Front Page

Sushi: three interesting facts you may not have known about one of the most beloved foods

Sushi: three interesting facts you didn't know about the most beloved food. We all know sushi, the most beloved dish for so many people.

But do we really know everything about this oriental food, which is increasingly sought after all over the world? Most people think under this name of raw fish with rice, but sushi is mainly boiled rice combined with a special sweet and sour sushinoko sauce prepared for this purpose.

Today we reveal three special trivia about sushi. Browse through the gallery to discover them!

Freepik
Sushi: three trivia facts you didn't know about one of the most beloved foods
We all know about sushi, one of the most loved dishes by so many people. But do we really know everything about this Eastern food, which is increasingly sought after all over the world? Most people think of sushi as just raw fish with rice, but sushi is mainly boiled rice combined with a special sweet and sour sushinoko sauce prepared for this purpose.
Freepik
Today we reveal three special facts about sushi
Browse the gallery to discover them!
Freepik
Sushi is not from Japan
Although it is regarded as a Japanese food, sushi comes from China and was introduced to Japan only in the eighth century. Preparing sushi was a way to preserve fish in the absence of refrigerators. (This was discovered by Ole Mouritsen, a Danish biophysicist).
Freepik
Wasabi is often not the real wasabi
Wasabi is the green substance, which is served with sushi but not everyone likes its taste. Often wasabi we find in restaurants in Europe is not the original wasabi but a horseradish colored green. This is because the real wasabi is obtained from a very rare root and is very expensive.
Freepik
What is ginger good for?
Ginger, served together with sushi, as wasabi, often does not please everyone. This is because its smell is not liked by everyone. What is ginger really good for? The answer is really simple: ginger is used to cleanse the palate between two different dishes of sushi.
Informativa ai sensi della Direttiva 2009/136/CE: questo sito utilizza solo cookie tecnici necessari alla navigazione da parte dell'utente in assenza dei quali il sito non potrebbe funzionare correttamente.