Is Beijing's sushi safe?
- Joined: Nov 7th, 2005
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The US FDA requires that fish to be served raw remain frozen for seven days at a temperature of minus four degrees Fahrenheit (or for 15 hours at a temperature of minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit in a blast freezer).
(By the way, your freezer at home doesn't get cold enough for this.)
Freezing kills any parasitic worms and their larvae that may infect some species of fish (including salmon, herring, and cod) and that can make you pretty sick.
Symptoms of an infection depend on the type of worm, ranging from nausea, cramps, and diarrhea to severe abdominal inflammation and pain that can develop within an hour after eating. Surgery may be necessary to remove one of these parasites, the roundworm Anisakis simplex.
So who's got the lowdown on where Beijing's Japanese restaurants procure their sushi and how they store it? And how about the sanitation prep at popular sushi eateries?
I want to eat raw but I want to eat safe.
admin
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
probably not
but i eat it anyhow
ps i think you can get roundworms on a skewer at the wangfujing night market
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Caffeine
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
I've been eating it. I'm not dead yet. On the other hand, my wife, a Beijinger, has begged me not to. I probably should listen.
admin
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
maybe the roundworms eat the melamine from the milk you drink
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Hefner
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
AFAIK, sushi made from fish thats been frozen is pretty much safe to consume. it's fresh fish (which I doubt they use in BJs sushi restaurants) that can give you problems.
poor kitchen hygiene will screw things up though and this is where you might encounter problems in BJ: remember all those posts a while back from people getting the squirts after their meals in Hatsune?
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V
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
I suspect that the fish doesn't meet the US FDA standard. I've had sushi at a number of local restaurants and the only one worth returning to was Hatsune. No hershey squirts for me.
That said, some of the best sushi I've ever had (in Tokyo and in Sydney) probably hadn't been flash frozen either.
Cheers,
dedsall78
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
Ah, so that's why they put it in the milk... it's starting to make sense now.
meltwindy
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
I don't want to know if it is.
probably not
but I eat it anyway.
whats the matter
or maybe its matter
but I dont care
To be or not to be, that's never a question.
stcroix2bj
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
I have consumed my share of sushi here in Beijing, have never had any ill effects. You take your chances when ever you eat out, no matter where you are in the world. Find a reputable restaurant here the same way you would at home.
bobby_liu
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
i wish they are safe!!!! because i have beening living on less and saving money to go there to eat sushi!!
dam!
CyniCritic
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
If I'm eating sushi in beijing I only go to one of two places Hatsune or Yotsuba. Yotsuba is hands down the best but the only problem is you have to book 2 weeks in advance to get a table.
admin
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
two weeks in advance? that's a first for beijing
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babochina
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
yotsuba is so good but it is so expensive, fish daily imported from japan
hatsune has supposedly their fish flewn from norway if i remember well
my advice in this issue : try the beef sushi from red moon
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V
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
Agreed. Absolutely heavenly.
Cheers,
Nidaye
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
In addition to freezing, "real" sushi chefs also know what signs to look for in infected meat.
Some parasites can also cause liver damage and increase the risk of developing liver cancer.
I really doubt sushi here is prepared the same way as in the US. While there may be regulations here to that effect, enforcement is a whole other issue.
That said, I once was served half-frozen sushi sashimi and I have never gotten sick from eating sushi here.
I'm more concerned about getting worms from my dog than from eating sushi.
reinkarnation
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
dont eat discount sushi, u should be fine.
I got nothing remotely intelligent or witty to say.
Meng Meng
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
I think,yes,its safe
After all,u can see it when they making sushi
Frozenace
Re: Is Beijing's sushi safe?
I've been eating Sushi in Beijing for years, without problem.
Then my friend from the UK comes over and gets sick on the first day.
That's what happens when you have no immune system whatsoever.
As with anything, a bit of alcohol helps, just don't drive afterwards.