dsi1 wrote:

> What I have noticed recently is that it seems the restaurants over here
> are now making nigiri without a dab of horseradish under the fish - the
> wimpification of sushi? It looks like I'll have to start lifting the sushi
> lid and dabbing the wasabi onto the rice myself, that's not right!

Depends on what else is the Wasabi goes with raw fish, but not with other
sushi toppings, e.g, smoked salmon or cooked eel. Originally, wasabi was put
into sushi to kill the parasites which are still alive in raw fish. If the
sushi topping is cooked, then the parasites are dead, and there's no need
for wasabi.

Personally, I don't care for horseradish, so it doesn't bother me when it's
left off. If I wanted horseradish to be there, I could put it there myself,
and I'm not at all convinced that it would kill parasites anyway.

Bob