I have never tried sushi but might have it tonight in Medina, OH. There is a nice restaurant called House of Hunan. Does anyone here like sushi?

I have had it only once. I didn't think it was all that great. I have some buds that just go on and on about how wonderful it is. I didn't think so. It is ok, but I would not drive out of my way to have it again.

I had much rather have a steak.

I love fresh sushi........if you feel that you will be a little hesitant; stick with fish like tuna and salmon.

IMHO, their texture and taste is best suited for first timers.

Take a look around the place first..........if OTHER people are eating, it; it is moving (so it is fresher).

If nobody else is eating it and the sushi chef is also working the take-out phone then you got problems.

I absolutely love sushi!

Things to keep in mind:

- a roll is fish (sometimes veggie & sour cream or roe) wrapped in rice then topped with sea weed. It's served sliced to allow you to pick up and pop in your mouth.

- Sushi is fresh fish on a bed of rice.

- Sashimi is just a piece of fish.

I would recommend you pour the soy sauce in the little bowl and mix in the wassabi to suit your tastes (the hot green paste - do not eat alone!).

You dip your piece or roll, sushi or sashimi in the soy/wassabi mix before eating.

The pink slices served with the meal is sliced ginger. It is used to clean your palate.

mmmmmmmm sushi. with hot mustard and soy sauce or wasabi and soy. I love it. Just remember 1 thing, if it smells like fish don't eat it. If the fish is very fresh it will not smell fishy.

I have never had sushi, but I had a dream last night that I was watching Flipper and eating sushi for dinner.

Maybe it was the 2 beers and 3 martinis, but it was a very odd dream.

Sushi is great and listen to what elp and redleg said. My favorite is tako (octopus), but I like all of it with wasabi mixed in with the soy sauce. As redleg said don't try the wasabi alone or you won't be tasting anything for the rest of the day!

Let us know what you think of it.

Wags

The Smoked Dragon sounds good to me, is there is fresh fish market there?

You can check out the menus here:

http://www.thehouseofhunan.com 

Sushi here:

http://www.thehouseofhunan.com/medina/menu4.html 

MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmSushiyumyum

definitely mix the soy and wasabi.

One of my favorites is the caterpillar roll which is anago(eel).

If you buy by the piece go with blue fin, salmon, albacore or chef's choice. Make sure you sample some of the raw stuff - don't wimp out and go tempura.

Wow that is one small menu. Do they do a whole lot of sushi business? Scratch what I said above they don't offer it.

To me Saba tastes fishy all the time. I did not like Uni either.

I'd suggest the chirachi for variety - at least here(ST Louis)it is good.

[Note - I'm in no way knocking sushi, just relating my experience]

I just don't get it. I've tried virtually every type and combination of sushi/sashimi, and I haven't found anything yet that tastes like food.

I was taken by my Japanese host to one of the "in restaurants" in NYC, the prices were out of this world. I was given the prime seat at a personal sushi bar, with a Sushi Chef just for our party, of which I was the honored guest.

They had the full ceremony, and taught me all of the proper ways to do things. My hosts were so proud of their culture and incredibly beautifully prepared food, I didn't have the heart to decline, or insult them. There was the tea ceremony (I liked very much), the Saki ceremony (wow . . go slow), they taught me the joys and dangers of wasabi, and how to do everything.

Gag me with a spoon. I tried and tried to find something in that place I liked, but each one was worse than the last. The chef would make me something special with a big smile, portions were just one big bite, hand it over the little glass partition . . . . I'd bite and gulp! I'd never had my eyes bugged out so far. More than once I had to excuse myself and go to the men's room.

I had salmon, tuna, other fish I hadn't heard of, seaweed, squid, octopus, things that looked like eyeballs, and on and on. I had black things, green things, stringy and slimy things. My hosts were so nice (and the meal was several hundred dollars), I really tried, but I never found a thing that didn't taste like bait. I don't think I was doing it wrong, my hosts were showing me, but . . . . . whoa . . . what was that thing?????? I never wanted a cheeseburger so bad in my life.

I wanted to like it, as sushi was "the" thing, but I finally gave up. I'm not knocking it, I just didn't like it. And I am normally an adventurous guy when it comes to food.

Am I the only nut who doesn't appreciate sushi? Is there something I missed that tastes good?

Tuck

Had sushi two times and both times I thought it was GREAT!

Don't think about it as being raw fish or raw whatever, close your eyes and think about the taste. It's good!

Trendy or not, sushi is a subtle, sophisticated dish. I love it. Don't overdo the soy and wasabi.

michael, if you get to St Louis try this place plus it give youanother sample of a menu. There is one better but it is in the upper class area and quite expensive.

http://www.saucemagazine.com/wasabi/menu.html 

Michael,

Have at it and see how you like it. Realize though, that whatever you get, you're most likely NOT getting the best.

Ordering Sushi in a "Chinese (not authentic either)" restaurant is sort of iffy. However, you have to take what you can get, right?

Eat well, and enjoy the tastes. I believe you'll like it. You just need to go in with an open mind. It's those that only think of McDonalds as "real" food that seem to NOT like sushi.

Good luck.

And if you don't like it I would suggest that you give it another shot in a sushi bar that serves nothing else.

The items I have had at Chinese restaurants have been like Adroomi said compairing McDonalds to Ruth Chris.

Someone said sushi! I've been craving it for a while now. Sushi is something I pig out on.

I will second bassdude's recommendation of eel. Fabulous stuff! I am also a spiced tuna fan, regular tuna fan, California roll (for a break from fish)...hell I have not found a roll I did not like yet.

Exactly what Redleg said. Mix the wasabi and soy together. Use the pickled ginger between types of sushi to clean your palate.

Hope you enjoy! Oh, and don't forget the sake 🙂

Michael,

I checked out the entire menu at the House of Hunan, and unfortunately, not a single one of their Chinese dishes is Chinese. They're all Western food. Don't get me wrong, that doesn't mean the food is bad, it's just that it's not authentic, so you might get the wrong idea about the food. For example, nowhere in China, in any one of the provinces, out of the infinite number of dishes you can order, will you EVER come across a dish called "moo goo gai pan."

Chinese food varies from province to province, and rarely will you find anything deep fried with all those sugary sauces (ie sweet and sour chicken).

House of Hunan, is most likely run by Koreans.

Try the sushi, see what you think of the basics of it, then find yourself a really hot sushi bar that only serves sushi. Ask if the owners are Japanese.

Again...good luck.

If this is the first ya had of sushi start with a california roll. Then brave into the raw stuff.

I love sushi!!!!!!!!!!!! Eel rolls, dragon rolls, rainbow rolls, yellow tail, spicy tuna. AH!!!!!!!!!!!

WASABI Rules......mix in a small amount of soy sauce with it and then dive in.

not a big fan of Ginger.

Try and start out with a miso soup. Very tasty

I need to get sushi now

Finally a subject I like.

One time I went fishing near Talkeetna Alaska. We caught some Coho. My buddy cleaned a salmon that was 2 minutes out of the icy water. Sliced off a filet and pulled out a tube of wasabi he was hiding in his fishing vest and we had instant sashimi.

A bowl of rice would have been great but not necessary. It was by far the best I ever had.