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The Pescatarian's Dilemma

Although I don't eat beef or poultry or pork, I do eat fish -- mainly because I love sushi. But lately, a lot of fishy sushi news has been making the eco-headlines. So here's your guide to the pescatarian's dilemma: 

 

>> A sushi-specific seafood guide [1] (PDF) is now available. This downloadable wallet-sized cheat sheet comes courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, already well known for its more generic Seafood Watch Guide. Carry it -- along with your reusable chopsticks -- whenever you head to your favorite sushi restaurant!

 

>> Find out why sustainable sushi's important [2] by reading a recap of the French Culinary Institute for the New York Sustainable Sushi Tasting, written by Maria Falgoust for Grist. Yes, there's bad news in there -- "Over 70 percent of world fish stocks are fully exploited or over fished and catches are declining," for example -- but there's good news for fish eaters too, i.e. "farmed bay scallops, Pacific halibut and tilapia are good selections."

 

>> If all the fishy news has you heading to your nearest vegan joint, try ordering the veggie burger. Writes Meg Favreau at Table Matters [3]: “I have a theory that you can tell how much a restaurant thinks about its food by the quality of its veggie burger.” Eat your burger, rate the restaurant -- then let us know whether or not you agree with Meg's theory!



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