It is difficult to meet a person who has never tried sushi. People who adhere to vegetarian views have completely replaced meat with rolls. All over the world, traditional cuisine of Asian countries is associated with health and eternal youth, and is considered light and dietary.
In 2021, scientists found that the exotic dish is not so healthy. Experts conducted experiments on the purity of ingredients in the best establishments around the world. As a result, seven reasons were identified why it is better to give up sushi!
Low quality fish sushi
Fish is good for the body: it is full of vitamins and microelements, and fish oil is a natural food supplement. But this fact applies only to fish that are caught in the seas and oceans.
In the restaurant business, food purchases are made at low prices. Salmon, tuna and other types of fish that are bought by restaurants are grown on artificial fish farms. “Children” of farms are much more harmful than natural ones for several reasons:
- in production, fish receive a huge dose of antibiotics;
- salmon and tuna are fed with special feed;
- The water in the pools is rarely changed, so the fish defecate and live in the same water for a long time.
When ordering sushi at home via the Internet, you cannot see what kind of fish is used during preparation. There is no certainty that the fish is 100% fresh, especially if it has been smoked or baked (so-called “hot sushi”).
A portion of mercury and arsenic
Fish may contain dangerous substances: mercury and arsenic. The harm of these chemicals to the human body has been known for a long time.
- Mercury harms the immune, nervous and digestive systems, negatively affects the eyes, kidneys, lungs and skin, including death.
- Arsenic is a poison. When poisoned, all organs are affected, but especially the nervous and digestive systems. It is worth noting that arsenic not only disrupts the functioning of organs and systems, but also affects cellular development and processes.
Homemade rolls
It is quite possible to prepare your own rolls, ridding the dish of harmful ingredients. To prepare rolls at home, it is better to take sea fish, which is found in our latitudes. Fresh fish is rich in proteins, minerals (potassium, phosphorus, zinc), B vitamins and fatty acids. Substances contained in sea fish improve mental health
activity and normalize the functioning of the digestive and cardiovascular systems. But the longer the fish is stored, the less useful it remains. Therefore, if you decide to cook rolls and bought sea fish for this, do not delay cooking for too long.
Of course, our homemade “Russian rolls” are not at all like the rolls in Japanese restaurants. But in general, this is not bad. Why not sometimes diversify your table with an interesting Japanese dish in the Russian style, and even prepared yourself. In addition, it is not necessary to eat rolls with chopsticks, as is customary in their homeland. You can experiment with the ingredients of the rolls and even make them completely “Russian” by wrapping the filling in pancakes. You can make rolls with river fish, smoked or salted. You can fry and bake rolls, or you can use lean foods - vegetables and fruits - for cooking. This homemade dish is perfect for the Lenten table if the family’s personal holidays fall during Lent. However, we remind you that fasting is a time for the simplest food possible. Probably, what really should be learned from the Japanese during fasting (and not only during fasting!) is moderation in everything, including food.
Be healthy!
Author: Ekaterina Solovyova
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Marine parasites
These are the most common helminths that infect fish and many other seafood.
Marine parasites, especially if diagnosed too late, can cause serious health problems, ranging from headaches to cancer. Externally, fish and seafood infected with parasitic pathologies are no different from healthy ones.
You can protect fish by freezing it at a temperature of -40 degrees for 3 hours. However, in this case its taste characteristics will be lost, so this practice practically does not occur. According to the rules of Japanese cooking, fish that has not undergone any processing is put into rolls and sushi.
Rolls and sushi on a diet
Women who carefully monitor their figure often wonder whether they can eat rolls and sushi while losing weight. The fact is that if standard products are used in preparing a dish, then they can be classified as a dietary product. But rolls with smoked fish or cream cheese will be much higher in calories, and therefore will harm the weight loss process.
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In addition, the benefit or harm to the figure will depend on the number of rolls or sushi eaten. Two pieces will not harm your figure, but if the count is dozens, then there will certainly be an excess of calories. Thus, the consumption of rolls and sushi should be moderate, overeating and overloading the digestive system should be avoided. Any dish, when consumed in excess, leads to weight gain.
Harmful Ingredients
Sushi and rolls are incomplete without white rice and soy sauce. Unfortunately, the sauce contains a high percentage of sodium. It causes problems with the cardiovascular system. A person's blood pressure rises and the risk of a heart attack increases.
Soy sauce is prepared according to a complex recipe. The price of real soy sauce is several times higher than the price of the liquid that many are used to seeing in restaurants. Unscrupulous manufacturers do not follow the traditional recipe, adding GMOs and other harmful ingredients to the sauce. Soy sauce can be replaced with coconut aminos.
Taking the harmful ingredients even further, white rice is rich in refined carbohydrates. The body spends entire reserves of useful substances and energy on their processing. In addition, carbohydrates cause allergies and liver problems.
All about sushi: relevance and benefits
This is due to the fact that the main ingredient of the dish is raw fish, which negatively affects human health.
Sushi does not mean only raw fish; it also includes rice and spicy soy sauce or teriyaki. Sushi delivery in Omsk is carried out by the FARFOR food delivery service. You can treat yourself to delicious food or order lunch at the office at any time.
Let's figure out why this dish is so popular. Back in the distant nineteenth century, the well-known creator of sushi, Hanaya Yohei, launched the sale of everyone’s favorite food with a piece of raw fish and rice, and since then the dish has been traveling around the world and becoming a leading position on restaurant menus.
Agree, sushi is convenient for consumption; small pieces with fish, cheese and rice are easy to pry with chopsticks or a fork. Many people note their refined and vibrant taste, and the delicate creamy cheese only adds to the pleasure of eating sushi.
Any product that includes cheese and fish is equal to the word fresh. Perhaps no dish in the world makes strict demands on the quality of the ingredients used.
Many connoisseurs of Japanese culture try to immerse themselves in it through eating national dishes. When visiting Japanese restaurants, visitors immerse themselves in the relaxing melody that echoes throughout the room and forget about the eternal rush of megacities and the problems that arise.
Japan is famous for its healthy food and sushi is no exception. Typically, sushi consists of foods rich in carbohydrates and easily digestible proteins. The dish contains many mineral components and vitamins A, B, K, C. By the way, there is not much vitamin C in sushi; it appears due to the addition of an equally relevant product - avocado. Fish itself is rich in phosphorus, seafood contains the optimal amount of iodine, and rice helps saturate the body. Nori seaweed alone contains vitamins A, B and C, sodium, magnesium and other beneficial properties.
For people who count calories, sushi will not harm you; for example, the classic California roll has 100 kcal per 100 grams. The calorie content of other rolls depends on the composition.
But let's not forget that most sets come with additional appetizer sauces. Wasabi and pickled ginger, due to their pungency and bitterness, have antibacterial effects on the human body. For example, ginger was used in folk medicine for coughs and sore throats. Everyone's favorite soy sauce neutralizes harmful substances that have a negative impact on human health.
As a result, each sushi ingredient is beneficial and has a significant effect, protecting the body from viruses and bacteria
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Imitation wasabi
As journalists from The Washington Post write, the wasabi in many local restaurants has little in common with real wasabi in Japan. Many sushi markets, under the guise of wasabi, put nothing more than ordinary horseradish with green dye and mustard.
The imitation wasabi comes in large industrial packages as a powder, and before serving it, chefs dissolve the powder in water to form a simple hot paste. Why is that? Everything is logical: one kilogram of the real rhizome of the plant from which it is prepared costs at least 120 dollars per kilogram! This is an uncompetitive price.
breeding ground for bacteria
Research has been conducted in Norway. The results shocked scientists: out of 100% of samples, 71% were found to contain bacteria dangerous to the body. They can cause problems with the intestines, skin and general health.
Scientists identified temperature disturbances during transportation as the main reason for the low quality of fish. Even slight warming leads to the appearance of bacteria. If you eat sushi made from fresh fish, there is a high chance that you will get dangerous bacteria along with your food.
Are there parasites in sushi?
Perhaps the most important and pressing problem. Most people believe that by eating raw fish sushi, a large number of parasites enter the human body. Sushi or any dish that is made from raw ingredients or that has been slightly cooked can become contaminated with dangerous bacteria.
It should be understood that sushi stored for a long time or improperly can lead to a number of gastrointestinal diseases. Sushi is a potential source of helminths, tapeworms and opisthorchis. Remember that the shelf life of sushi should not exceed no more than 5-6 hours . Most people believe that eating sauces or wasabi destroys harmful substances. But alas, this is not so and they do not solve this problem.
Healthy alternatives to sushi and rolls
There are healthy alternatives to sushi and rolls. They will cause minimal harm to health and will be much tastier than a traditional Japanese dish.
- Making your own rolls. You will be able to purchase products for the rolls yourself and will be confident in their authenticity and freshness.
- At restaurants, ask for brown rice instead of white. It is much healthier than traditional rice.
- Eat rolls with vegetables. They are safer than red fish.
- Skip the wasabi. Leave only the ginger, it is much healthier than fake wasabi.
- Don't use soy sauce. It can be replaced with coconut amino acids. They have less sodium and enhance the flavor of the rolls.
- Sashimi is fish without rice or sauce. You won't get a ton of substances that are useless for the body. There is a risk of harm from stale fish, but it is minimal.
By giving up sushi and rolls, you really limit the risk of poisoning from dangerous ingredients! What do you think about this? Write in the comments.
How many rolls and sushi can you eat without harming your figure?
Nutritionists advise eating no more than 2 rolls at one meal, one of which contains 6-8 pieces, in which case the benefits will be obtained and there will be no harm to the figure. It is not recommended to include this dish for breakfast, since it is a rather difficult product for the digestive system.
The daily norm is determined individually for each person, but experts do not recommend eating more than 25 pieces of rolls or sushi per day.
Attention! Rolls and sushi contain fast carbohydrates, so it is not recommended to consume them after 17:00.
