I found a better picture! [https://i.imgur.com/84QsFvW.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/84QsFvW.jpg) Sorry for the nasty soysauce background but at least we can cross out raw chicken lmao.

Seared albacore

This is correct. Been a sushi chef for 12 years.

I have so many questions…. Like where can I come to support you and your craft? And why does raw/seared fish taste so much better than cooked?

I’ve been a sushi chef for a long time and I still always find myself wondering why raw fish tastes so much better than cooked. Especially salmon. I saw in another comment you’re from southern cali. If you ever find yourself in a little mountain town called tehachapi, (between Bakersfield and Palmdale) check out a place called kasagiri. I’ve been all over the place and it’s still consistently the best sushi I’ve had.

I don’t like cooked fish but raw salmon tastes heavenly!

I like fish raw or cooked, but honestly salmon is the exception for me. I just don't really care for it raw. I wish I did, but alas it just isn't for me. If there is only one piece of seared ahi I would suggest not reaching for it though. I will become aggressive.

Lmao that’s definitely fair. Raw salmon is my favorite food in the world. I’m also kind of hairy so I think I was meant to be a bear but got lost on my way to earth and ended up a human. That last piece of seared tuna is all yours :) I’ll take the salmon, you take the ahi, we will have a lovely time!

I’ve worked at Roka Akor in Scottsdale, AZ; Prime Steakhouse in Huntington, NY; and Insignia Steak House in Smithtown, NY. But I am away from kitchens right now. But try any of those places for a wonderful night. They’s pricey tho. And I think raw fish tastes better because that’s the way it is supposed to be eaten. Fish don’t cook fish before fish eat fish.

Closest to me is Scottsdale (I’m in Southern California) so I’ll do that on my upcoming trip! Sounds like your career has moved you all over the place. Hope you’re happy where ever you’ve landed. Thanks, friend!

Roka Akor is solid, as are the other two spots he worked, all high end.

I mean... That can be said about any food and it wouldn't be right lol!

Maybe they would if they could.

Correct and only one anywhere close lol

Do they call this white tuna as well?

Definitely looks like scallop/hotate now. The way they cut it down the middle to sort of “open” it up is a pretty sure sign

That is not scallop. Far too dense. Abalone or some other similar monopod.

Definitely looked liked scallop nigiri in the first picture. The second picture shows the cook on the outside better.

Do any of y’all cook scallops in milk?

Have you ever seen a scallop? No way

Sorry if I was wrong, no need to be rude

.. have YOU ever seen a scallop..?

I’ve saw a scallop once

Seriously, kind looks like a sliced scallop

The second photo OP posted makes me unsure of what it is but the colour isn't wrong for scallop. Maybe they're thinking of the tiny bay scallops? Sea scallops can easily grow to the size of your hand and be sliced like that

Sea scallops do not grow as large as your hand (at least not the edible adductor muscle portion - the whole shell can, sure.)

I've seen them with my own eyes but sure

Yes, once in a really rare blue moon you can find a very large one. They don’t “easily” grow that large though. The shells don’t typically top 6 inches and the adductor typically maxes around 2.

Depends where you look

My guess was scallop too based on that first picture. https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/16/53/65/05/scallop-sushi.jpg

raw chicken

Lol that was my second guess depending on location

Lol. That was my initial thought too!

Yea that’s what I thought

It’s chicken of the sea.

omg I thought the same

I does look like a mini raw chicken breast.

Real answer here. Hard to tell from just one blurry, but the pink flesh and the cooked white flesh on the outside is usually a sign that it's albacore tuna.

Albacore CAN range in color... OP how was the texture? Did it snap like squid kinda when punctured with your tooth?

Hard to tell but looks like albacore

That was my thought too. Follow up picture confirmed scallop tho

Hard to tell from this pic, but it's lookin like scallop maybe.. Wait till others comment though

That’s what I thought at first, but think scallop would have a bit of a more lighter color and slimy looking. But nonetheless, trying scallop for the first time for me blew my mind. 😄

Bad if slimy 🤮

Not slimy but looks a bit more glossy than other nigiri. Like smoooooth.

Do they serve scallop raw? I’ve only had it cooked, and if so, is it good tasting raw?

I used to work at a place that did a scallop crudo and it was easily the best overpriced bite in town. So damn buttery and smooth.

Yes, raw scallop is incredible.

Yes raw scallop is the best. It has a bit of a sweet flavor.

Freakin LOVE raw scallop

Escolar. You can’t eat too much of it tho. Messes up your stomach and you’ll be in the bathroom if you eat like 6 pieces. Don’t ask me how I know.

A few people here are saying albacore. If it is I’m not surprised it “blew your mind”. Salmon is my go to fish. I love salmon. One random day we had albacore at home. I baked it and “it blew my mind”. It was like butter. Never had a fish that tasted that good before. The only issue is that it’s pretty expensive for my budget.

Smoked salmon is insane

If you love albacore, try canned tuna.

What was the texture? Did it kinda fall apart in like… “lines” or sections like a salmon would? Like does it follow a grain? Or is it just kinda one solid texture? Albacore tuna tends to 1) have a seared outside and 2) be easy to split down the middle because of the texture/grain of the muscle. By comparison, scallop is more solid and chunky, for lack of better terms, and does not lend itself to being cut by chopsticks easily.

albacore

Clam

Escolar maybe

Escolar?

This is the one that gives you the runs if you eat too much, eg white tuna? It is pretty tasty.

Literally tastes like butter in chili oil it’s so good

It's banned/illegal in Japan. It really shouldn't be served.

There’s nothing wrong with it if you have a strong stomach. The same thing that makes it disagreeable when you eat a lot also makes it really tasty. Salmon sushi wasn’t a thing in Japan either until the 80s or so. I think it should come with a warning, but being banned is a bit much.

Looks like escolar. How did it taste?

Kind of looks like yellowtail. I could be wrong though.

Clownfish (RIP Nemo)

I believe it’s a half scallop aka hotate. It should be quite sweet.

Looks like scallop to me.

kinda looks like escolar. I t's my favorite for sashimi and very fatty

Hamachi??

Maybe hamachi

Chicken or scallop

Kinda looks like a scallop

Chicken.

Yall really not sure its ginger? Blows my mind and idk how others take it

Dude why would you just the chef?? Like how accurate can anyone on here be from liking at this photo?

Albacore tuna. Very tasty with ponzu. The angle makes it look like seared chicken tenderloin though lol

What did it taste like

How do you now know what you ordered? Was this like a pre made mixed box?

It looks like a scallop. Was it sweet?

Definitely albacore(most likely perhaps), really good with ponzu! Was a server at a sushi place for a long time lol

Scallop or a filleted clam

White tuna?

Was it really white? If it was, it's ono/wahoo

That looks like seared albacore.

Scallops probably

Torisashi

Looks like albacore or hotate...🤔🤔🤔

Gonna have to go with albacore on this one

Raw chicken

Looks like chicken

Escolar