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I seem to recall a thread on here (before the Food section came about, IIRC) where someone posted a guide on making your own sushi. Can't seem to find the thread now, though. Would appreciate the search help :)
Or any other advice/links you can provide.

Also an indication of where in CT (SS) I can get what I need for it.
Is Taste of Asia/Japan in Plumstead still around? That's where I got some stuff previously...
And on fish, is Fish4Africa still the best place for it?
 
/offers test-tasting services
Or is that taste testing services?

My GrandPa's and coke are wearing off....

/slows down to mediocrity

Furthermore - no idea where to get the goodies you need :/
 
Remember to freeze it first to kill parasites. Super fresh is not always better.

For the above reasons, the EU regulations forbids the use of fresh raw fish. It must be frozen at temperatures below −20 °C (−4 °F) in all parts of the product for no less than 24 hours.[32] As such, a number of fishing boats, suppliers and end users "super freeze" fish for sushi to temperatures as low at -60°C.[33] As well as parasite destruction, super freezing also prevents oxidation of the blood in tuna flesh thus preventing the discoloration that happens at temperatures above -20°C.[34]
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the best you can get is at the fishmonger in dunkeld. Jan Smuts and bompas.

But it comes at a price...

Food lover's market (Fruit&Veg) sometimes have decent salmon. Around R200 per kilo.
 
DJ... said:
Not necessarily. And you'll probably need a commercial freezer to get the fish below -20C...
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They will not. To put the fish under -18C or lower will damage the flesh. Fish usually is carried in Ice, which keep the temperature low without damaging the flesh because of freezing. Specially with Salmon.

But sometimes you can find frozen fish, which is cheaper, but the quality is lower.

Anyway... but for sushi... that's why you use wasabi... that kills everything, including whatever bacteria is in your sinuses!
 
Park@82 said:
Anyone know where to find good quality Salmon in Gauteng?
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I just buy the woolies smoked salmon. Its stupidly expensive though. :(

AvatarS said:
Sooo this is not something the fishmonger will have done already?
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Perhaps. If we were in the EU or America it would be a legal requirement - here...who knows. I'd imagine that all the imported fish will be frozen somewhere along the way though.

webtailor said:
They will not. To put the fish under -18C or lower will damage the flesh.
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Which is why reputable sushi shops use flash freezing. And they go way way lower than -18C. -18C doesn't even meet the legal requirements in most 1st world countries. e.g. This system uses liquid nitrogen to freeze it to -60C in record time.

Whether you can freeze it without damaging the fish in a standard freezer will depend largely on the fat content - or more accurately the lack of water content. Since OP asked about Salmon she should be able to freeze it without a hassle.
 
webtailor said:
They will not. To put the fish under -18C or lower will damage the flesh. Fish usually is carried in Ice, which keep the temperature low without damaging the flesh because of freezing. Specially with Salmon.

But sometimes you can find frozen fish, which is cheaper, but the quality is lower.

Anyway... but for sushi... that's why you use wasabi... that kills everything, including whatever bacteria is in your sinuses!
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You damage protein structures with large ice-crystals, and flash freezing creates incredibly small ice-crystals. But yes, even commercial freezers will damage the flesh...
 
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