Fishy

Good to see the mandarins at the Ontario health ministry have decided the best way to "save the health care system for a generation" is to start by banning fresh sushi. Seriously. Interestingly, John Allemang of the Globe beat Tanya Talaga & Greg Quill of the Star to this (I would link to Peggy Wente's column, but alas, the Globe's website is no longer worth visiting). So... People are up in outrage.

That said, here's some other thoughts on it:

• The funniest part is how no one will take responsibility for the new mandate. . .Ah, the age-old question, Canadian Sushi - a federal or provincial responsibility?
• http://www.iht.com/articles/513969.html Most Sushi is actually flashfrozen. Who knew?
• From that article: Both Masa and Nobu, considered to be amongst New York's best Japanese restaurants, use fish that has been flash frozen (at -60C). The sushi chef at Nobu can't tell the difference. It's probably worthwhile comparing fish that has been frozen (at -10C) to fish that has been flash frozen (at -60C).