Sushi DNA Tests Reveal FraudSource: Wired News
The team of researchers from Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History ordered tuna from 31 sushi restaurants and then used genetic tests to determine the species of fishes in those dishes.
Raw Fish Spread Liver Cancer: Discovery NewsSource: Discovery.com
The human liver fluke, a freshwater parasite endemic to areas of Thailand, Japan, and Siberia, triggers human liver cancer by creating harmful cell mutations, encouraging tumor growth, and stopping normal cell death, according to a study released yesterday in the journal PLoS Pat …
When You Dine on Sushi, You Dine with the Reverend MoonSource: The 12 Angry Men Blog
"For many, sushi is a tasty way to break free from the tyranny of bland, generic American cuisine. But wait just a minute Ms. Sashimi! Before you have another bite, realize this: When you dine on sushi, you dine with the Reverend Moon!"
Premium tuna fetches $100,000 at auctionSource: msnbc.com
Two sushi bar owners paid more than $100,000 for a Japanese bluefin tuna at a Tokyo fish auction Monday, several times the average price and the highest in nearly a decade, market officials said.
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Confessions of a Naked Sushi ModelSource: The Latest From VanityFair.com
Lying here diagonally across the top of a dining table in the back room of Ambassador Wines and Spirits, naked except for the scallop shells covering my nipples and the silk scarf sheltering my crotch, while guests gorge on sushi and sashimi pieces plucked from my torso, I requir …
Sushi BulliesSource: Wall Street Journal
If you're seated at the sushi bar at Sasabune in New York, Sushi Nozawa in Los Angeles, or Sawa Sushi in Sunnyvale, Calif., a few words of advice: Don't try to order -- the chef will decide what you eat. Use extra soy sauce at your own risk. And don't ask for a California roll.
1/4 of Sushi fish mislabeledSource: The New York Times
Many New York sushi restaurants and seafood markets are playing a game of bait and switch, say two high school students turned high-tech sleuths.
Fish Tale Has DNA Hook - Students Find Bad LabelsSource: The New York Times
In a tale of teenagers, sushi and science, Kate Stoeckle and Louisa Strauss, who graduated this year from the Trinity School in Manhattan, took on a freelance science project in which they checked 60 samples of seafood using a simplified genetic fingerprinting technique to see wh …
Bluefin tuna finally extinct: "Well worth it," say sushi fansSource: The Ethicurean
The glimmer of international celebrity outshone the chandeliers in Tokyo's most expensive hotel on Sunday night, as heads of state, movie stars, and tycoons gathered for what trendspotters predicted would be the party of the year.
Man Solves Riddle Of Closet Sushi FanSource: Sky.com
A Japanese man discovers a woman living in his closet. She had managed to drag a mattress into the tiny closet.
The man called the police when he discovered an image on his CCTV camera whilst he was out.
High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna SushiSource: The New York Times
Recent laboratory tests found so much mercury in tuna sushi from 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants that at most of them, a regular diet of six pieces a week would exceed the levels considered acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency.
High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna SushiSource: The New York Times
Recent laboratory tests found so much mercury in tuna sushi from 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants that at most of them, a regular diet of six pieces a week would exceed the levels considered acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency.