Easy way to get rid of worms and bugs is to marinate the stuff with something acidic like lemon juice in water.
Sushi is a dish that may contain either cooked fish or uncooked fish or both. Sashimi is just uncooked fish.
Yep, and sushi can be vegetarian too! Don't have to worry about the worms there, usually. One of my favorites is "natto sushi"...it's a simple one...sticky, slimy, smelly fermented soybeans surrounded by a sheet of "nori" (seaweed). Pretty strong tasting, but with a couple of "spollops" of karashi (hot mustard), it's a pretty bracing experience.
Hey AnnaG...you're a bit of a foodie, I know. Here's one for you...back in '95, I was invited to dinner at a special and famous chicken restaurant down in southern Japan. The restaurant has their own chicken farm attached. Imagine my surprise when the first course arrived - chicken sashimi! Oh boy, it was a bit of a challenge to get the first piece down, but it got easier as the drinks flowed. Turned out to be a pretty good meal, although raw chicken was involved in at least 3 of the 7 courses. (Memory is a bit foggy...the rice wine was good too!)
You can find raw almost-anything in Japan...beef, fish, chicken, and even horse. They're quite careful about food handling over there, thank goodness.
I think the BC Health folks might have a problem with some of those dishes showing up on a restaurant menu on this side of the ocean!