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· Carl Samson
Japanese Sushi Chain to Serve Chocolate-Fed Fish for Valentine’s Day
A popular revolving sushi chain in Japan will start serving a special kind of fish just in time for Valentine’s Day season. Kura Sushi, headquartered in Osaka, will offer chocolate-fed buri (yellowtail), putting a curious twist to the ordinary buri available in most sushi…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Restaurant Unleashes 3-Pound, 6,000-Calorie Sushi Pizza
A Japanese restaurant has just released a limited-time ehomaki (luxury sushi roll) that is definitely not what you would expect – it has pizza as a topping. This ehomaki, called Akuma no Ehomaki or “Devil’s Ehomaki,” is being served at the restaurant chain Amataro and is only…
· Carl Samson
Japan’s ‘Sushi King’ Pays $3.1 Million for Endangered Bluefin Tuna
A Japanese sushi tycoon paid a whopping $3.1 million to take home a giant bluefin tuna from an auction in Tokyo on Saturday. Kiyoshi Kimura, owner of restaurant chain Sushi Zanmai, paid the record price for the 278-kilogram (612-pound) fish, which was caught off Japan’s northern…
· Carl Samson
‘California Croissant’ Stuffed With ‘Sushi’ Sparks Outrage on Facebook
People are having none of a bakery chain’s croissant stuffed with smoked salmon it conveniently calls sushi. Mr. Holmes Bakehouse, located in Highland Park, California calls its new pastry the “California Croissant.”
· Carl Samson
Chinese Man Gets Life Sentence in Ohio After Decapitating Woman With a Sushi Knife
A Chinese man who stabbed a woman with a sushi knife 200 times before decapitating her with a meat cleaver was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. The crime occurred at a unit in Fairview Village Apartments in Cleveland, Ohio on the night of July 27, 2017.
· Bryan Ke
South Korean Man’s Arm Amputated After Infection From Eating Sushi
An elderly South Korean man had his forearm amputated after being infected by a life-threatening bacteria that he acquired from eating raw seafood. The 71-year-old man was rushed to the hospital in Jeonju, South Korea in July. He had a two-day fever and was under excruciating…
· Carl Samson
Japan Now Sells Sashimi ‘Supplements’ in Pouches for Sushi Emergencies
A Japanese company has come up with a creative way to sell sashimi to anyone craving it without having to sit down at a restaurant. Kaisho, based in Shizuoka Prefecture, is now selling raw seafood cuts in “supplement” packets.
· Carl Samson
Sushi Restaurant Manager Resigns After Customer Finds Maggot in Lemon Wedge
The manager of a sushi restaurant in Roseville, California was forced to resign after one customer found a maggot in their food and broke the news on social media. The horrific dining experience occurred at Blue Nami Sushi last month.
· Leanna Chan
Owner of Santa Cruz Sushi Restaurant Reportedly Kicks Out WOC After ‘White Woman’ Harasses Them
Two women claim they were physically pushed out of a Japanese restaurant in Santa Cruz by the eatery’s Caucasian owner after a confrontation with another diner. PLEASE RT pic.twitter.com/POHNPSj1sU
· Ryan General
World Famous Sushi Chef Breaks Down Mourning Death of Friend Anthony Bourdain
Before his sudden passing, Anthony Bourdain made many fans and friends through CNN’s award-winning travelogue “Parts Unknown.” The globe-trotting celebrity chef, who passed Friday morning in a hotel room in France, left the world that adored him in total shock.
· Bryan Ke
People on the Streets of Tokyo Try American Sushi for the First Time
YouTube channel Asian Boss recently conducted a taste test in Tokyo to see how Japanese people would react to the taste of westernized sushi, and unsurprisingly, they did not exactly like the American version. In the episode, which was posted on YouTube on Monday, May 21, Asian…
· Ryan General
Japanese Robot 3D-Prints Edible 8-Bit Sushi
A Japanese startup recently unveiled a robot that can 3D-print delicious-looking sushi out of an edible type of gel. The 3D-printing prowess of the futuristic chef created by firm Open Meals was showcased at the SXSW trade show, according to Mashable.
· Carl Samson
GoPro Left on Sushi Conveyor Belt Reveals an Intimate Look at Life in Japan
Update: The original video has been removed by the uploader. What’s it like to live in Japan? Is it about iconic cartoon characters, unique underwear commercials, bizarre farting events, futuristic tech straight out of “Black Mirror” or guardian cats that lead humans out of…
· Bryan Ke
Someone’s Sushi Came Alive and Tried to Escape at a Revolving Sushi Joint
Sushi typically comes with fresh seafood on top of rice, and yes they are mostly dead, but Sushiro, a Kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi) chain in Japan, served the exact opposite for one of its sushi variants. Twitter user @shoumizo3446 recently went to a branch of Sushiro in…
· Khier Casino
Mirai Nagasu’s Dad Named a Sushi Roll After Her at Their Arcadia Restaurant
Mirai Nagasu made history at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics on Sunday after becoming the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Games, and her parents decided to commemorate the event by creating an “Olympic Roll” in honor of their daughter clinching Bronze medals for…
· Carl Samson
5-Foot Tapeworm ‘Wiggles Out’ of Man’s Butt After Eating Sushi in California
A Fresno, California man who walked into a hospital complaining of bloody diarrhea discovered that he had been hosting a 5-foot Japanese salmon tapeworm. In the Jan. 8 episode of medical podcast “This Won’t Hurt A Bit,” Dr. Kenny Banh recalled how the man asked to be tested for…
· Bryan Ke
People Think Microwaving Store-Bought Sushi Will Make It Restaurant Quality
Many consumers feel conflicted when buying sushi from a supermarket, whether it’s because they don’t know how long it’s been on the shelf or if it’s gone past its expiration date. Supermarket sushi’s quality also pales in comparison with authentic Japanese delicacy.
· Bryan Ke
Iconic Green ‘Matrix’ Code is Actually Random Sushi Recipes
Remember the digital rain in “The Matrix” – the green Japanese-characters line of codes raining from above? Its purpose, for the people who can read and understand it, basically tells what is currently happening inside the virtual world. While all of that sounds complicated as…
· Bryan Ke
Whole Foods is Putting Tomato on Rice and Calling it Tuna Sushi
Whole Foods Market, an Amazon-owned grocery chain, is planning to release a plant-based sushi for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores on November 1. The new product will be added to sushi bars in the New York and Los Angeles markets, Quartz reported. It was first created by Ocean…
· Kyle Encina
Hong Kong Restaurant Cancels ‘Naked Sushi’ Event After Getting Criticized For Being Sexist
A Hong Kong “Naked Sushi” event has been cancelled due to the backlash it received from netizens, who described it as being sexist and objectifying women. Chinese restaurant Fang Fang was supposed to hold what they called a “Japanese Cabaret Brunch Party” featuring entertainment…