Sushi Before Japan: The Fermented Fish Discovery

Sushi Before Japan: The Fermented Fish Discovery Sushi's "ancient tradition" is barely 200 years old, and its most popular version wasn't even Japanese. This video traces sushi from a Mekong River preservation hack through an Edo street vendor, a 1923 earthquake, and a Norwegian marketing campaign, to the avocado roll that introduced it to the West. Made for anyone who's ever ordered sushi and assumed they knew its history. Covers the Southeast Asian origins of fermented sushi, the invention of nigiri in Edo-era Tokyo, how the Great Kanto Earthquake spread it nationwide, Norway's campaign to sell raw salmon to Japan, and the LA origins of the California roll. 00:00 Intro 01:13 The Fermented Fish Origin 02:43 The Norwegian Salmon Secret 04:20 Hanaya Yohei's Fast Food Sushi 05:51 The Earthquake That Spread Sushi 07:30 The California Roll's American Origin 08:22 Recap #SushiHistory #FoodHistory #JapaneseFood #FoodFacts #CulinaryHistory