Go Back   English Forum Switzerland > Help & tips > Food and drink
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 29.01.2012, 14:37
Newbie 1st class
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: St.Gallen
Posts: 15
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
MissRed has no particular reputation at present
Sushi time!

I love to try new food. Every country has its own goodies and it's amazing. Altho I do have a *taste* and even tho I like to experiment and try new meals, I order my favourites. Swiss food is different too and I do like it. But I have my Own Menu and the top goes for Sushi.
I've tried it first in London, then Italy, also in Latvia - and they all were different but good. *BUT* I had to share my bad experience with the ones I had recently here,near Rebstein. I don't remember the name of the restaurant, but many people go there and they sell not only Japanese but also Chinese dishes. I've asked few times how is the food there and never heard any complain. SO... I went in,ordered my favorite Sushi and ... The rice was all sticky and chewy and had a very weird sour taste. The colour also wasn't white. The fish was old and tasteless.
One of the Sushi pieces made me giggle and cry at the same time - it was a bunch of rice hold with some sort of leave ( that didn't belong there ) and a FULL CRAB STICK. The one that you buy in a supermarket for very very cheap. And it was YELLOW. Yellow not because it HAS to be like that, but YELLOW as in Kept-in-the-fridge / BAD yellow

I was not alone and another person that had the same as me didn't say a word. I guess this is the only Sushi he ever had in his life and he couldn't tell the difference.Which is sad.

Question is - Where do you get Your sushi?? And is it popular here??

Thank you for reading and sharing

Last edited by MissRed; 29.01.2012 at 16:01.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 29.01.2012, 14:44
jrspet's Avatar
¡snoıʌqo uıɐʇdɐɔ
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Quaint Wädenswil, Zürich, CH
Posts: 7,163
Groaned at 28 Times in 23 Posts
Thanked 5,155 Times in 2,921 Posts
jrspet has a reputation beyond reputejrspet has a reputation beyond reputejrspet has a reputation beyond reputejrspet has a reputation beyond reputejrspet has a reputation beyond reputejrspet has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Lots of threads on here when searched on "Sushi".
Reply With Quote
This user would like to thank jrspet for this useful post:
  #3  
Old 29.01.2012, 15:18
Nil's Avatar
Nil Nil is offline
Forum Legend
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: At the Beach
Posts: 7,120
Groaned at 252 Times in 197 Posts
Thanked 8,242 Times in 3,494 Posts
Nil has a reputation beyond reputeNil has a reputation beyond reputeNil has a reputation beyond reputeNil has a reputation beyond reputeNil has a reputation beyond reputeNil has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
I love to try new food. Every country has its own goodies and it's amazing. Altho I do have a *taste* and even tho I like to experiment and try new meals, I order my favourites. Swiss food is different too and I do like it. But I have my Own Manu and the top goes for Sushi.
I've tried it first in London, then Italy, also in Latvia - and they all were different but good. *BUT* I had to share my bad experience with the ones I had recently here,near Rebstein. I don't remember the name of the restaurant, but many people go there and they sell not only Japanese but also Chinese dishes. I've asked few times how is the food there and never heard any complain. SO... I went in,ordered my favorite Sushi and ... The rice was all sticky and chewy and had a very weird sour taste. The colour also wasn't white. The fish was old and tasteless.
One of the Sushi pieces made me giggle and cry at the same time - it was a bunch of rice hold with some sort of leave ( that didn't belong there ) and a FULL CRAB STICK. The one that you buy in a supermarket for very very cheap. And it was YELLOW. Yellow not because it HAS to be like that, but YELLOW as in Kept-in-the-fridge / BAD yellow

I was not alone and another person that had the same as me didn't say a word. I guess this is the only Sushi he ever had in his life and he couldn't tell the difference.Which is sad.

Question is - Where do you get Your sushi?? And is it popular here??

Thank you for reading and sharing
It took me a while to understand you were not quoting someone. You shouldn't write in italic.
Reply With Quote
This user would like to thank Nil for this useful post:
  #4  
Old 29.01.2012, 15:32
Forum Veteran
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ZH oberland
Posts: 639
Groaned at 9 Times in 7 Posts
Thanked 636 Times in 234 Posts
Pather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
I love to try new food. Every country has its own goodies and it's amazing. Altho I do have a *taste* and even tho I like to experiment and try new meals, I order my favourites. Swiss food is different too and I do like it. But I have my Own Manu and the top goes for Sushi.
I've tried it first in London, then Italy, also in Latvia - and they all were different but good. *BUT* I had to share my bad experience with the ones I had recently here,near Rebstein. I don't remember the name of the restaurant, but many people go there and they sell not only Japanese but also Chinese dishes. I've asked few times how is the food there and never heard any complain. SO... I went in,ordered my favorite Sushi and ... The rice was all sticky and chewy and had a very weird sour taste. The colour also wasn't white. The fish was old and tasteless.
One of the Sushi pieces made me giggle and cry at the same time - it was a bunch of rice hold with some sort of leave ( that didn't belong there ) and a FULL CRAB STICK. The one that you buy in a supermarket for very very cheap. And it was YELLOW. Yellow not because it HAS to be like that, but YELLOW as in Kept-in-the-fridge / BAD yellow

I was not alone and another person that had the same as me didn't say a word. I guess this is the only Sushi he ever had in his life and he couldn't tell the difference.Which is sad.

Question is - Where do you get Your sushi?? And is it popular here??

Thank you for reading and sharing
I used to love Sushi, and when I did, I was sure NEVER to eat it in a landlocked country. No fresh fish, means, no fresh Sushi.

BTW, you let your friend eat the yellow crabstick???
Reply With Quote
This user would like to thank Pather for this useful post:
  #5  
Old 29.01.2012, 15:49
Chrisso's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Zurich
Posts: 279
Groaned at 22 Times in 12 Posts
Thanked 134 Times in 75 Posts
Chrisso is considered knowledgeableChrisso is considered knowledgeableChrisso is considered knowledgeable
Re: Sushi time!

I find all seafood pretty tasteless here. As previously suggested, landlocked country.... no fresh fish...

Might also be a fault of living in Nth Queensland on the Great Barrier Reef for many years. Absolutely spoilt....
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 29.01.2012, 15:58
Newbie 1st class
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: St.Gallen
Posts: 15
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
MissRed has no particular reputation at present
Quote:
View Post
It took me a while to understand you were not quoting someone. You shouldn't write in italic.

What's Italic?

Quote:
View Post
I used to love Sushi, and when I did, I was sure NEVER to eat it in a landlocked country. No fresh fish, means, no fresh Sushi.

BTW, you let your friend eat the yellow crabstick???
LOL noo ) I left it on the plate with most of the other "stuff" that was on it.

Quote:
View Post
I find all seafood pretty tasteless here. As previously suggested, landlocked country.... no fresh fish...

Might also be a fault of living in Nth Queensland on the Great Barrier Reef for many years. Absolutely spoilt....

So there are no GOOD Sushi places around then? Shame

Last edited by jrspet; 29.01.2012 at 16:06. Reason: Merging of successive posts
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:06
Forum Veteran
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ZH oberland
Posts: 639
Groaned at 9 Times in 7 Posts
Thanked 636 Times in 234 Posts
Pather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
LOL noo ) I left it on the plate with most of the other "stuff" that was on it.
I didnt ask whether you ate it, I asked if your friend did
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:08
Newbie 1st class
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: St.Gallen
Posts: 15
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
MissRed has no particular reputation at present
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
I didnt ask whether you ate it, I asked if your friend did
And I replied NO.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:09
Confloozed's Avatar
Forum Veteran
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Zurich
Posts: 1,742
Groaned at 31 Times in 27 Posts
Thanked 849 Times in 400 Posts
Confloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
I find all seafood pretty tasteless here. As previously suggested, landlocked country.... no fresh fish...

Might also be a fault of living in Nth Queensland on the Great Barrier Reef for many years. Absolutely spoilt....
No fresh fish eh? I eat fresh Swiss fish twice a week; atleast. I suppose landlocked also = desert.
Reply With Quote
This user would like to thank Confloozed for this useful post:
  #10  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:12
st2lemans's Avatar
Forum Legend
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Lugano
Posts: 4,870
Groaned at 129 Times in 114 Posts
Thanked 3,191 Times in 1,826 Posts
st2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
I used to love Sushi, and when I did, I was sure NEVER to eat it in a landlocked country. No fresh fish, means, no fresh Sushi.
Nonsense.

Switzerland is closer to the ocean than most of the US! (and many other countries).

Tom
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:16
Confloozed's Avatar
Forum Veteran
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Zurich
Posts: 1,742
Groaned at 31 Times in 27 Posts
Thanked 849 Times in 400 Posts
Confloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
What's Italic?



LOL noo ) I left it on the plate with most of the other "stuff" that was on it.




So there are no GOOD Sushi places around then? Shame
Well there are actually...one place near Weidikon is a "new" place. She was a Sushi only take out in Oerlikon, then she moved to the current location and also serves traditional Chinese. The place is called Weibian. Website...

www.weibian.ch
Reply With Quote
This user would like to thank Confloozed for this useful post:
  #12  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:17
Chrisso's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Zurich
Posts: 279
Groaned at 22 Times in 12 Posts
Thanked 134 Times in 75 Posts
Chrisso is considered knowledgeableChrisso is considered knowledgeableChrisso is considered knowledgeable
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
So there are no GOOD Sushi places around then? Shame
No

I've eaten at just about all of them here in Zurich. As well as being way overpriced they are also not so good. I even went to one and did a sushi making course.

If I were you and craved it immensely, as I also do from time to time, especially when hungover, just make it yourself. It's quite time consuming but relatively cheap as the rice vinegar, seaweed, wasabi, soy etc will make a heap of sushi rolls....
Reply With Quote
This user would like to thank Chrisso for this useful post:
  #13  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:22
Forum Veteran
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ZH oberland
Posts: 639
Groaned at 9 Times in 7 Posts
Thanked 636 Times in 234 Posts
Pather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post


LOL noo ) I left it on the plate with most of the other "stuff" that was on it.



Quote:
View Post
And I replied NO.
As it states above, YOU left it on the plate.......were your'll sharing a plate.....nevermind........
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:23
Forum Veteran
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ZH oberland
Posts: 639
Groaned at 9 Times in 7 Posts
Thanked 636 Times in 234 Posts
Pather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond reputePather has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
No fresh fish eh? I eat fresh Swiss fish twice a week; atleast. I suppose landlocked also = desert.
Yes, there is fresh fish, sorry, I should have written, no fresh Sushi fish, or, could you use Egli, or Hecht for Sushi?
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:24
Newbie 1st class
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: St.Gallen
Posts: 15
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
MissRed has no particular reputation at present
Quote:
View Post
No

I've eaten at just about all of them here in Zurich. As well as being way overpriced they are also not so good. I even went to one and did a sushi making course.

If I were you and craved it immensely, as I also do from time to time, especially when hungover, just make it yourself. It's quite time consuming but relatively cheap as the rice vinegar, seaweed, wasabi, soy etc will make a heap of sushi rolls....
Shame
Well, then I'll have to try and learn myself how to make them

Thank you

Quote:
View Post
As it states above, YOU left it on the plate.......were your'll sharing a plate.....nevermind........
Everybody had their own plates with their own stuff ( me and another guy had sushi ) . So he ate his own , including the ugly yellow one ( he had one too ) and I left mine.


Sorry for misunderstanding

Last edited by jrspet; 29.01.2012 at 16:36. Reason: Merging of successive posts
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:33
Sharkbait's Avatar
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Ahmedabad, India
Posts: 31
Groaned at 7 Times in 1 Post
Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts
Sharkbait has no particular reputation at present
Re: Sushi time!

Had sushi in Thun recently, can`t remember the name. Distinctly better than I can get in Ahmedabad, India.
Reply With Quote
The following 2 users would like to thank Sharkbait for this useful post:
  #17  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:49
Confloozed's Avatar
Forum Veteran
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Zurich
Posts: 1,742
Groaned at 31 Times in 27 Posts
Thanked 849 Times in 400 Posts
Confloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
Yes, there is fresh fish, sorry, I should have written, no fresh Sushi fish, or, could you use Egli, or Hecht for Sushi?
I am not a Sushi expert, from what I understand anything extremely fresh makes the cut. Some just taste better then others.
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 29.01.2012, 16:49
st2lemans's Avatar
Forum Legend
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Lugano
Posts: 4,870
Groaned at 129 Times in 114 Posts
Thanked 3,191 Times in 1,826 Posts
st2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond reputest2lemans has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Quote:
View Post
could you use Egli, or Hecht for Sushi?
Certainly.

Tom
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 29.01.2012, 17:05
Puhutes's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Chur
Posts: 457
Groaned at 10 Times in 4 Posts
Thanked 181 Times in 99 Posts
Puhutes is considered knowledgeablePuhutes is considered knowledgeablePuhutes is considered knowledgeable
Re: Sushi time!

I've never had Sushi here in Switzerland because... well, Chinese or any Asian food is unbelievably expensive. I don't want to know what Sushi would cost! I've had Sushi in Feldkirch (Austria on the boarder) at a place called Restaurant Wok http://www.restaurant-wok.com/ and in Konstanz on the other side of the Bodensee... my favorite buffet is (I believe evenings they also have sushi) Shunfeng http://shunfeng.de/ ... Mmmm sushi!
Reply With Quote
This user would like to thank Puhutes for this useful post:
  #20  
Old 29.01.2012, 23:07
Confloozed's Avatar
Forum Veteran
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Zurich
Posts: 1,742
Groaned at 31 Times in 27 Posts
Thanked 849 Times in 400 Posts
Confloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond reputeConfloozed has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Sushi time!

Best Sushi I had in Switzerland is in Luzern. The fish is delivered fresh daily, and what they don't sell, they chuck at the end of evening service.
Reply With Quote
This user would like to thank Confloozed for this useful post:
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Sushi Class helenakc Commercial events 4 14.09.2011 16:33
Sushi in Zug Cardiff-Zug Entertainment & dining 4 02.09.2011 13:39
Sushi Workshop helenakc Commercial events 4 16.05.2011 20:42
Annie's Sushi Annie_zh Commercial 0 15.11.2009 10:03
Sushi Class helenakc Commercial events 1 17.10.2009 10:51


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 17:09.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
LinkBacks Enabled by vBSEO 3.1.0