Whats the deal with Sushi?

Question

I went to a Chinese restaurant the other day and tryed sushi for the first time. Ewhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I couldn't stand it!

Can someone please explain to me what is so good about sushi, because I here people always talking and saying sushi is good. and I am like wtf. How on earth could this tasted good to anyone.

Can someone please enlighten me.

Answer 1

IT'S LIKE THE BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD!

Maybe you should try a cooked sushi... like fried shrimp or fried grouper you might like it better. That is the only sushi my boyfriend will eat.

Answer 2

its raw fish and it tastes like c**p =]

Answer 3

If you want to eat real sushi, don't eat it at some CHINESE restaurant.  

Answer 4

Its supposed to be very healthy all the fish but i could never imagine trying it.  

Answer 5

It sounds like you wouldn't have liked it no matter how good it was. You weren't meant to be a sushi-eater. It's not in the cards for you.  

Answer 6

It's just personal preference.  I love sushi but I know many people who don't.  Also I know many people who thought they hated it but simply never tried good sushi.  Since Sushi is Japanese rather than Chinese maybe the place you went wasn't very good a preparing it.

Answer 7

Many people are not comfortable eating new stuff, hence the appeal of comfort food (which means different things to different individuals & cultures). Kids up to their late teens & especially boys seem to be extra resistant. For years one nephew only ate eggs & chicken and junk food: no seafood,  veggies or 'weird stuff'. While my nieces ate balanced meals from young.

So like what some others have said, your taste buds are still conservative and will likely be more accepting of new foods when you're older. But again many people can testify of their husbands & dads still only eating their steak & potatoes.

I agree with others that a Chinese restaurant is definitely not the place to be introduced to sushi. It's sad that many people have been turned off different ethnic foods simply by eating them in the wrong place & having inferior unauthentic food. The basic rule about food adventures is don't have preconceived hang-ups, eat in places serving genuine ethnic food (need not be expensive) or get invited for dinner by a friend from that ethnic group, and if you ever have the chance to travel to the region itself like Asia, grab the golden opportunity to eat the best examples of the real deal (instead of like some Westerners who hunt for the nearest McDonald's wherever they are).

Don't be so quick to hang sushi without giving it a fair trial. There's far far more to sushi than only raw seafood toppings, many cooked & meat options these days. Ask around for personal recommendations from those who have eaten the good stuff. Sometimes your location might not have any nearby decent places for that particular food, just KIV it as something to do when you're in a different city or part of town.

Answer 8

One man's poison is another man's candy.

Personally I love sushi, but I also enjoy a wide variety of non-American foods.  Most Americans have extremely limited experience with real ethnic foods and very narrow comfort levels when it comes to taste and texture.  Sushi is a Japanese food, not Chinese, so that was probably one mistake.

At 16 your taste buds have not fully developed and your tastes may, if given the chance and an open mind, change in the future.  Try it again when you are older, and at a good Japanese restaurant for best chance of a better experience.

Answer 9

You did a bad move, u should have went to a Japanese restaurant not a Chinese restaurant, since sushi is a Japanese food.

Maybe it wasn't fresh, or u chose a bad restaurant. Sushi is gr8 and delicious with all those sauces and all those seafood, if ure a seafood lover u would definitely like it, & more over is very nutritious and healthy. I advice you to retry in a better place!!!!

Answer 10

well persenely i dont like the stuff my self but i heer people all the time saying that it is so good but i say it taste like some c**p to me.

Answer 11

I think there are people who like sushi and people who don't, no everyone likes ethnic cuisine from another country.

I suggest you try it once more in a Japanese restaurant if you still don't like it, then leave it, no big deal!

  

Answer 12

.....Everyone likes different things so don't look @ what other ppl say until u try it urself. U hate sushi but for example I LOVE it!!!!! Everybody's different!

(P.S. I *heart* CALIFORNIA ROLLS!)

Answer 13

theres different types of sushi, if you like seafood than most likely you will really enjoy sushi.  You should go try it at a japanese place and see if you really like it or not.  I can't imagine a chinese food restaurant would have very good sushi.  

Answer 14

It's all a personal taste, as well as HOW the sushi is prepared.  

I personally love sushi, and my husband will only tolerate cooked 'sushi'.  

Answer 15

I can't imagine even trying sushi at a Chinese restaurant. It's Japanese cuisine, and quite different from Chinese food.

People sometimes confuse sushi with sashimi.

Sushi just means vinegared rice and doesn't necessarily have to have any seafood in it. It could be vegetarian or a mix of vegetables and meat or fish (cooked or raw).

Sashimi is raw fish or seafood, and is perhaps an acquired taste if you're not used to it.

How sushi tastes will depend on your preferences and what you want in it and how good the preparation of it is.  

Answer 16

Suspect any enchilada served in an Italian or Polish restaurant. Ditto for Spaghetti in a Mexican restaurant. Never try sushi in a restaurant that's not Japanese. Even food chain franchises that sell sushi are below quality when compared with authentic, Japanese owned and managed sushi restaurants.

Aside from this, it all comes to a matter of personal taste. I love Nigiri Sushi and mostly any sushi in a Japanese restaurant. My youngest daughter abhors authentic Japanese food and only likes the local adaptations.

Answer 17

You acquire the taste for sushi.  But you should have tried sushi in a Japanese restaurant.  I don't know any Chinese restaurant that makes good sushi.