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Hello everyone, I'm Mitori-chan! Do you like sushi? Today I'm going to tell you some unusual facts about sushi, some of which even Japanese people don't know. So I hope they will surprise you and write in the comments how many of these points you didn't know. Let's go! First. Sushi was invented 3,000 years ago. This is not a new dish, the history of sushi began back in the Nara era, 3,000 years ago. But then sushi looked completely different, I think none of you would have thought that this is sushi. But yes, these are ancient sushi. Back then, they mixed boiled rice with salt and salted the fish in it to keep it longer. They didn't eat the rice itself, but threw it away and ate only the half-salted fish. Second. Initially, sushi was huge. In the Edo period, around 1600, sushi began to look more like our modern sushi. But the main difference was in size. Sushi back then were 2-3 times bigger than the sushi we eat now. So it was inconvenient to eat them with chopsticks, and the Japanese cut them in half and ate them with their hands like a regular snack. So sushi back then looked more like onigiri than the sushi we eat now. And even in size, it was closer to onigiri. Third. Sushi made from raw fish was introduced in Japan relatively recently. Only in the 1890s, when the industry for the production of ice began to develop in Japan, and Japanese restaurants were able to use refrigerators and store raw fish there, sushi with the use of raw fish began to be cooked. But before that, sushi was a dish for storing fish. Fish was salted, marinated in soy sauce, vinegar, fried, steamed, and only then used for sushi. Therefore, sushi did not always turn out to be sushi as we imagine it, cheese. I have a full history of sushi in a separate video, the history of the evolution of sushi, take a look. Fourth. Sushi with salmon is not served in many traditional sushi restaurants. The fact is that sushi with salmon was not eaten in Japan before. And the reason for this is that there are a lot of parasites in this fish. Therefore, before, the Japanese ate salmon only thermally processed. And the second reason is that sushi, as we know them, was originally invented in Edo, today's Tokyo, and sushi was cooked from what could be caught in the Tokyo Bay. Therefore, there was no salmon there. And only in the 1980s, salmon was imported from Norway to Japan, grown on fish farms where there are no parasites. And only after that, the Japanese began to eat salmon raw and use it in sushi. Nowadays, sushi with salmon is sold in many places, and many Japanese, especially Japanese children, love sushi with salmon. I also love sushi with salmon very much. But in traditional restaurants, they are not everywhere, precisely because sushi with salmon was not originally in Japan. Fifth. About parasites. Why are the Japanese not afraid to eat raw fish? I was once asked, is it true that the Japanese take pills as a prevention against parasites? I think this is not true, I have not seen such a thing with us, that they took pills as a prevention against parasites. Only if you got sick with something like blisters, of course. But the Japanese are not afraid to eat raw fish, because there are very strict rules on how to process the fish before making sushi out of it. Let's say there are certain types of fish that can be used for sashimi, and what are not allowed. The same salmon, if you caught it from the river, then I would not advise making sushi out of it. Also, the Japanese do not cook sushi from raw mackerel, some types of mollusks, and so on. The rest of the fish is usually taken away and frozen at minus 20 and below degrees once, just in case. And there are also types of fish that, in principle, do not contain parasites in the places that people eat. Therefore, all this is taken away, carefully examined, also with the eyes, so that there is nothing there like bones. Of course, bones are also taken out and parasites are also, well, again, frozen and used only for fish that can be eaten raw, they are not dangerous. And also in Japan they are now trying to come up with a machine that would beat the fish with an electric shock so that it would not be necessary to freeze it, so that it could be eaten raw, raw. The Japanese love everything raw, so that with this electric shock it was possible to kill only parasites. Sixth, California rolls are really Californian rolls that were invented in 1963 in America, in Los Angeles. A Japanese chef, when he saw how Americans were not very willing to eat sushi and removed seaweed from them. And only then California rolls were brought to Japan. In our time, California rolls are already in many Japanese restaurants, except, of course, traditional Japanese restaurants. California rolls are loved by Japanese children, but this is not something that the Japanese imagine when they say sushi. Seventh, there are many different types of sushi in Japan. Sushi is not only rolls or nigiri-zushi, it is also hosomaki, futomaki, inari-zushi, chirashi-zushi, and so on. Eighth, sushi is dipped in soy sauce not with rice, but with fish, just a little bit so as not to interrupt the taste of fish. And I think some of you could know about it and even try to dip sushi like that, while all this was falling apart. And how is it possible to dip sushi with fish in soy sauce if it falls apart? This is impossible to do if the sushi is made poorly, because good sushi should not fall apart and stay in one place. Therefore, not all sushi, of course, even in Japan, is possible to eat like that, although this is considered the right way to dip sushi in soy sauce. And in sushi restaurants, let's say, where sushi is spinning, they are made not so high quality, and you most likely will not be able to dip sushi so that they do not fall apart. In such places, sushi is usually simply poured over with soy sauce. Ninth, in expensive sushi restaurants, the sushi chef smears sushi with soy sauce for you. Therefore, you no longer need to dip sushi in soy sauce, you just take them and eat them. Tenth, the Japanese say that sushi can be eaten not only with chopsticks, but also with hands, but in our time few people do that. I, at least, very rarely see people who would eat sushi with their hands. Sometimes adult Japanese men do that, or maybe you can also eat with your hands if you are with friends, and not on a first date, for example. Eleventh, yes, the Japanese mix soy sauce and wasabi. It is even called wasabi joyu in Japanese. I heard a myth that in Japan mixing soy sauce and wasabi is considered a bad manner, but this is not true at all. The Japanese often mix soy sauce and wasabi and then dip sushi in it. My husband Izumi always does that. And as for expensive restaurants where it is desirable to follow the manners, they do not serve you wasabi with soy sauce there. They already smear soy sauce on sushi, and you eat your sushi as your master taught you. Therefore, in other places, wasabi and soy sauce are usually served to you, and you can mix it there. The main thing is not to pour it all over the table. Twelfth, both in expensive and cheap sushi restaurants you can choose the size of the rice ball for sushi, as well as whether you want sushi with wasabi or without. The fact is that when they cook sushi, they usually add a little wasabi to the rice under the fish. Therefore, if a person does not like wasabi or, say, this is sushi for a child, then they usually ask for sushi without wasabi, wasabi nuki without wasabi. And also the size of the ball can also be larger rice, smaller rice, if you want to choose. If, say, this is an expensive restaurant, then you can just ask the cook to make the ball smaller, shari-sukuname, or more shari-ome. In cheap restaurants there are often tablets where you can simply choose the size of the ball and also wasabi yes or no, which is very convenient. Thirteenth, there is a sequence in which they advise you to eat sushi. Yes, there is a correct sequence in which they say to eat sushi, depending on the filling. They say that you should start with fish that is less fatty and not greasy to taste, and gradually eat fish that is fatter and more rich in taste. For example, start with squid, then sea bream, and only then, at the end, tuna, because tuna is the fattest fish and the most greasy to taste, and squid is lighter, not greasy. This is done so as not to overdo the taste of fatty fish at once, and then you simply will not feel that you are eating further. But again, this is only advised to eat, this is not a mandatory rule. And as they say about all sushi restaurants, eat as you like to eat, of course, but just like that is considered tastier in Japan. Fourteenth, sushi with tamagoyaki, Japanese omelet, you can understand the level of the restaurant. Tamagoyaki, Japanese sweet omelet, is one of the very first fillings for nigiri-zushi, sushi that was invented in the Edo period, and therefore it is believed that every self-respecting sushi restaurant, even in our time, should cook sushi with tamagoyaki, and by the level of how well the omelet is prepared, you can understand how delicious it is in this restaurant. Therefore, if the omelet is not very tasty, then most likely the master is so-so, as the Japanese say. Fifteenth, sushi is usually served not with sake or other alcohol, but with green tea. There are several reasons for this. Earlier, in the Edo period, sushi was like a quick snack on the way somewhere, so they were served with green tea in large cups of yunomi. In addition, it is believed that green tea is good for reducing the aftertaste of fish, not allowing sushi to mix with different tastes, and also removes the unpleasant smell in the mouth after eating. In our time, even in restaurants with rotating sushi, there is a jar of green tea on the table, and there is also a tap with hot water, so every customer can brew tea for themselves. And by the way, this is not matcha, this is an ordinary green powder tea, sencha or bancha. In ordinary sushi restaurants, when they ask for a check, it is considered a good manner to say not just to give a check, but to say, pour tea, please, and then they will pour tea for you and bring a check. These were the facts about sushi, how many of them you didn't know, I'm waiting for your comments. I hope you found this video interesting. There are more sushi stories in the video about sushi evolution. Thank you all for watching, bye everyone!