Summary
Sushi established itself in America in the 1960s and '70s in Los Angeles. Since the cuisine made inroads on the West Coast, it's gone national. You can find restaurants serving dishes like nigiri in every state and can find stripped-down versions of popular dishes in American drugstores sold alongside cheese and crackers.
It's safe to say Americans are taken with sushi. But it's a genre of food with a long history and specific philosophy.
How much can we say we really know about it? Other than the fact that it's extremely tasty.
As part of our "Ask A" series, we take your questions to sushi experts.
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| 0:37.8 | grills are starting to cool and the weather, at least in some parts of the |
| 0:41.9 | country, is getting chillier. |
| 0:43.3 | That means some of summer's tastiest treats will have to wait until next year. |
| 0:47.4 | But for one group of culinary connoisseurs and creators fall means the return of |
| 0:52.0 | some favorite dishes because when you're eating sushi |
| 0:54.4 | something's always in season. Sushi established itself in America in the 60s and |
| 0:59.9 | 70s on the West Coast. Nowadays there are sushi restaurants in all 50 states and almost |
| 1:05.0 | 17,000 establishments in total. It's safe to say Americans love sushi. But how much do we |
| 1:11.6 | really know about it and also about the people who make it? |
| 1:15.0 | Our Ask A Series is back and this time we've convened a panel of sushi chefs, |
| 1:20.0 | restaurant proprietors, and historians to answer your questions about sushi preparation, consumption, and |
| 1:25.2 | pageantry. I'm Jen White. You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of |
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