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The truth about sushi

Posted on Jul 3rd 2007 6:14PM by Martha Edwards

Filed Under: Nutrition & Supplements

Everywhere I go, people are talking about this sushi restaurant and that sushi dish they tried where. It seems like Japan's signature dish is now a staple in North America, and I can see why. It's yummy and healthy. But if you're a sushi virgin, going to a sushi restaurant can be fairly intimidating. What's what? And is it even safe to eat raw fish?

Here's a quick guide to sushi -- explaining the difference between Sushi, Sashimi and Nigiri, as well as the history behind the food. Did you know that in Japan, Sushi Chefs often train for a decade before they are qualified to to run their own show? That's longer than most doctors go to school for.

Are you a sushi lover?

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Tags: japanese food, JapaneseFood, nigiri, raw fish, RawFish, rice, sashimi, sushi

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AndyM 7-04-2007 @ 2:05AM

While sushi can be healthy, especially when compared with typical US foods that doesn't mean it is inherently healthy. It usually contains sugar and salt at least (in the rice), then the shoyu (soy sauce) is often high in salt. Is that healthy?
On what basis is sushi healthy?

Martha 7-04-2007 @ 12:48AM

Hi Andy,
You're right -- sushi can be unhealthy too, but it's much better than most restaurant meals, since it's low in fat and usually full of healthy protein and veggies. But I hear ya -- And I wrote a post about that a while back if you want to have a look
http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/03/28/how-many-calories-in-sushi/

AndyM 7-04-2007 @ 10:59AM

Wow! Martha that's quick!
Glad to see that you in the US are starting to have a more balanced view of Japanese food. That's a good article about calories in sushi.
Many people outside Japan (where I live) seem to think that ALL Japanese food is healthy etc.! Don't know why, maybe back in immediate post war times it was, simply because of shortages etc. but now!?!
For me Japanese food generally is sweet, sugar or sweetening is added to many foods, along with salt, so not exactly low calorie and also a fair amount of hidden fats/oils.