SUSHI PURISTS: Please don't flame me for the following
message/question.

One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
the product.

It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
fish taste, quite salty.

Given my choice, I'll take a good Spider Roll any day, but this sushi
at this restaurant has become a guilty pleasure that I'd like to try
and make at home.

Thanks for any info, and for not flaming me.

TC > wrote:
> SUSHI PURISTS: Please don't flame me for the following
> message/question.
>
> One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
> get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
> the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
> wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
> the product.
>
> It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
> It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
> fish taste, quite salty.
>
> Given my choice, I'll take a good Spider Roll any day, but this sushi
> at this restaurant has become a guilty pleasure that I'd like to try
> and make at home.
>
> Thanks for any info, and for not flaming me.

Hmm. ... sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant? in VA? a la California Roll?
....a good Spider Roll?

I'm not flamin' ya Tomadachi, but I'm thinkin' ya gotta expand yer
horizons. Campai!

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TC wrote:
> SUSHI PURISTS: Please don't flame me for the following
> message/question.
>
> One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
> get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
> the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
> wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
> the product.
>
> It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
> It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
> fish taste, quite salty.
>
> Given my choice, I'll take a good Spider Roll any day, but this sushi
> at this restaurant has become a guilty pleasure that I'd like to try
> and make at home.

Weird. Are you sure its not just old tuna they mix with spices?
I've seen some sushi like this at http://www.minado.com, as spicy
tuna gunkan maki. I prefer fresh fish, or lightly marinated over
dried.

--
Dan

> One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
> get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
> the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
> wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
> the product.
>
> It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
> It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
> fish taste, quite salty.
>
> Given my choice, I'll take a good Spider Roll any day, but this sushi
> at this restaurant has become a guilty pleasure that I'd like to try
> and make at home.
>
> Thanks for any info, and for not flaming me.

The only dried tuna I know is called mojama (from Spain), but it is not a
paste.

Martijn.

Martijn Swart wrote:
>>One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
>>get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
>>the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
>>wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
>>the product.
>>
>>It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
>>It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
>>fish taste, quite salty.
>>
>
> The only dried tuna I know is called mojama (from Spain), but it is not a
> paste.

Best guess is that they minch up some older tuna, mix with spices and
serve as hosimaki or gunkan maki.

--
Dan

Martijn Swart wrote:
>>One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
>>get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
>>the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
>>wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
>>the product.
>>
>>It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
>>It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
>>fish taste, quite salty.
>>
>
> The only dried tuna I know is called mojama (from Spain), but it is not a
> paste.

Best guess is that they minch up some older tuna, mix with spices and
serve as hosimaki or gunkan maki.

--
Dan

"TC" > wrote in message
...
> SUSHI PURISTS: Please don't flame me for the following
> message/question.
>
> One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
> get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
> the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
> wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
> the product.
>
> It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
> It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
> fish taste, quite salty.
>
> Given my choice, I'll take a good Spider Roll any day, but this sushi
> at this restaurant has become a guilty pleasure that I'd like to try
> and make at home.
>
> Thanks for any info, and for not flaming me.
>

As a traditionalist this is beyond flaming. LOL.
Seriously, no such animal exists in Japanese sushi cuisine that I know of.
The only commonly dried member of the tuna family in Japan is bonito and its
fairly well known as Katsuo Bushi (bonito flakes). It is "conceivable" that
one
could concoct a "paste" using this. But I am really speculating here.
Perhaps the next time you go there you could do us a favor and ask them
what it is? Please let us know.
Musashi

"TC" > wrote in message
...
> SUSHI PURISTS: Please don't flame me for the following
> message/question.
>
> One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
> get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
> the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
> wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
> the product.
>
> It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
> It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
> fish taste, quite salty.
>
> Given my choice, I'll take a good Spider Roll any day, but this sushi
> at this restaurant has become a guilty pleasure that I'd like to try
> and make at home.
>
> Thanks for any info, and for not flaming me.
>

As a traditionalist this is beyond flaming. LOL.
Seriously, no such animal exists in Japanese sushi cuisine that I know of.
The only commonly dried member of the tuna family in Japan is bonito and its
fairly well known as Katsuo Bushi (bonito flakes). It is "conceivable" that
one
could concoct a "paste" using this. But I am really speculating here.
Perhaps the next time you go there you could do us a favor and ask them
what it is? Please let us know.
Musashi

"Musashi" > wrote in message
m...
>
> "TC" > wrote in message
> ...
> > SUSHI PURISTS: Please don't flame me for the following
> > message/question.
> >
> > One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
> > get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
> > the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
> > wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
> > the product.
> >
> > It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
> > It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
> > fish taste, quite salty.
> >
> > Given my choice, I'll take a good Spider Roll any day, but this sushi
> > at this restaurant has become a guilty pleasure that I'd like to try
> > and make at home.
> >
> > Thanks for any info, and for not flaming me.
> >
>
> As a traditionalist this is beyond flaming. LOL.
> Seriously, no such animal exists in Japanese sushi cuisine that I know of.
> The only commonly dried member of the tuna family in Japan is bonito and
its
> fairly well known as Katsuo Bushi (bonito flakes). It is "conceivable"
that
> one
> could concoct a "paste" using this. But I am really speculating here.
> Perhaps the next time you go there you could do us a favor and ask them
> what it is? Please let us know.
> Musashi
>
>

Googling around I found that there is an Italian product called
Mojama which is described as Dried Tuna.
Anyone familiar with this?
M

TC wrote:
>
> SUSHI PURISTS: Please don't flame me for the following
> message/question.
>
> One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
> get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
> the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
> wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
> the product.
>
> It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
> It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
> fish taste, quite salty.

Sounds very much like bog-standard anchovy paste. Can be bought in any
supermarket.


>
> Given my choice, I'll take a good Spider Roll any day, but this sushi
> at this restaurant has become a guilty pleasure that I'd like to try
> and make at home.
>
> Thanks for any info, and for not flaming me.

"TC" > wrote in message
...
> SUSHI PURISTS: Please don't flame me for the following
> message/question.
>
> One of my favorite sushi pieces is made with a dried tuna product. I
> get this sushi at a Chinese buffet restaurant in VA. I have looked on
> the Internet, but have not been able to find this product, and I was
> wondering if anyone knows what it is called, and of a US supplier for
> the product.
>
> It is a dark brown/maroon paste, apparently consisting of dried tuna.
> It is served in a roll, a la California Roll. The taste is a strong
> fish taste, quite salty.
>
> Given my choice, I'll take a good Spider Roll any day, but this sushi
> at this restaurant has become a guilty pleasure that I'd like to try
> and make at home.
>
> Thanks for any info, and for not flaming me.
>

I think you've been eating cat food

> Googling around I found that there is an Italian product called
> Mojama which is described as Dried Tuna.
> Anyone familiar with this?
> M

It's from the south of Spain, and it's smoked and winddried tunafilet. Very
tasty, e.g. thinly sliced on a salad.

Martijn.

> Googling around I found that there is an Italian product called
> Mojama which is described as Dried Tuna.
> Anyone familiar with this?
> M

It's from the south of Spain, and it's smoked and winddried tunafilet. Very
tasty, e.g. thinly sliced on a salad.

Martijn.

> Googling around I found that there is an Italian product called
> Mojama which is described as Dried Tuna.
> Anyone familiar with this?
> M

It's from the south of Spain, and it's smoked and winddried tunafilet. Very
tasty, e.g. thinly sliced on a salad.

Martijn.

The item you're thinking of is simply shredded fish jerky. It's not
hard to find as long as you know what you're looking for.

A google search should reveal plenty of US suppliers and recipies.