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I am guessing this was during the reign of Kim Il-sun when the country was apparently faring a bit better, and there were less sanctions etc. Also, did everybod

by dreen 13y ago

I am guessing this was during the reign of Kim Il-sun when the country was apparently faring a bit better, and there were less sanctions etc. Also, did everybody in USA stop consuming sushi during war with Japan? Was it forbidden after the Pearl Harbor?

indiecore 13y ago
I don't think they had sushi in the west then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sushi#Appearances_in_the_West http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sushi#Appearances_in... Wikipedia was pretty unhelpful but there don't seem to be many western references until the 1950s and it probably wasn't popular until the 80s when Japanese culture started getting big.
nitrogen 13y ago
Quoting a dead comment: indiecore 14 minutes ago | link [dead] I don't think they had sushi in the west then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sushi#Appearances_in_the_West http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sushi#Appearances_in... Wikipedia was pretty unhelpful but there don't seem to be many western references until the 1950s and it probably wasn't popular until the 80s when Japanese culture started getting big. The term "sushi" does seem to skyrocket around 1980: http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sushi http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sushi
- indiecore 13y ago
  Just out of curiosity but are all my posts dead or did the wiki link just trip the spam filter?
- sciguy77 13y ago
  Yes, that's true. The late rise of sushi in America is briefly mentioned in the movie Jiro Dreams of Sushi.
- burntsushi 13y ago
  @indiecore - All of your posts are dead. Looks like you've been hellbanned. I've seen folks have success restoring their account after emailing the HN admins. Good luck!
- dreen 13y ago
  Oh, I stand corrected. Thanks for this little bit of knowledge :) My point was that if the dictator wants some sushi, then enemy or not, hes gonna get the best guy for the job, and where else do you look for a sushi expert than Japan? Thinking about it more, how much of a missed opportunity this was for Tokyo, they could have had the perfect spy planted right next to King Jong-il!

by dreen 13y ago

indiecore 13y ago

I don't think they had sushi in the west then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sushi#Appearances_in_the_West http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sushi#Appearances_in... Wikipedia was pretty unhelpful but there don't seem to be many western references until the 1950s and it probably wasn't popular until the 80s when Japanese culture started getting big.

nitrogen 13y ago

Quoting a dead comment: indiecore 14 minutes ago | link [dead] I don't think they had sushi in the west then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sushi#Appearances_in_the_West http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sushi#Appearances_in... Wikipedia was pretty unhelpful but there don't seem to be many western references until the 1950s and it probably wasn't popular until the 80s when Japanese culture started getting big. The term "sushi" does seem to skyrocket around 1980: http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sushi http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sushi

indiecore 13y ago
Just out of curiosity but are all my posts dead or did the wiki link just trip the spam filter?
sciguy77 13y ago
Yes, that's true. The late rise of sushi in America is briefly mentioned in the movie Jiro Dreams of Sushi.
burntsushi 13y ago
@indiecore - All of your posts are dead. Looks like you've been hellbanned. I've seen folks have success restoring their account after emailing the HN admins. Good luck!
dreen 13y ago
Oh, I stand corrected. Thanks for this little bit of knowledge :) My point was that if the dictator wants some sushi, then enemy or not, hes gonna get the best guy for the job, and where else do you look for a sushi expert than Japan? Thinking about it more, how much of a missed opportunity this was for Tokyo, they could have had the perfect spy planted right next to King Jong-il!