True World Foods of Brooklyn, NY is one of the countries largest seafood distributors and in conjunction with Kyokuyo, Co. has introduced a new line of frozen sushi called Polar Seas that will be available retail and for food service and caterers. The rice supposedly tastes fresh and the fish is tender, and they say that they have overcome the problems that have plagued frozen sushi in the past. The companies spent a lot of time doing research into how to prepare rice so that it can be frozen then defrosted, and still be a quality product. Right now they have tuna, salmon, and shrimp nigiri; as well as assorted maki rolls including California, Philadelphia, spicy tune, spicy salmon, and spicy shrimp. Polar Seas isn't the only frozen sushi out there. I found quite a few including the award winning Sushi Trend frozen sushi for food service and catering. These products may taste great but I think that the next time I see sushi at a catered event, in a cafeteria, or a hotel I am definitely going to ask if it is fresh or frozen.
12-04-2006 @5:07PM Jonah said... According to this article, 50-60% of sushi is frozen at some point. Also, it says that the FDA requires fish to be frozen before it can be eaten raw, but does not enforce the regulation much:
http://cheww.com/story.php?title=Sushi-Fresh-From-Deep---Deep-Freeze
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Sushi means rice, not fish. Almost all fish used in making sushi is frozen to kill any possible parasites. The problem with freezing sushi is that freezing rice usually has poor consequences.
--JMF--
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12-05-2006 @11:22AM Tarsan said... Thanks huge for the information
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