Ideal Bite

Sustainable Sushi

That's What Sushi Said

11.04.2009

Submitted by jharper on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 12:00am.

Seattle
Food

The Bite:

Like it raw? It's not so hard...if it's sushi from West Seattle's Mashiko. The cozy sushi bar's made the switch to 100% sustainable seafood. Pick from spot prawns, salmon, and sea urchin from Alaska/Canadian waters, and albacore tuna from the PNW coast for our fave Red Violin Roll (tuna, avocado, cilantro, and spicy garlic sauce). Due to overfishing, bluefin tuna, Japanese amberjack, and eel have been axed from the menu and replaced with equally delish Hawaiian Kona Kampachi, black cod, and catfish - which'll last a long time.

Why Care?:

Scientists predict that most of the world's edible seafood will be gone by 2048 due to unsustainable fishing practices; among the species most at risk: sushi-bar favorite bluefin tuna.

Grab one of the seven highly coveted seats at the bar, and put your palate in the sushi chef's hands for his omakase.

Wanna Try:

Mashiko, 4725 California Ave. SW (206-935-4339). Hawaiian or NW Albacore Nigiri, $6; Red Violin Roll, $8; Smoked Turbot Croquettes, $8.

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Cocktail Fact

In January, a 228-pound bluefin tuna fetched more than $100,000 at a Tokyo fish auction.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Seattle Biters substitute their yearly unsustainable fish consumption with more-sustainable fish, we'll keep 850 tuna swimming in the oceans every year.

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