Dan wrote on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:17:28 -0500:

??>> What is the actual fish? Having been in the seafood
??>> industry for years and years, I can tell you that it is
??>> raw, but it sure didn't look or taste anything like Tuna.

DL> White tuna or Super White tuna? White tuna is typically
DL> bincho maguro or albacore tuna and is pinkish in color,
DL> very soft. Super White tuna is a bright white white, firm
DL> textured fish, most likely oilfish or escolar.

We have discussed "White Tuna" or escolar before without
achieving any consensus. Many people, like me, get the runs
within a few hours of eating it as sushi; Dan apparently does
not. He's lucky because it tasted delicious the one time I ate
it. Many food safety agencies advise against eating it without
careful preparation and cooking. The problem is apparently a
very high fat or wax content.

Here's a typical web page about the problems but there are
several others from Canada, Australia and even Japan:-

http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/conta...ns/609_en.html

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland.