P. Smarty pants. Guess what I'm having for dinner. Nope, not pizza. It's something that swims in the ocean.

In fact, it's a bunch of things that swim in the ocean.

Any guesses?

Fish, lobster, crabs, squid, shrimp,

all great guesses.

And some are right. here's another hint I eat it completely raw

not grilled baked steamed fried or even air-fried.

Just little pieces of uncooked fish sitting atop a small rectangle of rice

with soy sauce on the side.

Do you know what it is now? Did you say, sushi?

I know some of you are thinking, yum.

And some of you are thinking, yucky.

Well, I'll let you in on a little secret.

I also used to think sushi was gross.

The idea of eating raw fish seemed so strange and weird.

And did I mention gross?

But that's the thing about sushi.

And lots of foods for that matter.

You don't know if you'll like it unless you try it. And boy am I glad I did.

Whether it's sushi pieces, sushi rolls, sashimi, which is slices of raw fish with

no rice, or chopped up poquet style in a bowl. There's really no wrong way to have

sushi. But what is sushi? Who invented it? Is it good for you? And did sushi really become popular in America because of a TV show?

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