, sashimi is fresh meat eaten raw,
> thinly cut, with soy sauce (or other).
> It is mostly seafood, but not only. There is basashi (sashimi of horse
> meat) and I think I saw once beef carpaccio referred to as sashimi
> too.
>
> Mite
> http://www.shopncook.com
>

Could raw Dutch herring be considered a form of sashimi? It's by far my
favorite raw fish.

Hard to say, as it's salted and preserved, although still raw.
Fresh-caught herring would certainly qualify.

I think he was talking about the "green Herring" of lat spring, not
matjes fillets. The green is really raw and served very plain, with
half the tail fin attched to each fillet. I think that serves as a
handle for those that wish to pick it up and slide it down.

Slightly salted herrings are still raw.
This from a Dutch site
[http://www.schuttevaer.nl/Berichten/9907/haring.htm]: De Hollandse
Nieuwe is een lichtgezouten haring en wordt vaak in verband gebracht met
eeuwenoude tradities. ('Hollandse Nieuwe is a lightly salted herring and
is frequently connected with ageold traditions'😉

There are the more heavily salted herrings packed in brine or oil. I've
eaten fresh raw herring which hasn't been salted at all and it's not the
same as the 'nieuwe'. It would be hard to get truly 'groene' herrings
these days; those boats are out for weeks.

You forgot to mention the 'uitjes', chopped raw onion, which routinely
accompanies the herrings.

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I have eaten them wimp style, with a knife and fork, but I am not
Dutch.

LOL! Ah but I am Dutch. Eating 'nieuwes' with knife and fork is
certainly heresy!

BTW, I like matjes fillets as well, but they are a totally

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different thing.

Those I can buy locally although they are horrendously expensive.

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Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a