Fresh Tuna vs Frozen Tuna - What's the Difference?

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Hiroyuki Terada - Diaries of a Master Sushi Chef

8 жыл бұрын

What's the difference between Fresh Tuna vs Frozen Tuna? The biggest giveaway is the color and texture. Frozen tuna is light in color, almost like a pink color; many of your favorite restaurants are using it too. This is not to be confused with tuna belly, otherwise known as Toro which is the most prized part of the ocean on any fish. Toro comes from larger tuna that are over 200 pounds and up; it's found mostly on Bluefin Tuna and you can actually see the white marbling in the meat. If you haven't tried it, you need to asap and know why this part of the tuna is most sought after in the whole world.
Is there anything wrong with using frozen tuna? Well, first of all, it's a third the price of fresh tuna, and the water content on it is very high. It's not the taste you're looking for so if you're wondering why the tuna at most of those Thai/Sushi joints, fast food or buffets serve this light pink color tuna, that has no taste, there's your answer.
The positives for using frozen tuna for businesses are many fold; it's 1/3 the price, easy to manage (just thaw what you need) and holds for a long time. The fish is actually gassed with Carbon Dioxide to preserve the color. There's absolutely nothing positive for you as a consumer, to be eating this type of tuna at a reputable sushi restaurant.
Fresh tuna only holds for a few days; if a restaurant doesn't sell it, it won't last long and you're going to need to discard it, but the color, texture and taste is amazing. The meat is firm, not flaky and if you were to try each side by side, you could tell right away.
Lastly, many of you might now know but Tuna DOES NOT NEED to be frozen before serving it raw. According the the Florida Health Department, there are only several species of fish that can be eaten completely raw; Bluefin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Big Eye Tuna, and farm raised Salmon that is fed pellets. For more information on this subject, visit this link:
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@poppingpro40 8 жыл бұрын

I love when you ask Hiro questions and he doesnt quite understand them so he just says something random. Happens nearly every video haha! Love it

@drumshock74 8 жыл бұрын

such an awesome channel. I recently stumbled upon this channel and have been binge watching your videos like crazy lol

@mikewest3108 8 жыл бұрын

Freezing causes the water to expand thereby separating the muscle fibers. Also freezing forces water out of the tuna and causes things dissolved in the water to precipitate out and that will definitely affect the taste. But it should also be noted that freezing fish at a very low temperature over a period of time kills parasites if they are present. I buy frozen fish because where I am in Ohio I have a hard time finding high quality fresh fish and are as you say they are more expensive. And yes your camera did pick up the difference in color. Thanks guys and have a good week. :-)

@stevedipp86 8 жыл бұрын

+Mike West That explains why many of the fat rings are gone on the frozen and not the fresh. This is the first thing I noticed and was wondering what was going on. I could go on and on about shit tuna I have eaten, this man knows his stuff.

@mikewest3108 8 жыл бұрын

+stevedipp86 Oh yes he does. I have learned so much from him here. I have also seen that he replies to a great many people who post here and that shows he cares as well. I know if I ever get to Florida I will stop in and visit.

@josephmellott8113 8 жыл бұрын

+Mike West I recall the same thing. The issue could be the fish was not frozen in the best way and thus, the fish stayed in the freezer. I hear flash freezing is the best way to preserve the fish and eliminate said parasites.

@mikewest3108 8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Mellott I suppose not all species of fish contain parasites or restaurants would not be permitted to serve them fresh and raw. No matter how a fish is frozen, it will be changed. When I was young and fished a lot with my brothers, we'd put our fish in containers and cover them with water and then freeze them. This seemed to do a great job preserving the integrity of our catches. This also prevents freezer burn. There is a scale of various temperatures and times at which to freeze fish to kill parasites. I do not know all of them but I know that the minimum lowest is -04F or below and storing for 7 days. Here is the FDA document concerning this ----> www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/GuidanceRegulation/UCM252393.pdf My freezer is -10F so I wait 7 days before I use my non sushi grade fish. Sushi grade is way more expensive and I can't afford it at this time. But using normal grade frozen fish has done me no harm yet.

@josephmellott8113 8 жыл бұрын

When was coffee involved in this?

@jtorres-qb4vt 8 жыл бұрын

You should get a mic for chef Hiroyuki so we can hear him better 👍🏽 nice vid btw :)

@keithmurphy8271 8 жыл бұрын

+Jorge Torres it would help. A lot of times all I hear is chef mumbling.

@sxnkxnrxck 8 жыл бұрын

So true! He's the chef and it would be nice to hear what a professional chef thinks as he is demonstrating for us!

@Belumbang6960 4 жыл бұрын

he mumbles

@panda-xq1dy 8 жыл бұрын

I learned something new today thnxs as always keep the good work up

@bernardbenlevi5074 Жыл бұрын

That frozen tuna is "cold smoked" which is a process where the entire loin (in this case) is exposed to carbon monoxide which causes the myoglobins in the fish to brighten up in a fluorescent fashion. This fish was definitely not sushi quality as one could only imagine what this yellowfin tuna looked like before "cold smoking". I've been in the sushi business for over 30 years and would be happy to answer any other questions you might have. Kanpai 🍻

@minibuns5397 Жыл бұрын

Isn’t the law in the US to serve sushi the fish must first be frozen due to parasites

@tuja464 9 ай бұрын

@@minibuns5397that’s what I learned from safety class.

@tuja464 9 ай бұрын

I’m supermarkets sushi guy. We can not afford to make fresh fish which ofcourse tastes not as good as fresh ones. Next day we trash all sushi raw or cooked doesn’t matter. When people compare the fish quality from fresh and frozen It gets my nerve. They should notice the price is about triple higher at the restaurant. I’m still finding way to make good quality fish from frozen. If there is tip please.

@ringoyang5078 8 жыл бұрын

oh my gosh. that is insane! thank you for showing all of us this

@PaulyWallyPJ 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! It was super interest. Can you do this with other fish please?

@XenderWindX 8 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Hiro is such a cool guy haha :D

@mohamedal-sayegh2110 8 жыл бұрын

great video, i have learned new thing so next time when i order suchi i could know if it's fresh or not keep up the good work your the best

@mohamedal-sayegh2110 8 жыл бұрын

YOU WELCOME LOOK FORWARD TO SEE MORE FROM YOU

@Xexe126 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Now I'll look for the color too, not just the taste!!

@Brianpeckin 8 жыл бұрын

I'm a fishermen in fact just got back from alaska two weeks ago. Anyways, most fish are frozen typically blast frozen, unless you're getting it directly off the boat they are mainly blast frozen. We catch it put it in the tanks/haul with a chiller or ice, then transported where they either process it and blast freeze it or blast freeze it whole. And unless you are going straight to the docks and buying it as soon as it comes it they are all blast frozen.

@BlueRice 8 жыл бұрын

+Pride (Pride909) i remember talking to a fishermen that they said the health department required you to blast frozen so that any parasite will have chance of being dangerous.

@Brianpeckin 8 жыл бұрын

BlueRice No... I even worked in a processing plant and that was never the case. Also the fish have a coating on the fish as well don't remember what the coating was for. But it's just so it doesn't get that freezer burnt as well as easy to transport. In fact i'm going back to the ship in march.

@BlueRice 8 жыл бұрын

ok i guess hes making it up. ill just have to call local fish suppliers to find out exactly why

@Brianpeckin 8 жыл бұрын

well considering it's cut up, and any worms that are in it are removed as well as trimmed.

@rhymeswithteeth 5 жыл бұрын

BlueRice, I believe you're correct, and I think there's been a break down of communication between yourself and Brian Icu. Initially, Brian said that typically, all fish are blast frozen. Yes, a lot of fish are processed and blast frozen. Some fish is processed and blast frozen on board the ship that caught them. This is referred to as FAS (Frozen At Sea) and is considered by health departments and government consumer protection agencies as fish of very high quality; high enough that some government allow it to be thawed and sold as "fresh" (but not "never frozen"). I believe the "coating" Brian spoke of is simply a water "glazing"...water that is sprayed onto the flash frozen fish fillets so as to create a frozen water barrier between the fish and the dryness of the air in freezers...even if the fish is, subsequently, vacuum packed. That's why, if you buy frozen fish fillets and thaw them out, you'll (sometimes) get a lot of water inside the packaging. This weight of this "glazing" should be factored into the tare value of the product when it's being weighed, and priced, for sale (otherwise, you'd be paying fish price for water.) Your local government(s) Consumer Protection Agency oversees that this water weight is being "tared".

@fatherjefe 8 жыл бұрын

keep up the good work hopefully one I can come to the restaurant and meet u guys

@noahstrickland5750 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the wonderful information

@garytang4363 8 жыл бұрын

I don't understand. I watched so many videos taken from japanese wholesale fish market. The tuna on sale over there are frozen anyway.

@jasonblair1114 6 жыл бұрын

I think future videos should discuss the differences between fresh vs frozen vs superfrozen. Nearly all the sashimi-grade tuna in the US and Europe was *superfrozen* previously, and there is a huge difference between frozen and superfrozen.

@mikeshowee3731 8 жыл бұрын

I totally respect the chief and "the cameraman" but I want to note something here. At the distributor I used to work at, chefs/customers would often inspect fresh tuna more carefully and take the best piece for the price range they are looking for. Customers who would buy vacuumed pack loins or free frozen fish don't do the same check. Some all-you-can eat guys buy entire boxes without really checking at all... I'm interesting if you guys would do a comparison between high quality frozen bluefin vs fresh bluefin. I've seen "high quality" vacuumed tuna sold at the place I worked at. I put "high quality" in quotes because honestly you can't really tell because of the plastic. It sure is priced expensive though and I've seen some "high end" japanese restaurants buy it. Again, I put "high end" in quotes :) The reason why I post this question is, to me (and I'm a guy that questions everything) I see that you are comparing run-of-the mill frozen yellowfin tuna to something we(the viewers don't know) This other fresh tuna you are comparing is something you serve at your restaurant so it'll probably be of way higher quality and maybe even bluefin? It's like comparing apples to oranges. I'm not a expert my any-means, but I did work at a seafood distributor so I'm not a total novice either. Now, I'm on a train as I write this so I might have missed something in the video so I'm sorry if that's the case.

@AaBb-nd9su 5 жыл бұрын

If you're not an expert then you shouldnt speak so much. If your intent is to articulate an opinion then should do so with some conviction. If your intent is to pose a legitimate question then you should ask in a clear and concise manner and not pepper your opinion into it.

@cocorocko 8 жыл бұрын

great video! i will look for the dark red tuna next time i order sushi

@mern461 5 жыл бұрын

It also depends where the tuna originated and ate. All tuna is fine if techniques are kept up.This is a very westernised view of food..i.e it has to be pretty forgetting about taste.

@mbdsmu 4 жыл бұрын

Hiro san knows. In Japan, tuna sashimi is preferred served & eaten after being frozen vs fresh. I didn't hear if the fresh tuna also was yellow fin? Texture and flavor does play a big role. Here on Guam different kinds of tuna are always caught and eating it more than others, we can tell the difference. We eat right when caught and frozen. I love it both ways. The wasabi soy mix also makes a difference.

@timparker753 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much!

@Kirbyscom 8 жыл бұрын

The EU says that raw fish must be frozen to a temperature of at least -20C (-4F) for more than a day in order to kill parasites. So every sushi in EU was frozen. And you also get tuna with a deep red color here in germany. So you cant tell if the tuna was frozen vor not by its color alone.

@mikeshowee3731 8 жыл бұрын

+Kirbyscom Are you sure it's a EU thing? Here in the US, there is a huge misconception that all US sushi has to be frozen prior to serving. Everyone is saying "its a federal law to freeze salmon at minus X temp to kill parasites". The FDA has guidelines and the FDA is a federal level authority... But the truth is, there is no federal law, the law is at either municipal (city) or county level. Yes, some cities like NYC require some fish to be frozen prior to serving, but again, it's a municipal level law. I know of many cities and counties that do not have such laws and legally serve non-frozen salmon (among other fish) as sushi without freezing.

@mikeshowee3731 8 жыл бұрын

+Kirbyscom hmm interesting looks like it is the case. In the US, FDA makes recommendations on raw fish consumption, but people get confused an think just because the FDA says something its law. In this case, FDA requires local laws to enforce their guideline.

@MrLugi006 8 жыл бұрын

+Kirbyscom The red collor probaly comes from the stuff they feed them aswell

@rhymeswithteeth 5 жыл бұрын

Kirbyscom, well done. Good points. I'm with you. I think it would be a very rare occasion that a sushi restaurant is selling raw, fresh (never frozen) fish. Are they going to take the chance of making one of their patrons sick? I don't think so. Local laws, or FDA guidelines aside, no sushi restaurant wants to be in the news (or in front of a judge) for having a rash of customers getting sick because they ordered the fresh toro, fresh sockeye salmon, or w.h.y. That's just a dumb, and unnecessary risk to be taking.

@AaBb-nd9su 5 жыл бұрын

Wtf do you mean "EU"? The "EU" does not regulate fish processing. Do you know what regulatory body in EU is actually responsible for that? If you dont then you have no credibility to speak on this topic and you are making things up as you go along.

@MAC-ez2rq 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Tnx.

@showersmoker 7 жыл бұрын

Great educational video! How much do I have to pay to have Hiro feed me like the guy at the end of the video? lol

@mitsuevo72003 8 жыл бұрын

Keeping it real y'all. Great job you guys. Always fresh, never frozen.

@shinjid3705 8 жыл бұрын

All tunas are frozen after fishing. The only difference here is that u either get a whole tuna or in pieces.

@shinjid3705 8 жыл бұрын

And of course how long and what temperature it was frozen.

@hidetudo 8 жыл бұрын

+Shinji D we cant assume all tuna, since there is always small fisher boat, but definitly for the usual big fisher mostly or almost 100% are frozen as its fished

@carlo3526 8 жыл бұрын

+Hideto Shimizu For things like sushi and sashimi, don't _all_ fish get frozen to be a specific grade used for that kinda stuff? Unless they use it for something other than those two, don't know much about the restaurant over there

@shinjid3705 8 жыл бұрын

Soap In A Box Freezing the fish is also a good method to kill all the bacterias. Thats why I put my salmonback to the freezer when I buy it before I make sushi. Restaurants that I have worked for did the same after they filet the fish.

@mikeshowee3731 8 жыл бұрын

+Shinji D Freezing does not kill all bacteria. Contrary to popular belief, freezing does kill some bacteria however. Freezing at low enough temperatures does kill parasites though.

@vincenogo3188 7 жыл бұрын

water expands as it freezes wich may cause it to split. water can freeze in a crack on a large boulder and break it

@skinny4 3 жыл бұрын

I love how they left the napkin on his face when they asked him questions.

@coloringforkids8634 7 жыл бұрын

By the time you guys buy the tuna about how many days old is it? And then how long does it stay good for sashimi? Once it cannot be used for sashimi can it be used for rolls for a short time?

@TChalla007 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Kawasaki for 3 years, Be careful of just looking at color. It depends on the fat content. More expensive tuna is not very red and has fatty streaks through it and can be 10x the price of the darker red tuna. You look at Wagyu steaks and they are not a red as the everyday angus steaks.

@kallumgames9605 8 жыл бұрын

Hiro looked so sad when cutting up the Frozen Tuna... It was like "how dare you bring this frozen rubbish into my kitchen..." 😂😂😂

@bubbasanjohnny 8 жыл бұрын

Please, can you tell me what certifies Chef Terada as a master sushi Chef? I know of ACF (American Culinary Federation) certifications and exams for master chefs in the USA. Is there something similar that Chef Terada went thru? Enjoy the videos. Thank you.

@hunsadersrockinranch 5 жыл бұрын

Cook them both and they both taste great!

@jasonficcone2605 8 ай бұрын

Unless you know for a fact that the tuna was not super frozen like most of the tuna in the world, and was bought by the restaurant or grocery store selling it to you that same day from a small fishing vessel, you are eating frozen tuna. Good thing for you, the tuna industry has learned that if you super freeze tuna immediately after it's caught (-60) the quality does not deteriorate like it does with a normal freezing process. Super frozen tuna is as close to fresh tuna as you are going to get, since tuna dies immediately after being pulled out of the water. By super freezing it and pre-processing it on the boat, when it gets to the plant, they just chop it up and package it.

@Lycoosa 8 жыл бұрын

I was just watching one of your older videos, you should make some more knife skill videos

@Lycoosa 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hiro-senpai :b

@ricewinner2596 5 жыл бұрын

That "fresh" tuna was not sub- zeroed "frozen"? All tuna should be frozen once caught. The one that was water down "frozen" is not graded for sashimi.don't confuse your customers👍 nice video though

@mern461 5 жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as sashimi grade ..its an American thing only..the method of freezing will cause some changes to the cells of the fish..but not too much.

@KainyStyle 4 жыл бұрын

Why should it be frozen?

@KainyStyle 4 жыл бұрын

@@bengamedev1872 Thanks for your reply!

@ziyangwu2578 4 жыл бұрын

@@KainyStyleThe US require all fish being deep frozen (commercial freezer) before consume, except tuna. Which means you could only get tuna as true fresh fish in the restaurants legally. The price per pound restaurants get from their vendor is around 15 USD depends on the season. Some restaurant will freeze their fresh tuna to extent their shelf life. There won't be significant color change if the tuna is fresh and only froze for 2 or 3 days. Most likely the surface of the tuna will be darker due to oxidation (#1 enemy for raw fish). The pink tuna in the video is a totally different thing. Freeze a fish will never get you that even pink color throughout the meat. What they did was let carbon monoxide (CO) go thought the fish. The fish will become this light pink color no matter what color it was before. So it's impossible to tell if the fish was fresh or not before they dye it. The US bans any type of dye of fish, but fish dyed before they imported is allowed. The white color of the frozen fish in the video is due to he defrost it in a water bath (uneven defrosting). If you left frozen tuna in a cooler overnight, there wont be any white spots. Just a evenly pink, good looking, nasty piece of tuna. Whole sale price under 10USD. Price pretty stable, and they could stay months in the warehouse.

@yaadi4286 8 жыл бұрын

would love to see hiro cook other stuff

@memadman 6 жыл бұрын

The price is everything !!

@TVBFAN11224 8 жыл бұрын

Can you guys make a video on how to make Kini salad? The one with masago and crunchy flakes I'm not sure what it is called and cumber with crab meat and a little mayo.

@TVBFAN11224 8 жыл бұрын

***** Can you link me to the video?

@PRNOBTCH Жыл бұрын

Gosh I must have got lucky just this past week when I got frozen tuna fillets from Walmart I normally don't like to buy Frozen salmon or tuna anymore I like to get it from the fish market across the street but I was at Walmart and I bought it and it actually was really good I was so impressed I think I got lucky

@mattnicklas1044 8 жыл бұрын

Can you guys try a surf & turf video?

@bubbasanjohnny 8 жыл бұрын

Chef, thank you for the article. Very enlightening. I guess the meat of my question is if there is an accrediting board for the title "master sushi Chef" via peer review such as here in the United States and Europe via select culinary federations. Thank you for your reply and I hope to visit your restaurant some time. Your craft looks quite compelling!!!

@rhymeswithteeth 5 жыл бұрын

Frozen tuna has a higher water content? Where does the extra water come from? What I've seen in the way of frozen tuna loins is a tuna loin that was cry-o-vac'd (vacuum sealed bag) and frozen. Unlike some other fish, I've never seen a tuna loin that was "water glazed" after freezing, and before cry-o-vacing. Maybe it's done in some places, but I've never seen it.

@johnlord8337 8 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Proof for using frozen broken meat in mashed/baked/cooked recipes.

@seaglassmomma4040 5 жыл бұрын

So what do you expect restaurants who are in areas who can’t get fresh tuna to do? Even in the Pacific Northwest where seafood can be fresh caught, the fish is still flash frozen on the big boats.

@insomnia20422 8 жыл бұрын

i live in germany, far away from the coast, so there is no fresh tuna available, the sushi you get here still is fairly good, i actually only once had fresh tuna during my japan trip and it was extremely difficult to eat (nigiri); it was a huge piece of tuna, too big to eat in one piece (guess they just wanted to be kind), but i also wasnt really able to bite something off it, because it was hold together by the fat/connective tissue, it was a shameful experience and im yet not sure what exactly happened there... but to conclude i actually am fine with the frozen tuna you get served, its ok and well prepared still a fine meal :)

@linhzorrful 8 жыл бұрын

The tuna sashimi at the sushi restaurant i work at is quite red, but im sure its not fresh tuna, how is that possible? Dye?

@TheMichaelJu 4 жыл бұрын

What causes the difference? I thought tunas are commercially flash frozen and then auctioned. Is the frozen one in the video bad and having too much water due to cheaper cut portion of the tuna?

@Plague_Doc22 8 жыл бұрын

You can really taste the difference also the colour is a clear give away when you eat at a good sushi place.

@missfun3 8 жыл бұрын

+Plague Doc :( here the diffrence between a good sushi place and a bad one is that the good place uses frozen fish and the bad place uses canned fish. Ive had good sushi with fresh fish abroad luckily and I love it. Sadly here where I live its ussually frozen and canned fish at sushi places.

@Plague_Doc22 8 жыл бұрын

Debby Custers Canned fish? dear god thats terrible.

@mikewest3108 8 жыл бұрын

+Debby Custers I can not imagine canned fish in sushi. Not even in supermarket sushi. The only way might be a tuna salad roll but even that would be questionable I think.

@Briguy1027 8 жыл бұрын

+Debby Custers how in the world can you use canned tuna for sushi? Sushi is raw, whereas all canned tuna has been cooked? You must be mistaken.

@mikewest3108 8 жыл бұрын

+Briguy1027 Not all sushi is raw. Nigiri is usually made of balls of sushi rice with raw fish on top but also with cooked items like shrimp, eel, squid and crab. Maki is the seaweed wrapped rolls and can be made with cooked items as well as raw. Maki can also be made with beef, chicken or pork. It can also be made with vegetables only. Usually fish are used raw but they can be cooked if you want. But I have never heard of a restaurant selling sushi with canned fish. That would be the worst. Sashimi however is traditionally raw and there is no rice. Just raw fish that you dip in soy sauce and eat with wasabi if you like.

@Midnight7762 8 жыл бұрын

Hey guys. And i hear that tuna douse carbon monoxide, that is why it is bright ping in contrast to the red. Do you heard something about this?

@edgu71eg 8 жыл бұрын

can you use the frozen stuff fit sushi?

@mattrhodus3713 6 жыл бұрын

I have some frozen tuna steaks in the freezer now. I am thinking of just marinating them overnight and grilling them the next day (soy, citrus, garlic, ginger...). What do you recommend for them (besides throwing them in the garbage)? Thanks

@mattrhodus3713 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing actually. I placed them in the fridge yesterday to thaw and was planning on marinating them tonight, cooking them for dinner tomorrow. The marinade consists of coconut amino, ginger, garlic, cilantro, lemon and honey. I'll sear it on my BGE and finish it with the ponzu sauce and scallions per your suggestion. Thanks Hiro and keep up the great work!

@Tremulousnut 6 жыл бұрын

Hiro doing the "say ahh" routine...how romantic... ...ok, I'll see myself out here.

@janzenlol6793 8 жыл бұрын

If Gordon Ramzey sees the frozen food,he will get insane

@gordonramsay8397 8 жыл бұрын

When ever I see the word fresh or frozen I think of gordon ramsay

@JMadlock108 8 жыл бұрын

+Shre k Lmao me too! :D

@Henry-kw3gi 8 жыл бұрын

+Shre k so true

@SephirothWaifu 5 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure frozen fish for sushi is a wiser choice. It needs to be frozen for 24 hours I heard in order to kill tape worms-that the fish may have and other by e parasites. That's my only CONCERN over quality.

@wdunderdog 8 жыл бұрын

Ive always heard that sushi should be frozen first to kill parasites. Please help me understand.

@Abcd-cb5ty 3 жыл бұрын

Dose Tuna have worm concern if not go through frozen process?

@roanish05 8 жыл бұрын

I wonder more about the thawing method, than the freeze. Would taking the tuna out of that plastic bag when it's still frozen be better than leaving it sit in that bag to thaw and stew in it's own juices?

@insomnia20422 8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff Luebke i guess its probably even better to leave it in the bag cause if you put it on some tissue, it maybe soaks up all the juices with not much taste left; but if you leave it you maybe can retain some flavor :)

@rhymeswithteeth 5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Luebke, good point. Where I work, the frozen tuna loin comes in a cry-o-vac (vacuum sealed) plastic bag. If the vacuum is maintained during the thawing process, you don't have the water marks...as seen in this video. Also, it's important to thaw the tuna (or anything frozen for that matter) as slowly as possible. The slower you thaw something, the more of it's natural juices you'll retain. (Freeze as quickly as possible, and thaw as slowly as possible.) The more quickly something is allowed to thaw, the more "purge" of it's natural juices you'll have. With the amount of purge in the bag, it looks like they thawed this tuna at room temperature. I've never seen that much purge from the tuna loins I've thawed under refrigeration.

@alexfinn7989 3 жыл бұрын

I thought you need to freeze fresh fish first for bacteria? Just curious. Thanks.

@anthonyT01 8 жыл бұрын

They have music in their vids now, interesting

@sicker235 8 жыл бұрын

I get it now

@IlDeimos 7 жыл бұрын

wow. Even the texture is different between frozen and fresh.

@jaybusa3302 8 жыл бұрын

is like some type of dye added to the frozen tuna that creates that unnatural pink color?

@coastalbbq1 8 жыл бұрын

I'd be curious to know the freezing differences. The $10,000 ++ frozen tuna carcases in the Tokyo fish market are considered prime. A little more explanation would be nice. Are these inferior frozen tuna frozen again after being flash frozen at sea, as is all tuna, including the best.

@davescheer5038 6 жыл бұрын

He said that this was yellow fin from Ecuador in the beginning of the video,maybe it's the region were it came from ? And what the tuna was feeding upon ? How was the fish processed ,was it bleed out after being caught ? How long did it set before being gutted and frozen ? A lot of unknowns .

@Bloodified 8 жыл бұрын

I think the difference is that one is very cold and the other is pretty cold.

@adriftandalone 8 жыл бұрын

woof

@kevinfishburne 7 жыл бұрын

Condensation, not leakage; good for baseline microbial count.

@illudian 8 жыл бұрын

Sadly to get fresh fish I would have to make a two hour drive and then hope they have decent quality. Could you tell me how significant the taste difference is and what about it is different? I ask cause as soon as I get a good knife I want to introduce my wife and daughter to some of these dishes.

@illudian 8 жыл бұрын

***** Ok Thank you for letting me know. Glad I didn't waste the money on the frozen stuff then.

@darensky 8 жыл бұрын

The frozen tuna that has this almost artificial pink color to it has been "smoked" with carbon monoxide to keep it from oxidizing and turning brown/grey. A lot of countries don't allow this type of tuna to be sold, unfortunately the US is not one of them.

@kealahonu 8 жыл бұрын

Florida? I would love to make Hiro and you some Hawaiian style Poke 🙌🏽 I'm in south Florida born and raised in Hawaii. I miss that red ahi soooo much

@HiroyukiTeradaChannel 8 жыл бұрын

Yes, I like Ahi Poke..!!

@kealahonu 8 жыл бұрын

Let me know Hiro :) I have the main ingredients flown in from Hawaii. I don't know where in Florida you are but I'm in Homestead lol

@kealahonu 8 жыл бұрын

I'm on Instagram under @bigkahunastickershop_305

@thirstydog123 8 жыл бұрын

That is why you take it out of the bag to drain before you defrost it so it wont change color.

@adisafwan4425 8 жыл бұрын

what does these pink color mean mason? what do they mean? feels like call of duty cut scene.. lol

@cesarcalzavara 6 жыл бұрын

Tuna frozen was treated with carbon monoxide (CO). That binds to the myoglobin meat giving this pink color...

@SENPAI.Popaii 6 жыл бұрын

i'd take that pink one over the red one anyday...call me crazy but i loose my appetite when i see the dark red color on it

@paulxiong4620 8 жыл бұрын

I would love to be his apprentice....

@ncg8224 5 жыл бұрын

Sushi legally has to be forzen if served raw. So saying fresh is complete Bs

@HUGGYDRABITS Жыл бұрын

Except tuna I think.

@IndigoinTransit Жыл бұрын

Yes. 100% except tuna. There's a difference

@BG-my7eg 6 жыл бұрын

I like the ones that come in a can.

@robertquesada9257 3 жыл бұрын

So let me get this right....this one is frozen and this one is fresh. Dude frozen veggies vs fresh veggies, etc. Now drum roll..."tell me which one is better? Tester thinking..."Hmm this one is colder so it must be the frozen one" Glad this was only 7:40 of my life time.

@MiaKiari 7 жыл бұрын

Hiroyuki Terada - Diaries of a Master Sushi Chef Ahhh I live in California lol but I'm craving sushi so bad. Darn! everything you make looks great! I want an autograph please!

@afaworld8649 4 жыл бұрын

How to eat without boil ?

@BANE760 7 жыл бұрын

So Tuna should never be pink??? I got a roll with "seared tuna" and the tuna looked so pink I've never seen it like that

@sushidesperado9875 8 жыл бұрын

I was working in Winter Haven, Fl.{ In Polk county every place uses frozen tuna} I had ordered fresh yellowfin tuna and also the saku block, the saku had a very nice color. Yours seems too pink.(even for a loin) I thought people would appreciate fresh there; I had a customer tell me I need to get fresh tuna, I said it is fresh. He replied your lying im a deep sea fishermen, I know. So I took out a saku block and gave him frozen tuna. He said thats what im talking about, thats fresh. The frozen tuna has no flavor, the texture is different too.. People like tuna cause its very mild, and most cant tell the difference between frozen and fresh. also I switched to Big Eye cause it has a better vibrant red color to it.

@studentdeljuego Жыл бұрын

Isn't it a requirement in US to freeze sushi?

@dlee3329 6 жыл бұрын

Isn't most, if not all, commercially caught tuna caught, flash frozen to -35 or -70 at sea? I've seen videos of tuna in Japan and the fish is frozen....

@jleiz6624 Жыл бұрын

Hiro is my Hero

@jordanmalsol6472 3 жыл бұрын

That pink is from the CO treatment

@MsLansones 8 жыл бұрын

The only sashimi grade fish I can find is frozen, but I do make sure that it is vacuumed sealed and the color is deep red. Lucky taste tester...

@foxxybrowneyes5497 6 жыл бұрын

So the tuna that comes in the can is that healthy for you

@josuefox 8 жыл бұрын

Price must be the first big difference I notice ^^

@weirdwerk6007 5 жыл бұрын

Not even worth buying fresh sometimes because price alone, most of the time at restaurants you're eating frozen fish. Slight differences, color is due to c02.

@janvanderwegen01 8 жыл бұрын

honestly, it also depends on the use of the fish (heavily seasoned vs sashimi style), still prefer frozen fish to (always) mediocre meat, could not ever support selling frozen fish as fresh! so a little nuance is fitting.

@jameskwon7617 4 жыл бұрын

In the US, all fish to be served raw has to be flash frozen because of parasites. So there really isn't such a thing as "fresh" tuna. In fact, in Japan, fish is aged and not served "fresh". So not sure what fresh means in this video.

@ccasta23 4 жыл бұрын

You could also cut the saku , width wise couldn’t you?? Instead from head yo tail?

@tomb3911 5 жыл бұрын

FDA regulates fish that can he served raw. The regulations say it has to be frozen at -4 for 7 days or -31 for 15 hours before it can be served raw. They flash freeze it on the boat. That "fresh" tuna has been frozen. Maybe not for as long as the pinker loin but it has been frozen. Even if you met the fisherman on the dock tuna fisherman don't come back every day. That fish has been frozen.

@joshualim8843 8 жыл бұрын

Taylor Swift music in the store though! :)

@putuindrayana8049 2 жыл бұрын

chef hiro needs to use device to make his voice sounds clearer

@dmoosejr 7 жыл бұрын

I'm very confused about fresh fish vs. "sushi grade" fish... my understanding is that to be considered sushi grade fish, it HAS to be frozen for a length of time to remove parasites. But what this video shows contradicts that. So do restaurants that serve the fish fresh like this simply not worry about parasites? If so, then what is the big deal with "sushi grade" fish? Can anyone help me? I'm wanting to prepare sushi at home and I want to get a better understanding of this before I proceed. Thanks!

@IIHOGZBREATHII 7 жыл бұрын

I'd like the answer to that too. I'm thinking that the fish they got as a comparison in this video is frozen to preserve it for (longer) storage for later purchase, and that 'sashimi grade tuna' is frozen till a certain temperature is reached to dispatch parasites. Once that desired temperature is reached to offset parasites (over night or one day - I'm guessing now), it is then thawed for immediate consumption to sell it as 'sashimi grade tuna.', In a nut shell there is frozen for storage vs frozen, the controlled technique (process) of reaching a certain temperature to address the parasite issues. So, at a quality restaurant, your sushi/sashimi most likely is not tuna that's been sitting in the freezer for days or weeks. At lower quality place, yeah, you'll get that brick frozen tuna. -. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, lol.

@jenniferou_ 7 жыл бұрын

Dale Moose if you have seen one of his videos he mostly uses fresh fish and just chucks out the fish with parasites

@rocket5557 Жыл бұрын

Unless you caught it yourself, it’s more than likely been frozen. Ships go out and fish for weeks at a time then pack the fish in ice for the long trip back. Watch some videos of bluefin being offloaded at the docks. They’re frozen solid. Nearly all tuna eaten in Japan is frozen. It has more to due with how it is frozen and defrosted than frozen or fresh. Fish that is super frozen and properly defrosted is standard across the world. That piece you bought did not look super frozen. Freezing is also the only reliable way of killing parasites in the flesh. In Japan they would NEVER just leave the fish in a bag to thaw out and just sit in the water.

@cdjplayer5445 7 жыл бұрын

I heard frozen is always better for sushi. And it sounded like the tester liked A, the frozen one better too.

@n.phillips4093 5 жыл бұрын

I think it wood be a good idea to do a pod cast on sushi four the normal man who cant afford to spend 60 dollars each time 🇬🇧 thank you

@adamobregon552 6 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure all ahi is frozen most frozen on the ship it was caught. The difference is quality of fish and handling of said fish.

@chillone8080 8 жыл бұрын

I wondering what Master Hiro think about to eat and serve an animal in danger of extinction.Like the bluefin tuna.Do he cares about such topic or does he only cares about to make the costumers happy.For NoVe is not to have the bluefin on the menu,is a no go.I understand that.A lot of costumers would not come and dine...I'm not PETA..haha..just asking

@ricewinner2596 4 жыл бұрын

California law requires all restaurant serving sushi grade fish be at or below -14f for 7 seven days???

@tiagovirago 5 жыл бұрын

I usually buy tuna when it’s deep red, yesterday it was the same color as your fresh, I froze it overnight to avoid parasites. I have a feeling this has been previously frozen and I screwed up a little here