Is Sushi Good for you?

[Mellow]

So part of my new diet/meal plan thing involves me alternating my lunch from salad to a roll of sushi 5 days a week. Besides from the dangers of ingesting raw foods, is sushi particularly bad for you? good?

EDIT: More specifically, california, tuna, and unagi (eel) rolls.

 

[JS80]

Nigiri? Yes. Spicy Tuna/California Roll/[insert Americanized roll here here]? No.

 

[Mxylplyx]

It's great for you as far as I know.

 

[Dacalo]

I suppose it's healthy, but there is more mercury in fish lately, so maybe not anymore.

EDIT: Oops, I was thinking nigiri. CA roll is uramaki, a type of sushi. Me wrong

I am craving some chirashi now.

 

[DaiShan]

Like all foods, it depends. A lot of Sushi rolls are some sort of fish wrapped in rice and seaweed with fish roe, which should be pretty healthy, however, when you start adding things like cream cheese and special sauces it might be less healthy for you. Mercury concerns aside tuna rolls should be pretty good for you, and california rolls are vegetarian. I like unagi, but not too sure about the contents of the eel sauce.

 

[joecool]

to quote homer, "if it tastes good, it must be good for you!"

 

[HN]

are you trying to lose weight? with all the rice, i would imagine all the refined carbohydrates would not be helpful in that cause.
See the section on "The Difference Between Eating Refined versus Unrefined Carbohydrates" here: http://www.glucappresspcl.com/healthyeating.htm

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: Dacalo
CA roll is not sushi.

I suppose it's healthy, but there is more mercury in fish lately, so maybe not anymore.

 

[effowe]

Originally posted by: DaiShan
Like all foods, it depends. A lot of Sushi rolls are some sort of fish wrapped in rice and seaweed with fish roe, which should be pretty healthy, however, when you start adding things like cream cheese and special sauces it might be less healthy for you. Mercury concerns aside tuna rolls should be pretty good for you, and california rolls are vegetarian. I like unagi, but not too sure about the contents of the eel sauce.

Every California Roll I've eaten has had crab in it.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: effowe

Originally posted by: DaiShan
Like all foods, it depends. A lot of Sushi rolls are some sort of fish wrapped in rice and seaweed with fish roe, which should be pretty healthy, however, when you start adding things like cream cheese and special sauces it might be less healthy for you. Mercury concerns aside tuna rolls should be pretty good for you, and california rolls are vegetarian. I like unagi, but not too sure about the contents of the eel sauce.

Every California Roll I've eaten has had crab in it.

It's actually surimi, which is fish. But, yeah, it's not vegetarian.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: Dacalo
CA roll is not sushi.

I suppose it's healthy, but there is more mercury in fish lately, so maybe not anymore.

As far as I know, California rolls meet every criteria for being consider sushi. Don't be an elitist just because it's so popular.

 

[torpid]

It's a lot healthier than just about any other ethnic cuisine.

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: effowe

Originally posted by: DaiShan
Like all foods, it depends. A lot of Sushi rolls are some sort of fish wrapped in rice and seaweed with fish roe, which should be pretty healthy, however, when you start adding things like cream cheese and special sauces it might be less healthy for you. Mercury concerns aside tuna rolls should be pretty good for you, and california rolls are vegetarian. I like unagi, but not too sure about the contents of the eel sauce.

Every California Roll I've eaten has had crab in it.

Imitation crap FTL.

 

[thirdlegstump]

Originally posted by: DaiShan
Like all foods, it depends. A lot of Sushi rolls are some sort of fish wrapped in rice and seaweed with fish roe, which should be pretty healthy, however, when you start adding things like cream cheese and special sauces it might be less healthy for you. Mercury concerns aside tuna rolls should be pretty good for you, and california rolls are vegetarian. I like unagi, but not too sure about the contents of the eel sauce.

Never had sushi with cream cheese in it...

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: thirdlegstump

Originally posted by: DaiShan
Like all foods, it depends. A lot of Sushi rolls are some sort of fish wrapped in rice and seaweed with fish roe, which should be pretty healthy, however, when you start adding things like cream cheese and special sauces it might be less healthy for you. Mercury concerns aside tuna rolls should be pretty good for you, and california rolls are vegetarian. I like unagi, but not too sure about the contents of the eel sauce.

Never had sushi with cream cheese in it...

Philly roll is a popular one...

 

[neegotiator]

Originally posted by: thirdlegstump

Originally posted by: DaiShan
Like all foods, it depends. A lot of Sushi rolls are some sort of fish wrapped in rice and seaweed with fish roe, which should be pretty healthy, however, when you start adding things like cream cheese and special sauces it might be less healthy for you. Mercury concerns aside tuna rolls should be pretty good for you, and california rolls are vegetarian. I like unagi, but not too sure about the contents of the eel sauce.

Never had sushi with cream cheese in it...

Philadelphia roll has cream cheese I think, good if you're into it.

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: Dacalo
CA roll is not sushi.

I suppose it's healthy, but there is more mercury in fish lately, so maybe not anymore.

As far as I know, California rolls meet every criteria for being consider sushi. Don't be an elitist just because it's so popular.

Sorry, I fixed my op.

 

[uhohs]

california rolls are sushi. they were invented in the 70's in southern california to appeal to westerners.

i prefer more traditional nigiri, but rolls have their place for some.

 

[torpid]

Philadelphia rolls have cream cheese. You'd think someone in new york would have come up with cream cheese in a salmon roll what with the whole lox fetish they have going in NY, but somehow philadelphia is the name of the roll.

 

[Mellow]

So the white rice would render it useless in a diet situation?

 

[Balt]

There might be a lot of sodium, especially if you like it with soy sauce.

 

[effowe]

Originally posted by: Mellow
So the white rice would render it useless in a diet situation?

If you are concerned about the amount of rice, just get sashimi, which is just the piece of fish sans the rice.

 

[OutHouse]

no raw seefood gives you worms.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: Mellow
So the white rice would render it useless in a diet situation?

dude eat all the rice you want. when was the last time you saw a fat asian?

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: torpid
Philadelphia rolls have cream cheese. You'd think someone in new york would have come up with cream cheese in a salmon roll what with the whole lox fetish they have going in NY, but somehow philadelphia is the name of the roll.

Knowledge is power!