History

Pioneers serving their community created a new culinary trend.

For the many Japanese immigrants and their American-born children (Nisei) living in the United States in the early part of the 20th century, sushi was a picnic food. The ingredients were cooked, reflecting the Kansai-style of sushi from western Japan where most early families had their roots. The Nisei were unaware of the Kanto-style sushi from Tokyo, also known as Edomae-sushi or nigiri-zushi.

The little known Edomae-sushi has become one of today's most popular styles. Fresh raw fish and delicate vinegar rice are the key ingredients in Edomae-sushi, the sushi style found in traditional sushi bars and on the menus of fusion restaurants around the United States.