Sushi?

[KitchenWitch]

discuss!

[davidinalameda]

1. salmon!

or tuna

[ahem]

2. Sushi? yes, please. And I'll have some extra wasabi.

[Davion]

6. I've been told that most Sushi Masters are insulted when

You use a "generous" amount of Wasabi. Is this true?

[ahem]

7. If a newbie comes to the bar and does that in front of a real sushi chef,

then yes. I'm pretty close to the master chef at the bar I go to and I know his sushi. Some of it I wouldn't think of overloading wasabi -- or even using any. But if I'm having rolls, he knows my fondness for wasabi and doesn't flinch. He picks my sake for me and I'd know if he had a problem with me :)

If I'm not at the bar (which for me means I don't know the chef) I have no qualms loading up on the wasabi.

[Dirty Hippie]

3. The wasabi usually served with sushi is fake.

But I love it anyway.

...
Don't be fooled. The green smooth textured clump on the side of your sushi dish is rarely real wasabi. More commonly it is ordinary horseradish with food coloring added.
http://www.freshwasabi.com/about.htm
...

[davidinalameda]

4. I like me some wasabi!

I eat sushi for the wasabi

yum!

[ahem]

5. The way to tell if it's real reconstituted wasabi powder of the fake stuff

is the color. If it's bright green it's fake. If it's dull/greyish green it's real.

The real stuff is great (and fresh is rare but better) but the fake is yummy, too.