Sushi FAQ: What Does Fresh Fish Smell Like?
Fresh fish does NOT smell fishy. Yes, you’ve read it right. To me, it smells like a fresh ocean breeze, seaweed, algae, mineral and salt...
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Kaz Matsune
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
How and When Did Tuna Become Such an Iconic Sushi Fish Neta(Ingredients)
How and When Did Tuna Become Such an Iconic Sushi Fish Neta(Ingredients)? For Edo-Mae style sushi, "Maguro," Tuna is the king of sushi...
Kaz Matsune
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
I Want to Eat Sushi, But I’m Worried About Sickness and Parasites. What Advice Can You Offer?
Your chance of getting sick eating Sushi in a US restaurant is 1 in 2 million. But even then, sushi may not be for you (if you are still...
Kendall Lloyd
- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
Sushi: Why it is a favorite dish for Parties
Sushi is a great dish to bring to parties, but it’s even more fun to have a sushi making private party for an event or for team building.
Kaz Matsune
- Jul 10, 2015
- 4 min
Fresh fish does not always taste the best
"How should we keep this Tai Snapper in the fridge? “Looking at the whole fish, I asked Toru, the executive chef at Yoshida Sushi in...
Kaz Matsune
- Mar 27, 2015
- 2 min
100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #5. Who Really Invented the California Roll?
California Roll has become the iconic Sushi item in the US and the rest of the world. As far as I know (based on the restaurants I worked...
Kaz Matsune
- Apr 4, 2013
- 1 min
100 Surprising Fact about Sushi - #14 Why Eat Gari (Pickled Ginger) with Sushi and How?
Some things are pretty obvious, and some things aren't. I think that is the case with Gari. As virtually all Japanese know why they eat...
Kaz Matsune
- Mar 28, 2013
- 2 min
100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #11. It's NOT Wasabi You Are Eating
Do you know what wasabi is? Have you ever tasted real wasabi? Did you know it's likely that what you think wasabi is not really wasabi?
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Kaz Matsune
- Feb 7, 2013
- 2 min
100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #12. What’s Fresh Today? - Fresh fish does not necessary mean the
Have you ever asked this question to your sushi chef, "So, what's fresh today?" From a sushi chef's standpoint of view, I must confess...
Kaz Matsune
- Jan 18, 2013
- 1 min
100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #1. Sushi Originated in Southeast Asia, NOT Japan
(Funa•Zushi, preserved fermented fish sushi) Originally developed in Southeast Asia as a way to preserve fish in salt and rice, the...
Kaz Matsune
- Dec 14, 2012
- 2 min
100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #4. Tuna was not a popular Sushi item until 150 years ago
Maguro/Tuna is undeniably the most popular sushi item in the world, while many say that Toro/Tuna Belly is the King of sushi. The highly...
Kaz Matsune
- Dec 7, 2012
- 1 min
100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #2. Sushi was a Fast Food
(woodprint by Hiroshige Utagawa, 1837「東都名所 高輪 甘六夜待遊興之図」) In the beginning, it was a street fast food served at a sushi stand, just like...
Kaz Matsune
- Nov 30, 2012
- 1 min
100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #7. Sushi means vinegared rice, NOT ROLLS.
(Sushi rice for nigiri is called "Shari Dama" meaning sushi rice ball) What comes to your mind when you hear the word "Sushi"? Would it...
Kaz Matsune
- Nov 10, 2012
- 2 min
100 Surprising Facts on Sushi - #6. Sushi is More than Fish
(Photo from Ezu Restaurant) It is true that the majority of sushi is fish - tuna, crab, salmon, shrimp, yellowtail, and freshwater eel....
Kaz Matsune
- Oct 20, 2012
- 2 min
100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #3. Sashimi is NOT Sushi
The word "Sashimi" written in Japanese as ”刺身” literary means "Sliced Meat." Fish Sashimi is the most popular type of Sashimi, however,...
Kaz Matsune
- Aug 25, 2012
- 1 min
100 Surprising Facts About Sushi - #9.Eating Fugu is not as deadly as you think
No one dies from eating Fugu. Contrary to popular myth, eating fugu does not automatically mean a death sentence like Homer Simpson...
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