Food & Drink Dec 19, 2012 at 2:49 pm

The Perfect Meal

Jen Graves
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Most of these species are thoroughly overfished.
on December 19, 2012 at 3:02 PM Report this
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mmmmmm....unagi.
tainte on December 19, 2012 at 3:05 PM Report this
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@1 so hurry up and eat them before they go extinct!
Unregistered User on December 19, 2012 at 3:18 PM Report this
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Black cod (aka sablefish) is my favorite! It's like halibut, but a little sweeter and fattier and oh my God I want some grilled with salt and pepper RIGHT NOW.
Kalakalot on December 19, 2012 at 3:20 PM Report this
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i took a friend from the midwest who had never had sushi before to shiros and it was almost embarrassing how scared he was of everything

at this point i would just lift a fish out of a river, take a bite out of it, and set it back without giving any fucks
Swearengen on December 19, 2012 at 3:21 PM Report this
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I am glad that in these tumultuous times, when our nation is discussing the prohibition of human rights while on the edge of a financial precipice courting insolvency, you can take the time to tell us what you ate for lunch.

People say that journalism is dead, to them I say, "Your wrong!"
Cascadian Bacon on December 19, 2012 at 3:22 PM Report this
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@5: Not a fresh water fish, but salt water fish yes.
LMcGuff on December 19, 2012 at 3:22 PM Report this
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Hmmmm. All of it sounds expensive. Yummmmy!
Pope Peabrain on December 19, 2012 at 3:23 PM Report this
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@6

Pretty impressive that in such tumultuous times in which life as we know it may soon perish from the earth you have the time to bitch about an art critic writing about about her meal on a blog that covers all sorts of shit ranging from the serious to the frivolous.

But I guess your characterization of what was called dinner as lunch demonstrates that you're sufficiently engaged in the important things.
seatackled on December 19, 2012 at 3:33 PM Report this
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@6,9 you have to admit, the fact that it was dinner and not lunch was buried deep in the beginning of the first sentence. One can not be expected to read that far in these tumultuous times. "Your" right, Cascadian Bacon, and "your" also very intelligent!
deign_to_say on December 19, 2012 at 3:42 PM Report this
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The rise of sushi is very bad for the reality that our oceans and severely over-fished, which is going to result in mass extinctions of ocean life *in our lifetimes*
Racing Turtles on December 19, 2012 at 3:58 PM Report this
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Came to see if anyone had shamejacked the thread yet. 59 minutes, not bad.
gloomy gus on December 19, 2012 at 4:06 PM Report this
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@10: Perhaps Bacon@6 was using the possessive on purpose, in the same way someone might say "my bad." "Wrong" in this case would be a noun, not an adjective. But, probably not. I think from a grammatical point of view, the coment was more likely just Bacon's wrong.
Eric from Boulder on December 19, 2012 at 4:23 PM Report this
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@6. Way to be "that guy".
heywhatsit!? on December 19, 2012 at 4:33 PM Report this
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Shiro IS A GOD!!!!!!! I worship at his feet while stuffing his wonderful sushi in my mouth!!
Cato the Younger Younger on December 19, 2012 at 4:37 PM Report this
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And just like that, I am out the door to Tsukushimbo, for the very best sushi in town.
karion on December 19, 2012 at 5:18 PM Report this
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Next time get the mackerel. (Not Spanish mackerel, which is good, but completely different.)

It's super buttery and reminds me of the pickled herring you'd find in Denmark. (Mackerel is usually marinated in vinegar - i.e., pickled - for preparation as sushi.)

I've never had better mackerel than at Shiro's.
Free Lunch on December 19, 2012 at 6:26 PM Report this
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I won't nag or shame anyone about right or wrong for sushi eating, but if you do happen to be concerned about sushi and ocean sustainability, here's a handy pocket guide from Monterey Bay Aquarium: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr…
Vancouverite on December 19, 2012 at 7:19 PM Report this
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@12 fuck that I did it in the first post
on December 19, 2012 at 7:26 PM Report this
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Did you order everything in alphabetical order, or is that just a weird "feature" of the restaurant point-of-sale system (Seattle's own Dinerware)? Personally I think the receipt should reflect the order of the meal. (And where's the tamago for dessert?)

p.s. Don't whine about the guys to took the beautiful octopus from Alki's Cove 2 in a "grisly scene" if you are going to order it at your local sushi place. Personally, never on my plate.
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
Aaron on December 19, 2012 at 7:45 PM Report this
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@17, is correct: you need fatty fish in this list. Mackerel, Spanish mackerel, gizzard shad, smelt. And I'm curious to know why the tobiko isn't bolded. It always is on my list. My dream dessert is flying fish roe. Also, in every Japanese restaurant, the salmon skin is better than the salmon, especially in a roll.
Fnarf on December 19, 2012 at 8:45 PM Report this
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I am just here to point out that everyone is arguing, and no one read the article. Because the link is broken. SLOG!
snakes on December 19, 2012 at 9:54 PM Report this
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How could only three people possibly eat all those fish?
sarah70 on December 19, 2012 at 10:45 PM Report this
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For those (like me) who prefer sustainable sushi, Mashiko in West Seattle has incredibly delicious sushi at very reasonable prices. Try the omakase!
James McDaniel on December 19, 2012 at 11:09 PM Report this
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No ikura OR hamachi? This is the third circle of sushi hell.
ScrawnyKayaker on December 19, 2012 at 11:10 PM Report this
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O man, I wish I lived on the coast. Fish here in Utah is all shit.
Pick1 on December 20, 2012 at 10:03 AM Report this

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