Frozen sushi-grade tuna at Costco

[Rehan]

I was at Costco's Heartland location in Mississauga this afternoon, and noticed that they have a 1 kg box of frozen "Albacore Tuna Loin" for $23.39.

It says on the packaging that it's sushi grade and it also has pictures of sashimi on the box. There are 2-3 separate sealed packages within the box, so you don't have to use all of it at once.

I don't remember the price for "fresh" (which was previously frozen anyway) sushi grade tuna at places like St. Lawrence Market, but $23.39/kg seems like a pretty good price.

[Squiggles]

Have concens with the terms "sushi grade" and "Costco" in the same sentence.

[szw]

Joke or ignorance?

[llAPll]

Joke or ignorance?
^^ lol

Have concens with the terms "sushi grade" and "Costco" in the same sentence.
I really wouldn't trust that since sushi and sashimi are not prepared like any other raw fish... the knives and the way they store and prepare it are not like frozen tuna at Costco.... >:(

[Rehan]

It's frozen (most likely while still on the fishing vessel), sealed and boxed by the manufacturer... Costco has nothing to do with it, other than selling it.

[gmark2000]

Most sushi fish in restaurants is frozen anyway (partly due to the Ontario Health regulation) and if you know any thing about slicing sushi/sashimi fish, it needs to be partially frozen for the easiest cutting.

I don't know why anyone would look down on Costco's products. They're top quality (especially meats).

[gilboman]

I don't know why anyone would look down on Costco's products. They're top quality (especially meats).

to be fair, if you actually wanted top quality meats YOU WOULD NOT GET IT AT COSTCO but at specialty butcher shops instead.

now overall, costco quality meats are not bad by any means but quite good, but i would never say they are top quality.

[danfromwaterloo]

to be fair, if you actually wanted top quality meats YOU WOULD NOT GET IT AT COSTCO but at specialty butcher shops instead.

now overall, costco quality meats are not bad by any means but quite good, but i would never say they are top quality.

I think what GMark was referring to is that, for the price, Costco quality can't be beat. Sure, butcheries are the best, but they're very expensive (YMMV).

[keanefan]

most likely, the Japanese started eating raw fish because they didn't have fire (like on the tv show, Survivor).

people, you have STOVES now.
cooked fish tastes so much better than raw fish.

raw fish = risky (worms) and bloody

[chococrazy]

most likely, the Japanese started eating raw fish because they didn't have fire (like on the tv show, Survivor).

people, you have STOVES now.
cooked fish tastes so much better than raw fish.

raw fish = risky (worms) and bloody
That's a rather silly post. It was done to help preserve the fish. They had fire, they just didn't have fridges. :lol:

http://www.asianartmall.com/originsofsushi.htm

quoted: "Although Sushi is most commonly linked to the Japanese heritage, it actually began in China during the 7th Century."

And for the record, I like both cooked fish and raw fish. Give me a nice piece of sake (salmon) any day :)

[gilboman]

most likely, the Japanese started eating raw fish because they didn't have fire (like on the tv show, Survivor).

people, you have STOVES now.
cooked fish tastes so much better than raw fish.

raw fish = risky (worms) and bloody

cooked fish has nothing on a piece of toro sashmi :lol:

[bionicbadger]

real sushi isn't frozen its fresh. There is a HUGE difference in flavour.

[dmatthew]

yummm toro....fatty tuna....

[gilboman]

yummm toro....fatty tuna....

the best i ever had was FRESH (never frozen) at fish market in japan. so damn good.

no cooked fish can come close to the texture and flavour of that toro i had :lol:

[Anessa]

Well it's flash frozen so I don't think worms will come from it since at those temps they get killed. Even some of the Japanese restaurants have to use flash frozen fish...it's not feasible to get fresh fish this faraway from a coastline

[gmark2000]

It appears that the Ontario law was repealed in late 2004:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/12/02/sushi-rules041202.html

Nevertheless, it's noted that most fish used in in sushi/sashimi in Ontario are frozen, partly due to economics and for transport.

Living in Vancouver, seafood is another story of course.

[Steeve Urkel]

last time I was at Costco they had actial boxes of frozen sushi for sale for about $20 or so, all prepared with the rice and all....

I guess that's for those suburban people who shop there- ya know the ones with the huge SUV's....

I am sure if they still have the frozen sushi the rice would be pretty bad!

even alot of fish stores sell preivously frozen fish.

I was duped by lowblows.....I thought I was buying "fresh" seafood...it was fresh "previously frozen" seafood!

[Anessa]

Really? Ewwwwwww sushi needs to be fresh or it's just garbage to me. I'm picky that way and besides rolls arent that hard to make eh?