-=> Ardith Hinton wrote to James & Richard <=-   
   ...   
    AH> many of the locals still recoil in horror & exclaim "Oh,   
    AH> no... I can't stand raw fish!" at the very mention of the   
    AH> word.  Here's my take on it:   
      
    AH>  1)  Some people don't like fish, period.  I can accept that.  But fear   
    AH> of the   
    AH>  unknown is a very different matter... and ignorance is curable.   
      
   What's the figure on the success rate?    
      
    AH>  2)  Sushi = a rice roll.  Carol Shenkenberger... whom you may or may   
    AH> not know   
    AH>  from other echoes, but who actually lived in Japan for awhile... says   
    AH> so.  As   
    AH>  one who checks up on such assertions regardless of the source I   
    AH> verified this   
    AH>  data by consulting additional sources & I agree with Carol.   
      
   I've never known Carol for speaking "out her hat", but never checked her    
   facts either. From what little I know on the subject, is that freshness is    
   paramount. Sashumi (I'm NOT checking the spelling on THAT one. :) - that    
   green stuff in a bowl on the side - contains the required enzymes to digest    
   the raw fish. Fugu, (AKA: Puffer fish) is the most dangerous for the    
   tetrudotoxin. (Not checking the spelling THERE either! |-) Prepared    
   correctly, it is supposed to make your tongue tingle. Too much toxin,    
   anephelactic (This spell checker provides no suggestions so, I likely    
   got *it* wrong too. Apologies...) shock. This was likely from TV or a    
   magazine/news article or three, so you already know I can be befuddled with    
   my facts.    
      
   Because our fish takes so long to arrive here, I can't be sure I've *ever*    
   eaten raw fish. I've heard somebody started flying it here so it can be    
   consumed before expiration, but for me to pay for a flight ticket for    
   lunch... Nope, I'll stick to my curries until I'm on a coast again. Fly me    
   to food = holiday.    
      
   ...   
    AH>  5)  You've heard that some kind of raw fish can kill you if it's not   
    AH> prepared   
    AH>  correctly?  No worries AFAIC.  The cost of a single serving is as much   
    AH> as the   
    AH>  average family of four probably spends on groceries in a whole   
    AH> week....  :-))   
      
   Who can afford to fly a dead fish to your dish?    
      
   Now, raw corn I can teach you how to eat. <20 minutes off the stock, and    
   drink an unpasturised (Opps... Don't know how to spell Luis' name either. I    
   need to change my spell checker! 8-) beer... THAT's Canadian cuisine!    
      
      
      
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