Kroger SUSHI

[SpanishCastleAle]

Our big chain here in Florida is Publix and they've had sushi for a while (usually with an asian person making it), I did try it twice.

I didn't have a problem with the fish, seemed fine. But I had a major problem with the texture of the rice and temperature of the sushi. The fish is supposed to cold as well as some of the other ingredients. But the rice and the nori (and prob some other ingredients) can NOT be cold for it to be what I consider good. In a sushi roll, it's not all supposed to be the same temp.

Just the cold rice and wrong texture (because the whole thing is premade and then refrigerated) render it subpar imo. Better than kitn though.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Don't need to try it. Quality sushi bars have their own supply chain. A supermarket sources their fish elsewhere. The quality is not comparable.



EDIT: Oh yes, I am a sushi snob

I am a sushi snob too. IT IS GOOD. Rice is a little cold, oh well, the texture is perfect. to each their own.

Our big chain here in Florida is Publix and they've had sushi for a while (usually with an asian person making it), I did try it twice.

I didn't have a problem with the fish, seemed fine. But I had a major problem with the texture of the rice and temperature of the sushi. The fish is supposed to cold as well as some of the other ingredients. But the rice and the nori (and prob some other ingredients) can NOT be cold for it to be what I consider good. In a sushi roll, it's not all supposed to be the same temp.

Just the cold rice and wrong texture (because the whole thing is premade and then refrigerated) render it subpar imo. Better than kitn though.

KROGER sushi gets their tuna, etc from THE SUSHI SUPPLY CHAIN(or whatever) completely independant from the seafood or meat area.

I ASKED. (this, to me, proves my sushi snobbery without you seeing my membership card)

I will differ with no one here. To each their own, but I will pity those that pass Krogers to get frigging Mickey D's for the same price at lunch time.

I will be healthier and happier.

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

Rice is a little cold, oh well, the texture is perfect.

Unpossible.

 

[arturo7]

Gosh cheze, I'm with ya' on that...

A hamburger at McD's is a great analogy for sushi at a supermarket.

 

[bob1852]

To each their own, but I will pity those that pass Krogers to get frigging Mickey D's for the same price at lunch time.

I will be healthier and happier.

sodium levels are probably the same

 

[cheezydemon3]

cheezyarturo Sorry you are missing out!

I actuially didn't use soy sauce on them for the hawaiin roll.....(that, also, is saying something) But I am with you AZ.

The low sodium soy sauce is actually more authentic and has better flavor, but we stupid americans (me included) see "low sodium" and "diet" as the same.

Krogers does NOT have the low sodium soy sauce in packets.

 

[bob1852]

But I am with you AZ.

I went to a sushi place once where my date gave me crap about drinking two bottles of sapporo (for health reasons), but then proceeded to use ~1/2 bottle of soy sauce!

 

[Hang Glider]

They each have their place -
I love good high quality sushi, but I don't have $30 every day for lunch or dinner. So yeah, Friday nite date-nite it's gotta be the good stuff. But if I'm running an errand on my lunch hour and it takes me near my Kroger- lunchtime is about when they put the fresh rolls out - it's certainly better than any chain burger - (which may also get my business on lunch-errand days).

 

[cheezydemon3]

Exactly Hangglider.

Exactly.

This Saturday with SWMBO, it will be HANABI, where the chef knows our names and makes off-menu stuff for us before we even sit down.

Today for lunch, however, for us working men, that won't be the fare.

Cheers to you if you can afford the expensive stuff for a workday lunch out.

I guess I could, but I could also wipe my ass with dollar bills if that seemed like a smart move.

It just wouldn't leave much for xmas presents or other important things.

 

[jds]

This thread inspired me, so I got sushi last night. Instead of Kroger, I went to a small, local, Hawaiian / sushi joint near my house, and came home with a few rolls, a plate lunch of kalua pork, and a slice of banana cream pie.

I know, it's a weird combination, but the family that runs the restaurant really knows their stuff, and SWMBO says the pie was excellent, to boot.

Hawaiian and Sushi in landlocked Denver -- You have to love the times we live in.

 

[Wetfoot]

Hey Cheesy,

I'm in Louisville, too, and you are not the only one who likes 'supermarket sushi' (though not me, I mean other people). I'm not 100 percent certain (but I'll bet a hot brown) that all these supermarkets use a third party company for sushi. And yes the fish (or shrimp/crab) is frozen, thawed out as needed, then combined with freshly cooked rice (in a 3500 watt induction rice cooker, of course I checked) and veggies and sauce to make 'supermarket sushi'. Nothing wrong with this scenario, if you like it, I would just keep an eye out for a busy location. Busy means fresh.

And yes there are places in Louisville and other landlocked areas that receive fresh seafood shipments that end up in the nicer places like Sakura Blue and Maido. We are lucky here in that respect. Just because you are near a coast does not mean that a nearby fishery has in-season sushi species anyway. For example. I went to North Carolina last summer - I would eat raw mahi but would not want sushi (or sahimi) from flounder, bluefish, spots, croaker, etc.

I am also fairly certain the supermarket sushi gets thrown away ('shrunk' in retail terms) every morning from the day before, ensuring freshness. So enjoy with confidence, no matter where you live, as long as there is business to support the freshness.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Right you are YURI! Sorry.

Cheers wetfoot!

 

[dfc]

Ummmmm.....yeah...

We have a Sushi place 1 mile from my house that I will put up against any place you guys have, but who has 90 minutes and $30 for lunch everyday? Not this guy.

And I will referain from replying full force to all the douchbaggery contained in some of these responses.

The reason I posted this at all was because the sushi from a big chain grocery is so good and fresh. Otherwise, why would crappy sushi warrant a thread?

Stil insist that if you lived here you just wouldn't eat sushi cause you can't see the ocean? You don't really love sushi then, and I pity you.

Haha, Which ocean do you think I can see from the suburbs of Phoenix?

 

[cheezydemon3]

And you are loving some sushi I take it DFC?

Me too.

Nothing I am eating came out of the Ohio river either (not an ocean but a close large body of water.)

 

[dfc]

And you are loving some sushi I take it DFC?

Me too.

Nothing I am eating came out of the Ohio river either (not an ocean but a close large body of water.)

Yep. The wife and I go out for sushi a couple times a month.

 

[EoinMag]

The hilarity, Asian people making sushi in a chain store is a sign of quality? They'll all be great at Kung Fu too I suppose.

Stereotypes are good mmmmkay.

 

[Bedlam]

Here in Tennessee, we like our catfish rolls fresh.

I kid! I kid!

 

[John Beere]

Here in South GA, we don't have Krogers.. we have Publix. They have a sushi bar and it is a mad scramble around dinner time to get anything worth a damn before it is picked over. It is a slightly different style sushi than found at a 'real' sushi bar, but it is damn good and the very reasonably priced.

We once asked them about it and it is another company that owns and operates the sushi bar on contract with Publix.. Kroger might be the same way. These guys are professionals and I'd dare say they crank out more per day than a 'real' sushi chef..

 

[hal2814]

There are Krogers in South Georgia, just not in Valdosta. I know for sure there's one in Waycross. There used to be one in Brunswick but I think it's a Harveys now. But yeah, Publix is far more prevalent down there. I haven't had the sushi at either but it really chaps my hide when I go to Kroger for lunch and I can't find anyone to get me some fried chicken because the sushi guy is the only one back there and he just does the sushi.

 

[cheezydemon3]

The hilarity, Asian people making sushi in a chain store is a sign of quality? They'll all be great at Kung Fu too I suppose.

Stereotypes are good mmmmkay.

Yeahhhhh, I passed on making a comment but should have.

I bet the best sushi chef in the world is not "asian"
.

 

[Germelli1]

I love the eel sushi from the kroger at school. They even make it fresh for you if you request it.

If you want to get sushi in northern VA that means going in an area with a high concentration of asian drivers. Let me tell you how true THAT stereo type really is...

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

I eat sushi from the Harris Teeter grocery store chain around here all the time. They usually have some boxed up, but make it fresh to order if you ask them. I have no idea how it compares to expensive restaurant sushi, but it's delicious, relatively low-cal, and a great inexpensive dinner in between laps at the pool and class in the evening.

Plus, they give you chopsticks for skewering the rolls, which you can alternate with slabs of pickled ginger, slather with wasabi, and drizzle with soy sauce, and then munch on as you walk or drive. I'm not sure if that's authentic or not.

 

[cheezydemon3]

I'm pretty sure that in JAPAN (home of sushi) they have vending machines of sushi WITHIN SIGHT OF THE OCEAN......

 

[EoinMag]

Yeahhhhh, I passed on making a comment but should have.

I bet the best sushi chef in the world is not "asian"
.

Oh I would think the best guys in the world are mostly Japanese, Anthony Bourdaine was in a small Sushi bar in one of his no reservations shows that only seated 4 people at the sushi bar with an old guy making fresh sushi and sashimi in front of him, that looked goooooood.
I'd imagine that guy ranks pretty highly in a very subjective field.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Exactly eoinmag, most probably, but not all. And not all japanese can make rice, let alone sushi.

It doesn't pay to stereotype was my point.

 

[Revvy]

I'm pretty sure that in JAPAN (home of sushi) they have vending machines of sushi WITHIN SIGHT OF THE OCEAN......

Yup right next to the schoolgirl soiled panties (i kid you not) machines.

(and I'm not going to make any comparison to the two products, despite the possibilites )

 

[Revvy]

And damn you...Now I want Sushi....and can't get any tile my way home tonight...

 

[TxBrew]

Yup right next to the schoolgirl soiled panties (i kid you not) machines.

Is there anything Japan can't put in a vending machine?

 

[Revvy]

Is there anything Japan can't put in a vending machine?

Dead hookers maybe.........




Maybe?

They even have ones for fresh eggs.

http://otakuinternational.com/2008/09/top-ten-japanese-vending-machines/

 

[Flomaster]

so on Sunday I was near the Fry's rumored to have Sushi...

I walk in and ask about it and am told yeah its over there.

I roll up to the Sushi counter and they have their own island near the deli department with fridge coolers to keep the already made sushi cold. they are open from 9am-7pm 7 days a week and will make what ever you want fresh.

the menu says "Southern Tsunami" and is part of Advanced Fresh Concepts Corp. out of California www.afcsushi.com is a website on the menu.

I talked to one of the Sushi Chefs and he was asain and spoke broken engrish as did the other two gentleman working that evening. he had California rolls he had just made before he was heading home and had a little ice bath sampler tray available. I tried a roll or two it was very good.

most of the Sushi was with white rice, but there were some premade rolls with that brown rice another member mentioned. my son had his first California Roll that night and he LOVED it. I will most definitely be going over there JUST for the Sushi.

they even have a tables to sit at and couches in the store its very nice place. starbucks too.


-=Jason=-