Examples Of Sushi In America

Sushi in its Home and Abroad—

It’s Beginning and Cultural Opinions on Globalization Colorful California rolls, Hawaiian rolls, and Alaska rolls are a common type of sushi that has graced the plate of many Americans. These types of sushi, however, are an American invention that was created to cater to the tastes of the Western tongue. Sushi originated in Japan, an island nation where fish-based foods are the normality. In the late 1960’s and 70’s, Japanese food began making its way into the American spotlight as Japan became a bigger economic power. Due to that, many Americans were interested in the healthy diets of the Japanese which translated into a spiking interest of sushi. People were coming to understand the benefits of seafood compared to the typical American diet of red meat. The globalization of the raw-fish dish occurred, spreading not only food across the globe but the positive and negative opinions of sushi in America as

There are actually quite a lot of cultural ideas surrounding the making of sushi that might seem silly in the modern age. For a long time, sushi making was restricted to men alone, as there were many strange myths surrounding women at the time and their ability to create sushi. “’They say that women cannot make sushi because their hands are too warm and that will ruin the fish.’” (Elaine). It is a cultural idea that is still prevalent in today’s society, though it is changing. It is hard to believe that it followed sushi when it traveled to Japan as America was a bit more progressive when it came to women during this time. However, the sushi making concepts stayed mostly to the country that it originated in due to the fact that Japan was isolated from most of the world for two hundred years, only opening its doors to trade with America when it was forced to in the 1800’s. Even then, it would still be over a century until this type of food made its way across the ocean to