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Salmon. Not raw fish. Proper source: https://www.npr.org/2015/09/18/441530790/how-the-desperate-norwegian-salmon-industry-created-a-sushi-staple https://www.np

Salmon. Not raw fish. Proper source: https://www.npr.org/2015/09/18/441530790/how-the-desperate-norwegian-salmon-industry-created-a-sushi-staple https://www.npr.org/2015/09/18/441530790/how-the-desperate-n... TL:DR "Traditionally Japanese do not eat salmon sushi and it was invented in the 80's by the Norwegians to to try to sell more of their over abundance of Salmon." See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31148527 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31148527

Cyberdog 4y ago
This page specifically suggests using salmon for sashimi, and doesn't present the idea as particularly novel: https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaoffi0000mccl/page/264/mode/2up?q=sashimi https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaoffi0000mccl/page/26...
- ipsum2 4y ago
  This is a book about US cuisine?
- agos 4y ago
  that's not a japanese source, and tells us nothing about the consumption habit of japan before the 90s
froh 4y ago
they didn't eat raw salmon because unfrozen salmon has parasites. aquaculture salmon doesn't have these parasites, likewise deep freezing (as in -20°C for a week or -35°C for a day) makes it safe to eat. so they knew why they didn't eat raw salmon.