How do sushi restaurants get their sushi inland and still keep it fresh?

I’m from California and I’m in New Mexico right now. I seen a sushi restaurant out here; I was wondering how do places like these keep sushi fresh? Do they ship the fish alive? I heard you are not supposed to freeze sushi grade fish, so how do they do it?

It’s frozen of course. Why bother with that crap when local fish is much better.

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2 Responses to “How do sushi restaurants get their sushi inland and still keep it fresh?”

tiriki_22 on February 26th, 2010 at 11:40 pm

They do freeze it. They will get the fish in whole frozen and defrost and cut it in the restaurant.
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John U on February 27th, 2010 at 12:22 am

On Ice perhaps. From the docks to the purchaser to the plane to the restaurant, on ice.
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