Sushi Shop 1930….
Sushi originally began as a way of food preservation in the inland of China, in 4th century BC. The fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling—
The original type of sushi was the so called nare-sushi. Fish was salted and wrapped in fermented rice, a traditional lacto-fermented rice dish. Nare-sushi was made of this gutted fish stored in fermented rice for preservation. Nare-sushi was stored for fermentation for a few months then removed. The fermented rice was discarded and the fish was the only part consumed. This early sushi became a great source of protein.