I realise the article is about Private Colleges but it opens with some fairly odd fears about cheap sushi. The author needn't (necessarily) fear cheap sushi: 1

I realise the article is about Private Colleges but it opens with some fairly odd fears about cheap sushi. The author needn't (necessarily) fear cheap sushi: 1. Sushi doesn't necessarily contain any fish and almost never contains ingredients "flown around the world". You can make a Makizushi or Futomaki roll very cheaply using vegetarian or cured ingredients. Even when it does contain fish, it could be canned tuna or processed crab sticks (less tasty than fresh but durable) or cured salmon. 2. Sushi can only really sit in a display fridge for about 8 hours before the rice dries out. At the end of the day, everything is marked down for quick sale. It's not necessarily poor quality, it just needs to be sold quickly. If you see a sign that says "All sushi, 50% off", this is probably what's going on.