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I am not sure this is correct, people ate raw fish and meat before any of the processing happened. So I would guess that sashimi was known way earlier than ferm

• dllthomas 5y ago
  Sashimi isn't sushi. Sushi literally means "sour rice". In the version of it I know (probably from a Good Eats episode), fish was "fermented packed in rice" (probably a gloss of this process) leading to... sour rice and fish. The modern practice of getting sour rice by mixing in some rice vinegar is an evolution of a much faster approximation of that dish.
  • shoto_io 5y ago
    Interesting. So Sauerkraut and Sushi have similar roots. Sauerkraut was also fermented in the old days. Now, vinegar is used, which btw kills any useful fermentation bacteria.
    • Stratoscope 5y ago
      Don't know where you live, but here in the Bay Area there are several brands of naturally fermented sauerkraut that you can find in any decent grocery. Just looking in the fridge I see some Wise Goat and some Farmhouse. Very tasty and all naturally fermented!
    • samatman 5y ago
      I don't believe that's true. Del Monte sauerkraut comes in a can (which is why I picked it as an example) and contains only cabbage, water, and salt: https://www.delmonte.com/products/vegetables/sauerkraut/sauerkraut https://www.delmonte.com/products/vegetables/sauerkraut/saue... It's pasteurized of course, which kills off the beneficial bacteria, but it's still fermented to make it. There are other pickled vegetables made with vinegar, including cucumbers, but fermentation is still the more common method.
    • majewsky 5y ago
      If your Sauerkraut is not made through fermentation using lactic acid bacteria, you got a cheap knockoff. Source: I'm German.
      • vanderZwan 5y ago
        Agreed that it wouldn't be the same (am Dutch). I have to admit that the lack of salt might actually make it healthier though.
      • kergonath 5y ago
        > Source: I'm German. Having lived in Alsace, I agree with your source.