On Being A Sushi Addict

Here is safe sushi for your baby and reproductive years

Safe Sushi

Amaebi (spot prawn)

Awabi (abalone)

Ebi (shrimp)

Hirami (flounder)

Ise-ebi (spiny lobster)

Iwashi (sardines)

Kani (crab)

Sake (sockeye salmon)

Tako (octopus)

Tara (cod)

Uni (sea urchin)

Danger Ahead

Due to accumulation of persistent pollutants such as DDT and PCBs watch out for these choices:

Buri (adult yellowtail)

Gindara (sablefish)

Hamachi (yellowtail)

Hamguri (clams)

Hoshigarei (halibut)

Hotate (scallops)

Ikura (salmon roe)

Iwana (arctic char)

Izumidai (tilapia)

Kajiki (swordfish)’

Kaki (oysters)

Masago (smelt roe)

Masiju (trout)

Mirugai (giant clam)

Muurugai (mussels)

Saba (mackerel)

Shiro maguro (albacore)

Suzuki (sea bass)

Toro (tuna)

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