Difference Between Sushi And Sushi

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Sushi and Sashimi have been around for quite some time now but back then it was a little different. Sushi was originally a way of preserving food; fish would be covered in rice to ferment; this kept the fish fresh for a longer period of time.. Sashimi is an art in the eyes of japanese cuisine; Sashimi is essential raw food (mainly fish), thinly sliced and served just like that. Both Sushi and Sashimi are similar but which is more traditional, more original? Sushi originated in china and was found out by random. They started to wrap raw fish in rice as a way of preserving food. Raw fish would be wrapped in rice to stay fresh, once ready to eat they would throw away the rice. This process of preserving food to be fresh spread to japan, where seafood is …show more content…

Soon after, the japanese began to eat the fish with the rice; boom sushi was born. No quite yet however. In the early 17th century they had improved the process that look long periods of time with the production of rice vinegar; this made the fermentation process a lot shorter. People started to then eat the fish not only with the rice but now with vinegared rice; this is where modern sushi started. Sushi eventually spread into Edo (now Tokyo) and a man by the name of Matsumoto Yoshiichi was considered with “inventing” this new type of Sushi with vinegar; Sushi was prepared quicker then ever. Sushi was served differently back then. Sushi would be served from stalls in the streets so you can grab and go, this quickly became popular all over japan and was kinda like first examples of fast food. Sometime in the 40s the Sushi stalls were shut down and moved inside; this is where Sushi become a more formal and more of a delicate art. Sushi in the west in more upscale and new kinds of rolls are

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