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The only grocery store in town now carries frozen sushi (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by nocturne@slrpnk.net to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Yes there is a walmart, but only one actual grocery store, and it now stock frozen sushi.

Update: I shared this picture with my local gaming group, one of them went and picked up a tray.

He tossed it into the fridge and tried it this morning.

I had the first piece. It is supposed to be "Refrigerated Only" by the packaging, but honestly, with a fridge thaw, it tastes just fine. I've had plenty worse than that.

If I was not vegetarian I would give it a try. The closest place to get sushi to us is an hour drive.

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[-] Davel23@fedia.io 32 points 1 week ago

If you've had this before and know what to expect then by all means, enjoy away. But if you're expecting this to be anything like more traditional sushi you will be sorely disappointed.

[-] MBech@feddit.dk 27 points 1 week ago

I had something like that once from Aldi. It said on the package to heat it in the microwave. I figured it couldn't hurt to follow the instructions... It was so incredibly bad...

[-] trashcroissant 25 points 1 week ago

I was already upset at the frozen sushi but you just had to go and make this microwave sushi comment. I think I'm done for the night.

[-] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I saw it on Lidl. I looked disgusting.

You're braver than I'll ever be for trying.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 21 points 1 week ago

Oh no.

[-] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Fully Cooked! Nice

[-] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 10 points 1 week ago

Right? I hate how most sushi comes raw and you have to cook it yourself 😡

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[-] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Yes they are not cutting any corners.

[-] Entertainmeonly 10 points 1 week ago

I'm going to have to gate keep here.

California Rolls are not sushi.

[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 34 points 1 week ago

You can find it on sushi restaurant menus here in Japan, so that seems a rather pointless thing to gatekeep.

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[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 week ago

Yes technically it's a maki roll, and sushi is thing over rice, but everyone calls maki rolls sushi these days.

[-] eerongal@ttrpg.network 19 points 1 week ago

"thing over rice" is nigiri. Nigiri, sashimi, and Maki rolls are all types of sushi.

[-] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Actually sushi has to have rice by definition so sashimi isn't sushi.

[-] eerongal@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 week ago

yep, you are correct; i always accidentally lump it in together because of how related/similar they are, my bad.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

Damn, you're right. My goof

[-] Entertainmeonly 4 points 1 week ago

Guess i was more leaning towards the fact is avocado and fake crab. Like California roll is to sushi what the crunch wrap is to burrito.

[-] protist@mander.xyz 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Kani and avocado are both widely used in Japan. How are they not legitimate ingredients to you? Kani was literally invented in Japan

[-] Entertainmeonly 2 points 1 week ago

I did say i was gate keeping here, right? Or did i miss my first post?

[-] protist@mander.xyz 10 points 1 week ago

Where you placed the gate makes no sense so I was asking you to expound

[-] Entertainmeonly 3 points 1 week ago

Oh, so you're gate keeping my gate keeping?

[-] protist@mander.xyz 8 points 1 week ago

Usually when someone gatekeeps, they have a rationale. Assuming there was thought behind this was my mistake.

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[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

When you're gatekeeping, it's fair for people to open it, yeah? Else, where's the fun?

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[-] Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago

Why Frozen instead of refrigerated?

[-] davad@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

To make it gross?

[-] tyler@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago

If you’re in America, all fish is flash frozen anyway, even “fresh” sushi or sashimi.

[-] trashcroissant 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Flash freezing individual fish feels a bit different than taking out that (presumably thawed) fish, using it to make sushi rolls, and then refreezing it.

Edit: My perception was obscured by disgust and I didn't realize these are California rolls and don't have fish, but the point stands. Frozen rice and frozen avocado are fucking gnarly. Frozen avocado especially is a sin.

[-] kiterios@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

CrabStick is still usually made from fish.

[-] rbos@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They use surimi, don't they? Fake crab made from fish paste. Still fish.

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[-] tyler@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

Oh yeah didn’t even think about the avocado. Good point!

[-] Entertainmeonly 4 points 1 week ago

Thats fake crab. It's pre cooked before even going into the rolls.

[-] nocturne@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago

Extended shelf life maybe?

[-] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Eew.

[-] plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

That seems like it's supposed to be the grab and go kind that's not frozen when you buy it.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

If it's gonna be previously-frozen sushi, better it should still be frozen so at least you know when you started thawing it out.

[-] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It's typically just the fish that was previously frozen, and that's to kill any parasites. I've never seen the entire maki roll frozen lmao, of course that will be bad.

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[-] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

I see these at 7/11 just with a different label. I'm sure it's all from the same factory.

[-] lol_idk@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago

I thought this was dull men at first

[-] nocturne@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago

After I posted here, I realized that would have been a better choice.

[-] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Mildly repulsive.

[-] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

"Fully cooked"

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It's a California Roll, so I guess that makes sense.

[-] blackfire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I hate it.

[-] slaacaa@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

[-] nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

Update: I shared this picture with my local gaming group, one of them went and picked up a tray.

He tossed it into the fridge and tried it this morning.

I had the first piece. It is supposed to be "Refrigerated Only" by the packaging, but honestly, with a fridge thaw, it tastes just fine. I've had plenty worse than that.

If I was not vegetarian I would give it a try. The closest place to get sushi to us is an hour drive.