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ORIGIN OF SUSHI

Sushi is a traditional preservation and preservation method from the Asian continent. It is
believed to have originated in Southeast Asia, passing through China and then reaching Japan
between the 5th and 3rd centuries BC.

Sushi is associated with raw fish, however, sushi refers to a type of high-starch short grain rice
that is mixed with vinegar. Initially, previously salted meats and fish were covered with rice.

This process produced a fermentation of the proteins, which extended the useful life of the
product and allowed it to be consumed without the need for refrigeration and at a time when
long trips had to be made, the rice was discarded and the meats were consumed. Once this
method reached Japan, it became known as narezushi.

Upon arriving in Japan, cooks used rice vinegar and mixed it with the rice, as a preservation
method, but the rice was also consumed, not thrown away, this was known as namanarezushi.

Around the year 1800, sushi began to be made in a way more similar to what is consumed
today, using raw fish that was served on a ball of vinegared rice. This was known as nigirizushi
or edomaezushi, since the fish that was originally used from the vicinity of Edo Bay, what is
now Tokyo

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