dish is not sashimi, neither is it raw if it has languished in lemon

juice but is more of a Pacific Island or Tahitian type of fish salad.

 

Sahimi originates from Japan & is very thinly cut slithers of chilled

fresh fillets sliced diagonally then served raw usually dipped in Japanese

soy & wasabi with pickled ginger optional.

 

IMO in the absence of ultra fresh tuna trevally makes the best ever sashimi

followed by kingfish with snapper well down the list.

 

Basically the oily species suit best & because they are oily must be used fresh

as poss as not much good if kept longer than a day & definitely no good if frozen.

then  

 

No doubt that it was delicious all the same, however was not sashimi!

 

Intrestingly enough bazza the Japanese don't limit themselves to oily fish, the will eat almost anything raw. Personally mostly prefer oily fish but john dory makes stunning sashimi

Jet Ski fishing looks fun too  

 

 

Hi Bazza,

 

You are correct about the Sashimi, that was my error, it is definitely not sashimi.  However, as we are being pedantic , it is raw.  The definition of raw is "uncoooked" or in a "natural or nearly natural state".  The fish was marinated in the lemon for less than 10 minutes which really only added flavour.  The flesh still looked the same or very similar to when it was filleted.  This is far less than if you marinated steak or any other meat, which we certainly would not call cooked regardless of how long we marinated it.  However, if we marinated the fish for a number of hours or overnight, then it would not be in its "natural or nearly natural state", in which case I could be persuaded it is at least partly "cooked"

 

Either way, the Chef called it "Raw fish", and who am I to argue!  Try the dish, it is a fantastic meal or snack, and very  easy to prepare.