My name is Kari too! I would definitely try making it yourself...not too complicated once you get the hang of it and it will surely be cheaper than ordering sushi in the mail (if you can even do that?)

Had she honestly not thought about slicing the fish herself? Sushi is so easy.

Finding fresh fish is the hard part, but I would rather get whole fish by mail than sliced! Yuck

Let's one-up the "make it yourself" comments. This sounds like a good place to open up a sushi restaurant.

Thirding (?) the make-it-yourself recommendation... I'd be wary of mail-order sushi companies.

Arle you familiar with 'scattered sushi'? Super easy to make and all the sushi flavor. Ingredients that are not available to you can be easily ordered.

http://www.catalinaop.com/

Try this place. It is fairly well regarded online store that will one day ship your frozen sashimi grade fish fillet. You can make up for the shipping if you plan to bulk buy and put them in a freezer. You defrost and just slice it and put it on top of a rice, and you are set.

I also live in a sushi-less small town. Schwan's delivers sushi (frozen), but it isn't wonderful. I usually just save sushi for my "big city trip" treat.

The next time I complain about congested parking and traffic I will think "mail order sushi" and resume a peaceful relationship with the city.

i was asked to make thanksgiving sushi while visiting my bf's parents in a small town in Utah. To great success, I had a ton of fish overnighted from here and it was awesome: http://www.catalinaop.com/

http://www.catalinaop.com/ I back catalina seafood. It's a San Diego company.

I third Catalina OP. My bf has visited their operation, and we've ordered from them several times (we live in Los Angeles). He has also ordered from them while in Arizona, and the fish arrived quickly and was fresh.

I can't agree with some of these comments... Sushi Chef's train a minimum of 10 years to even own a decent shop in Japan. Statements like "Sushi is easy" is an insult to their art and culture. Go read up on "Jiro Dreams of Sushi".

breezie, I don't think anyone here is saying that you'll get pro-sushi-chef-quality sushi by starting to make your own... but even Masaharu Morimoto agrees that doesn't mean she can't make something tasty in her own kitchen:

"Even if mastering sushi can take a lifetime, Morimoto says anyone can make a well-balanced maki (roll) at home."

http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/gastronaut-how-to-make-sushi-with-morimoto

Sushi Now is an independent mail order sushi company that has sushi "kits" (http://sushinow.com/sushi-kit-deluxe.html)... as well as premixed miso soup!

I've used one of the kits before, and they're a good deal. You have everything you need to make rolls except the fish (or veggies!)

Ya, all the 'make your own!' comments imply one can FIND sushi grade fish in a small town w/o a sushi restaurant... which is probably not true. I even get nervous buying nice fish in a big city in the midwest (so far from the ocean!) I've never done the ordering fish thing, but it doesn't sound like a terrible way around the problem. I may just try it! And yes, I agree, this IS a problem.

sushi by mail. beurk.

www.banzai-sushi.com

Check out their page on facebook. They offer a nice discount code. Good tasty options.
Shipping is a little steep but it's great for those of us living in a super rural area with no fresh fish supply.