{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/how-to-tell-if-seafood-is-fresh\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T09:00:00","slug":"how-to-tell-if-seafood-is-fresh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/how-to-tell-if-seafood-is-fresh\/","title":{"rendered":"How to tell if seafood is fresh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Your eyes and nose are the best tools at the counter. Whole fish should have clear, bright eyes and shiny, tight skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-0\">Look closely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whole fish should have clear, bright eyes and shiny, tight skin. The gills should be red or pink, not brown. Fillets should look moist and firm, with no dull or dry edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shellfish such as clams and mussels should be closed, or close when tapped.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-1\">Trust your nose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fresh seafood smells clean and mildly of the sea. A strong, sour, or ammonia-like smell is a clear sign to pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do not be shy about asking to smell a fillet before you buy it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"section-2\">Keep it cold<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask the fishmonger to pack your purchase with ice, and take it straight home. Store seafood in the coldest part of the fridge and use it within a day or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For raw dishes at home, buy fish sold specifically for raw use from a source you trust.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your eyes and nose are the best tools at the counter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seafood-guide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sohosushiexpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}