Yes there is a walmart, but only one actual grocery store, and it now stock frozen sushi.

Update: I shared this picture with my local gaming group, one of them went and picked up a tray.

He tossed it into the fridge and tried it this morning.

I had the first piece. It is supposed to be “Refrigerated Only” by the packaging, but honestly, with a fridge thaw, it tastes just fine. I’ve had plenty worse than that.

If I was not vegetarian I would give it a try. The closest place to get sushi to us is an hour drive.

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    If you’ve had this before and know what to expect then by all means, enjoy away. But if you’re expecting this to be anything like more traditional sushi you will be sorely disappointed.

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    I had something like that once from Aldi. It said on the package to heat it in the microwave. I figured it couldn’t hurt to follow the instructions… It was so incredibly bad…

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      I was already upset at the frozen sushi but you just had to go and make this microwave sushi comment. I think I’m done for the night.

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          Flash freezing individual fish feels a bit different than taking out that (presumably thawed) fish, using it to make sushi rolls, and then refreezing it.

          Edit: My perception was obscured by disgust and I didn’t realize these are California rolls and don’t have fish, but the point stands. Frozen rice and frozen avocado are fucking gnarly. Frozen avocado especially is a sin.

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      You can find it on sushi restaurant menus here in Japan, so that seems a rather pointless thing to gatekeep.

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        You can buy blue colored Ramon in japan. You can get sushi with spam. What’s your point? Just because you can buy it in a store doesn’t mean much.

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          Is this really the hill you want to die on? How do you think dishes are invented? People made them, others like it. Enough to get a name and reputation.

          If you’re still going to claim a California roll isn’t sushi, when nearly all of civilization agrees it is, you’re dumb.

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            Ok, so you think my opinion is dumb. Well, i think yours is dumb. See how that works? Just because I’m disagreed with does not make my opinion anyones but mine. Clearly not all of civilization either considering at least one other person gave me even a single upvote. Only sith deal in absolutes.

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              No, I said you are dumb if this is the way you think.

              Didn’t say “all” either. Reading isn’t your thing.

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                Bro are you ok? You literally said “all” in your sentence. Just because you added the “nearly” in front doesn’t mean you didn’t say it. Damn, it’s right there yo.

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                Didn’t know: “nearly all civilization agrees” was only conditional. Right.

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          What’s your thought on salmon sushi? It’s a pretty recent dish, introduced by Norwegian salmon farmers to Japanese sushi chefs in the 80’s. Clearly not traditional in the historic sense.

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      If it’s gonna be previously-frozen sushi, better it should still be frozen so at least you know when you started thawing it out.

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        It’s typically just the fish that was previously frozen, and that’s to kill any parasites. I’ve never seen the entire maki roll frozen lmao, of course that will be bad.

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          Yes it’s definitely not ideal. But in a wasteland with no sushi at all I suppose it’s… something. Freezing would help keep the rice from becoming dangerous, as well as the surimi and mayo. But it’s not great for texture.

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    Update: I shared this picture with my local gaming group, one of them went and picked up a tray.

    He tossed it into the fridge and tried it this morning.

    I had the first piece. It is supposed to be “Refrigerated Only” by the packaging, but honestly, with a fridge thaw, it tastes just fine. I’ve had plenty worse than that.

    If I was not vegetarian I would give it a try. The closest place to get sushi to us is an hour drive.