What Is Authentic Sushi?
"What is authentic sushi?" is a good question because I really don't know what that is. If we refer to the connotative meaning of the word "authentic" as "genuine," "original," and "real," then we can say what the majority of people regard as Sushi is Edo Mae style sushi. But if you think Nigiri, Gunkan and Hosomaki are authentic Edo Mae Sushi, that is not a correct understanding. Edo Mae, means in front of Edo - the old Tokyo. It refers to the style of Sushi using ingredient