"Irina Paley" > wrote in message
...
>I was planning on visiting the Wild Edibles shop at the Grand Central
> Market tomorrow to buy some high quality fish for a first ever attempt
> to make sashimi at home. I was wondering whether any experienced
> sushi-makers can offer some general advice. (Also, if there are other
> places in New York City that you can recommend for purchasing sushi-
> grade fish, I would greatly appreciate that!)
>
> Thanks,
> Irina

While the 2 fish stores in the Grand Central Market both carry a very wide
selection, I haven't seen any fish of a quality that I would use for
sashimi/sushi.
Additionally, you are better off with small quantities of a few different
things, rather
than a large amount of one thing. In this regard also those markets may be
difficult.

There is a JAS Food Market, Japanese grocery store just 1 block east of the
Astor Place
subway station. They carry fish for sashimi and you could pick up 2-3 small
packs of different
things.

The best would be to catch the Shuttle Bus that leaves 42nd St Port
Authority and takes
you to Mitsuwa, the giant Japanese supermarket in Edgewater NJ. The fare one
way is
only $2.50.

Musashi