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Sushi & Japanese Cuisine
Intro
Image via Flickr BLMurchHere are resources and events related to sushi and Japanese food and culture. I am also including a special section specifially on sustainability.
Check back soon for more information on tips on purchasing seafood and other Japanese food ingredients.
In the meantime, please see the Specialty Food Stores Map for local shops carrying authentic ingredients.
Sustainable Sushi
In August 2009, West Seattle’s Mashiko Sushi transitioned to an entirely sustainable seafood menu.
The March/April 2010 issue of Edible Seattle features an article by Chef Becky Selengut on sustainable sushi that features Mashiko.
While Mashiko is alone in town for now, as more consumers learn about issues of sustainable seafood, we can hope that more restaurants will make the switch. If you can’t make it out to West Seattle often enough for your sushi fix but want to stick with sustainable choices, you can check out Casson Trenor’s site Sustainable Sushi to learn some best choices when eating out (including a Virtual Sushi Dinner tool where you place your order and learn the results).
Or make some sushi at home. Once you learn the techniques, you can control the ingredients and make the choices yourself, focusing on sustainable seafood. The Events Calendar to the right features many sushi rolling classes that can help you get yourself up to speed.
Other Resources
Sake Nomi offers $3 sake tastings "all day, every day," and they waive the fee if you purchase merchandise.
Interested in Japanese sweets? Check out Tokara: "Tokara is a Seattle-based confectionery that prepares only freshly made Japanese sweets known as wagashi. These traditional Kyoto-style confections are crafted to reflect the seasonal changes and the beauty of nature in color, shape, and taste."
And for a little extra reading on the history of Japanese and Japanese-Americans in Seattle, check out a post I did a while back on the Panama Hotel and this Seattle Municipal article on the history of Seattle's Japanese Farmers.
Image via Seattle Municipal Archives, click photo to go to story.
Seattle Japanese Cuisine & Sushi Event Calendar
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