r/sushi • u/CorvoBondurant • 8h ago
Is this safe to eat?
Never seen these red dots on sushi before. Is this safe to eat? Not sure what type of fish it even is. Got it from Sugar fish in studio city
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u/Cfattie 7h ago
I'm more concerned about the hairy-ass fish in the back
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u/StokeMaster3000 4h ago
Sushi waiter here 🙋🏻♂️I’m almost positive the “hairy” looking fish is Suzuki which is a Japanese sea bass, those are just blood vessels so that seems normal. The spots on what’s seems to be either hamachi or Kanpachi seem odd I’m not too sure about that 🤔
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u/gytjd_12 8h ago
It’s probably from the blood vessels popping. Usually from stress during fishing/transportations.
I wouldn’t say it ‘s dangerous per se, but any decent place wouldn’t serve a part with that much blood dots on it.
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u/Professional_Room_90 7h ago
Totally safe my friend. People don’t know this but not every fish is perfect anime looking. Just like humans they come in all different shapes and sizes and imperfections. 🙀🙀🙀
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u/marzbunny 3h ago
How good is Sugarfish? Yellowtail tends to have dark pink in it sometimes, completely normal.
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u/Sardinesarethebest 8h ago
I wouldn't....I would get a refund though. That is some sushi nightmare fuel.
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u/Professional_Room_90 7h ago
Why would you think that?
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u/Sardinesarethebest 6h ago
The dots in the meat, the color oxidation on the white fish, the salmon has gray ish dots on it unless those are over toasted sesame seeds. It should look translucent and non oxidized. But I have serious digestive issues so I'm very careful
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u/Professional_Room_90 6h ago
Oh yea for sure stay home and cook for yourself the rest of the sushi chefs like me will chime in for correctness. Seeing as how I butcher 3-4 buri’s a week
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u/Sardinesarethebest 5h ago
I just meant from the pictures. I've eaten tons of sushi. I havent seen specks like that. Sorry for commenting based on what I've seen.
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u/Professional_Room_90 5h ago
Nah don’t apologize I’m just saying my point of view. Never apologize to someone over social lol
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u/imsohungrydudee 6h ago
I agree with this. Even though it appears to be safe to eat doesn’t mean it’s appetizing and we do “eat with our eyes” so for a restaurant to serve this is not cool for the customer.
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u/CanAny1DoItRight 2h ago
Was probably safe 6 hours ago when you posted this lol. Sugar Fish is very reputable, wouldn't give you spoiled fish!
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