Before I started making informed food choices, sushi nights with friends were one of my favorite things (I guess sake played an important role there), so what a nice surprise it was to try the vegan version and discover it still tasted pretty much the same.
I realized that the typical sushi taste is not actually given by the fish but by the nori seaweed sheet it’s wrapped in.
This reassuring fact conforted me that I could still have tasty sushi even by swapping its main ingredient for any fresh vegatable, sprouts or pate’- and gain in health too. In reality, fish is not such a health food as it’s made to be.
While the popular tuna is disappearing due to overfishing, salmon is mostly farmed in poor conditions and both are highly contaminated with mercury. Fish is very high in fat and has the same cholesterol as meat. The acidic protein of fish provokes calcium loss and causes osteoporosis.
While the traditional sushi with rice is pretty straight-forward, in my effort to reduce grains in my diet I wanted to take it to a further step and create a raw version.
