Is it safe to eat raw tuna?!


Question:

Is it safe to eat raw tuna?

I've just bought a raw tuna fillet from waitrose and I intend to make sushi. Do I cook the tuna or leave it raw? Will it make my friends sick if I don't cook it?


Answers:
You need to use sushi-grade tuna to make sushi - it assures that it is extremely fresh and top quality...you do not want to use just any tuna if you are going to eat it raw.
If you do not have sushi grade, I would sear it first and then use it...you can leave the inside pink.

Yes, you can put it in sandwiches and salads

all depends on how fresh it is. I'd make sure I knew how fresh the fish was before I tried to make sushi with it.

must be OK raw, you eat it raw in sushi...or just grill it slightly,

I would agree that it has to be sushi-grade tuna.
If you want to make sushi maybe make crab sushi instead, or california rolls.

boil it to bits

and tell your dinner guests it is raw
[just to be on the safe side]
they wont know any different
if you get them on the wine
a hour beforehand

It's safe as long as not full of mercury, otherwise there would be no Japanese and no sushi bars. But it needs to be really fresh.

sushi is raw fish
it may make your friend sick
squeeze lemon over it with some dill and tarragon and leave for an hour or so its better than sushi

only sushi grade tuna

NO ... it's sushi. Don't cook it if it's "sushi grade". It won't make your friends sick if they like sushi.




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