Can i buy raw salmon from market and eat as sushi? or does something have to be done with it first?

Question

same with tuna, yellowtail...etc..just curious.

Answer 1

yes i believe so..sushi is raw fish..so yea!

Answer 2

"Ahi" tuna is safe as is ,but the other fish have to be sushi grade and frozen( by the catchers) to kill any bacteria that would cause an illness.

Don't just buy over the counter fish and eat it raw.

( Outside of "Ahi" which can be eaten raw even when fresh).

Answer 3

Yes, however make sure the fish is of sushi/sashimi grade. Ask your fishmonger.

Sushi/sashimi grade fish are very fresh & have been checked for parasites.

I've never had problems with raw fish, if the fish is not fresh enough to be eaten raw, you would know from the smell almost right away.

To avoid parasites, stay away from the internal organs and raw wild salmon.

There are three kinds of parasites to look out for in raw fish, they are rare but it's useful to know: flukes (trematodes), nematodes (roundworms) and tapeworms (cestodes).

Flukes are too big to remain unnoticed. They are extremely rare.

Nematodes look like big, but short human hair (25-150 mm long, 2 mm in diameter). They lie perpendicular to the fishes' muscle striations (the pattern of striae in the flesh) and have a white translucent sheen. Any merchant - who wants to make sure his customers will not get ill - can detect them using ultrasound.

In particular wild salmon may contain roundworms, but farm raised salmon hardly ever does. There also have been case reports of roundworms from raw Yellowfin tuna causing ill effects in humans. Furtunately, nematodes cannot survive in humans, and only may cause temporary ill effects, such as bloating, cramping and diarrhea.

Tapeworm is the only type of worm that can survive in humans, but their intake can be easily prevented. Tapeworms are found in the internal organs (especially the intestines) and body cavities of the fish. You can avoid ingesting them by only eating the flesh of the fish, staying away from all organs. Tuna does not contain tapeworms.

Fortunately, tapeworms can be easily eliminated with medicines.

The risk of absorbing parasites that can cause ill effects is extremely small; less than 40 US citizens get ill each year by consuming fish containing parasites (in general due to an immune deficiency or due to having consumed some digestive part of the fish).

Answer 4

ya u can eat as a sushi,,, friend

1/2 lb. fresh salmon

2 1/4 parts vinegar

2 parts salt





1. Filet out the middle portion from back to front. Marinate for one day in a mixture of salt and 5% vinegar until the surface of the fish is 'cooked' (like seviche).

2. Freeze overnight and then slice thin. Serve with Japanese rice.

Answer 5

as long as its fresh you can eat it

Answer 6

Ask the fishmonger for "sashimi grade" fish, then you can eat it raw.  It should smell only of the sea, no fishy smell.

Answer 7

sushi is "raw fish" but it is stemed to clean it before anyone eats it so as long as you steme it you should be able to eat it *** sushi!