To Sushi or Not to Sushi ----------- Day 158

I remember the first time that I tried sushi; it was with some co-workers in Los Angeles.  Since that first time, I have continued to have sushi because I really enjoy it.  There are places that you can go for your basic sushi rolls and then there are places that you can go that make really fancy sushi creations.  It all depends on your budget where you go for sushi.  The grocery stores have even gotten into the act and have containers with pre-packed sushi rolls. 

One Saturday I was taking a day-long class at a store that was located in a strip mall.  Since we had a break for lunch, I decided to venture into this sushi place in this strip mall and check it out.  I found out that they had a special where you could eat all the sushi that you want for a set price.  The catch is that if you order sushi and don’t finish all of it, you would be charged 50 cents per piece; which is only fair.  Since my son loves sushi and is a teenager, I took him to this sushi place.  Once my son was introduced to all you can eat sushi, he has since taken his friends and made the pilgrimage (it’s about 45 minutes from our house) to this sushi place.

My favorite type of sushi roll is one made with tuna.  The disturbing information that I found out yesterday was that of all the types of fish used for sushi, tuna has the most mercury in it.  The lowest mercury was found in salmon.  The amount of mercury that a fish has depends on its size; the larger the fish, the more mercury.  Tuna is a large fish (remember Charlie the Tuna?).

All along I thought that I was eating healthy when I had tuna sushi.  I will think twice before ordering tuna sushi in the future.  There are other types of fish used in sushi so I think I will try to stay with salmon and eel. But then again, the tuna sushi just tastes so good.

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