[SpamCop-Social] Re: Cricket

[Mr K. Mean]

Sylvesterthekat wrote:

> "Canopus" <BNRAGMAOKKXT at spammotel.com> wrote in
> news:dgn9qd$2q9$1 at news.spamcop.net: 
> 
>>You mean you've eaten raw salmon so as to tell the difference?  A
>>Japanese friend assures me smoked salmon is raw, a delicacy to make
>>sushi out of and is extremely expensive in Japan
> 
> No, I haven't eaten it, but I handle it at least once a week. Why is it so 
> expensive in Japan?
> 
> I was in a Japanese supermarket today actually. They had various types of 
> fish for sushi/sashimi and it was horribly expensive. Didn't notice any 
> salmon in there though.

I've had salmon sushi.  It isn't smoked but other than that it doesn't 
seem all that different from smoked salmon.  When it is cooked, it gets 
whiter and flaky and the texture changes.  Neither smoked or raw sushi 
salmon is like that.  Raw tuna is pretty much the same as that too.