Why do I love sushi (salmon, crab, tuna, surf clam) and HATE mackerel?!
I will eat any kind of sushi, including raw oysters, but HATE!! mackerel.
It seems to taste almost metallic to me.
Answers:
Mackerel, especially smoked, does have a pungent fishy taste..and as you say a metallic taste, probably down to it being an oily fish, so the flavour seems more intense and lingers longer on the palate. Do you like smoked fish as a rule, or is that the problem?
Personally love sushi and sashimi, but raw oysters? Bleugh, like swallowing someone else's tepid phlegm...
If you hate mackerel, but want something a little less fishy, try Aji or Sanma.
Best when fresh and they don't have that dockside stink that some mackerel do.
I prefer buri or chutoro when making sushi at home, as demonstrated in my latest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7mG-t_XL…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7mG-t_XL…
you just have different taste in certain fish thats all. like some people would love catfish but hate salmon and think its fatty tasting. I love salmon but not a big fan of catfish.
Maybe because it's so oily? I LOVE fish and seafood and shellfish but not keen on mackerel, just because it tastes too greasy for my liking x
becauseu like to eat the food that has parasites in them
