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The Story of Sushi An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice

Trevor Corson

Everything you never knew about sushi—its surprising origins, the colorful lives of its chefs, and the bizarre behavior of the creatures that compose it. Trevor Corson takes us behind the scenes at America’s first sushi-chef training academy, as eager novices strive to master the elusive art of coo...

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It was mentioned as a source for some surprising facts about sushi, including how miso is used in Japan and that American sushi is often packed tighter with rice.

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I got one more thing from the book The Story of Sushi by Trevor Corson.

— Episode: SYSK Selects: How Sushi Works

Episode: SYSK Selects: How Sushi Works

It was mentioned as a source for some surprising facts about sushi, including how miso is used in Japan and that American sushi is often packed tighter with rice.

"

I got one more thing from the book The Story of Sushi by Trevor Corson.

They said in Japan, they eat miso at the end of the meal to aid digestion instead of an appetizer.

American chefs have probably never eaten a proper nigiri because sushi chefs pack it too tightly on purpose because Americans like it that way.

Apparently it's looser in Japan.

He said that the knives used by sushi chefs are direct descendants of samurai swords.

Episode: SYSK Selects: How Sushi Works

It was mentioned as a source of some interesting and surprising sushi facts, including the way American chefs pack nigiri and the prevalence of bluefin tuna in the sushi industry.

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I got one more thing from the book The Story of Sushi by Trevor Corson. Just some surprising sushi facts.

They said in Japan, they eat miso at the end of the meal to aid digestion instead of an appetizer.

American chefs have probably never eaten a proper nigiri because sushi chefs pack it too tightly on purpose because Americans like it that way.

Apparently it's looser in Japan. It's not enough rice.

he said that the knives used by sushi chefs are direct descendants of samurai swords. AKA katana.

Episode: SYSK Selects: How Sushi Works

It was mentioned as a source of information about sushi, including facts about the digestion-aiding properties of miso and the origin of sushi chef's knives.

"

I got one more thing from the book The Story of Sushi by Trevor Corson.

They said in Japan, they eat miso at the end of the meal to aid digestion instead of an appetizer.

American chefs have probably never eaten a proper nigiri because sushi chefs pack it too tightly on purpose because Americans like it that way.

Apparently it's looser in Japan.

his final little fact, he said that the knives used by sushi chefs are direct descendants of samurai swords.

Episode: SYSK Selects: How Sushi Works

It was mentioned at the end of the podcast as a source of some surprising sushi facts, including how miso is used to aid digestion in Japan and that American sushi chefs often pack nigiri tighter than their Japanese counterparts.

"

I got one more thing from the book The Story of Sushi by Trevor Corson.

They said in Japan, they eat miso at the end of the meal to aid digestion instead of an appetizer.

American chefs have probably never eaten a proper nigiri because sushi chefs pack it too tightly on purpose because Americans like it that way.

Apparently it's looser in Japan.

he said that the knives used by sushi chefs are direct descendants of samurai swords. AKA katana.

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