‘Sushi has been around
‘or a surprisingly long
period of time, although
ot in its present form
The history of sushi is an
ineresting tale of he
evolution ofa simple
dish
What was to become
sushi was fit mentoned
in China in the 2nd.
century AD. Oniginaly,
sushi was a way of
preserving food. Fish
tas placed in rice where
itfermented, which
alloved an individual to
kosp tho fch edible for
some ime, The rice was
thrown away and the fish
was eaten when needed
or wanted
The mathod became
Popular all ver China
and by the 7th century,
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Japan, whore seafood
has Fistoricaly been an
essential dish
The Japanese, however,
took the concept further
‘and began to eat the rice
with the fish.
Inthe early 19th century,
‘aman by the name of
Hanaye Yohei made a
‘major change in the
production and
preseniation of his sushi
NNo longer wrepping the
fish in nice, he placed a
Piece of fresh fish on top
‘ofan oblong shaped
piece of seasoned tice
“Today, we callths siyle
‘igi sush” (fnger sushi)
‘or “edomae sushi" (rom
Ego, tne name of ToKyo
atthe time) and is now
the common way of
‘eating Japanese sushi
At that lime, sushi was
‘sefved from sushi stalls
‘on the stroat and wes
meant io be a snack
Originally, the dish was
prepared in much the
seme manner.
Inthe early 7th century,
however, Matsumoto
Yoshiichi of Edo (now
Toiyo) started seasoning
the rice with ice vine
vinegar while making hs
‘sushi for sale. This
allowed the dsh to be
eaten immedatey,
instead of wating the
months itnormaly took
to prepare the ‘sush.”
“After World War Two, the
sushi sials were shut
down and moved
Indoors, to more sanitary
conditions.
‘Sushi changed from fast
food toa tue dining
experience. Sushi spread
round the globe, and
vith the advent of the
Promotion of seafood,
this unusual style of
‘serving fish was quickly
‘adopted by western
cultures, always eager
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