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Dear Lola, you are about to be educated.
This page was made with love, Notepad, and a very strong opinion about salmon.
Seattle sits on Puget Sound, next to the actual Pacific Ocean. Fish are caught nearby and arrive at the sushi bar still emotionally attached to the sea.
Dallas is hundreds of miles from the nearest saltwater. The fish takes a road trip, or a flight, and it shows up with jet lag. Nobody wants jet-lagged tuna, Lola.
Seattle has had a Japanese-American community since the 1800s, and the Nihonmachi / Japantown neighborhood (now the Chinatown-International District) is still around. Sushi bars here are old-school serious.
Shiro Kashiba, one of the legends who brought proper Edomae sushi to Seattle, is basically sushi royalty. He is the Beyoncé of nigiri. Dallas has... a lot of "dragon rolls with cream cheese and Takis."
| Category | Seattle | Dallas |
|---|---|---|
| Distance to ocean | Basically a hug | Texas-sized gap |
| Salmon | Local celebrity | Flown in, tired |
| Uni | Sea urchin from nearby waters | Hope & prayer |
| Weather while eating | Cozy drizzle | Surface of the sun |
| Rolls named after a football team | Few | Several |
| Lola happiness | 100% | Pending review |
*Data collected by me, in my head, just now.
Nothing says "omakase" like walking in out of the rain, shaking off your jacket, and having someone hand you a warm towel and a piece of perfect fatty tuna. In Dallas it's 104°F and the fish is sweating with you.
Is Dallas sushi actually better?
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