The dark color comes from regular thawing at room temperature. The video explains a professional technique by thawing the tuna in a salt water solution, which is supposed to preserve color and flavor
Xx_GetSniped_xX
If it tastes and smells fine then I would eat it, the color just means that it is oxidized not that it is necessarily spoiled
TortasTilDeath
Yes
Serious-Wish4868
if you already ate it, why post about it? what can the internet do at this point? do you need a diagnosis of food poison over the internet?
pickledeggmanwalrus
If you have to wonder if it’s bad it’s probably fine.
The one time I got bad tuna I knew on the first bite and it was spicy tuna roll. Even the spices and mayo wasn’t enough to cover the taste and the one piece I ate gave me the shits
boringexplanation
On the plus side- at least you know they didn’t source it from somewhere that didn’t use nitrates on fish.
Arlieth
Old but fine. You will smell bad tuna.
Dick-Dastardley
Only in the UK does it seem acceptable to eat tuna that colour. An abomination and I wouldn’t touch the stuff.
fake_plastic_peace
Already ate it per title 😂
KingFester
With sushi, when in doubt throw it out!
KingFester
10$ sushi roll is not worth getting sick
Silver-Firefighter35
Looks fine. As long as it smells OK, I’d eat it.
Chesterfieldwasfun
Means that it wasn’t co treated. The bright red/pink tuna most people are used to seeing is a result of a carbon monoxide treatment witch brightens the color and preserves it for longer. I prefer the darker color typically as it means it wasn’t gassed lol.
Mysticnar
As a sushi chef I wouldn’t touch that tuna. While it can be “fine” it’s not normal.
nonconsenual_tickler
Is this ok to eat? I already ate it.
JustAMessInADress
It’s just a little oxidized. Most of the tuna I eat looks like this
Hunter_Z_ThompsonV2
Yum
Technical_Secret1992
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. 💪😆
mephistopholese
So i see a lot of people talking about oxidation, thawing etc. but it also could just be a cheaper cut of tuna that is mostly blood line meat. It has that dark purple opaque color to it as well. Perfectly fine to eat, you just get questions like this about if it’s good since it looks so dark.
honeypacked
I was a sushi chef for a while, that tuna is perfectly fine to eat as long as you give it a good whiff. Some tuna wholesalers use red dye on their tuna so it looks “better”. That color is normal.
FlightItchy4462
Perfectly normal
kayseBug75
I’ve eaten plenty of tuna that looks like this. You’ll be fine! If it takes okay and doesn’t reek more than how much fish usually does, you’ll be okay. Think of it like an apple or banana turning brown!
UnexpectedBoner69
Sheesh I wouldn’t eat that, super gross but won’t kill you I guess?
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It looks fine
Yes, it’s fine.
Gets that color after a while…like when an apple gets brown. Bad fish always smells bad.
Relevant video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5J-eahcRdw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5J-eahcRdw)
The dark color comes from regular thawing at room temperature. The video explains a professional technique by thawing the tuna in a salt water solution, which is supposed to preserve color and flavor
If it tastes and smells fine then I would eat it, the color just means that it is oxidized not that it is necessarily spoiled
Yes
if you already ate it, why post about it? what can the internet do at this point? do you need a diagnosis of food poison over the internet?
If you have to wonder if it’s bad it’s probably fine.
The one time I got bad tuna I knew on the first bite and it was spicy tuna roll. Even the spices and mayo wasn’t enough to cover the taste and the one piece I ate gave me the shits
On the plus side- at least you know they didn’t source it from somewhere that didn’t use nitrates on fish.
Old but fine. You will smell bad tuna.
Only in the UK does it seem acceptable to eat tuna that colour. An abomination and I wouldn’t touch the stuff.
Already ate it per title 😂
With sushi, when in doubt throw it out!
10$ sushi roll is not worth getting sick
Looks fine. As long as it smells OK, I’d eat it.
Means that it wasn’t co treated. The bright red/pink tuna most people are used to seeing is a result of a carbon monoxide treatment witch brightens the color and preserves it for longer. I prefer the darker color typically as it means it wasn’t gassed lol.
As a sushi chef I wouldn’t touch that tuna. While it can be “fine” it’s not normal.
Is this ok to eat? I already ate it.
It’s just a little oxidized. Most of the tuna I eat looks like this
Yum
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. 💪😆
So i see a lot of people talking about oxidation, thawing etc. but it also could just be a cheaper cut of tuna that is mostly blood line meat. It has that dark purple opaque color to it as well. Perfectly fine to eat, you just get questions like this about if it’s good since it looks so dark.
I was a sushi chef for a while, that tuna is perfectly fine to eat as long as you give it a good whiff. Some tuna wholesalers use red dye on their tuna so it looks “better”. That color is normal.
Perfectly normal
I’ve eaten plenty of tuna that looks like this. You’ll be fine! If it takes okay and doesn’t reek more than how much fish usually does, you’ll be okay. Think of it like an apple or banana turning brown!
Sheesh I wouldn’t eat that, super gross but won’t kill you I guess?