Are You Ready for Sushi Poppers?

Modern science has already given us yogurt we can squeeze into our mouths on the go, bagels pre-filled with cream cheese, cheeseburgers in a can, the Hamdog (a hot dog wrapped in ground beef and deep fried, topped with chili, cheese and onions) and of course, the bacon maple donut.

But are you ready for the Sushi Popper? A pair of entrepreneurs have launched a new company that takes the raw fish delicacy typically served on wooden platters in restaurants to the frozen food aisle by loading eight pieces of precut sushi and vacuum packing them into a plastic tube that works like a child’s push-up pop.

After thawing the tube out and popping the top, diners can dribble a bit of soy sauce on top of each piece from a stick clamped onto the outside of the packaging and squeeze up the next morsel by pushing on the bottom of the tube. It reportedly took thousands of hours to develop the packaging and perfect it to ensure the soy sauce didn’t leak and the fish didn't go bad. The morsels of spicy tuna, salmon and cooked varieties with shrimp and imitation crab meat (which retail for $4-$5 a tube) are flash frozen after packaging and can stay fresh for up to three months after purchase.
The company’s owners see the snacks as the perfect airplane snack or even a lunch option for school kids, but can you see yourself popping some sushi into your mouth on the go?