The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice

by Trevor Corson

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  Searchable Terms

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  A

  abalone, 30

  acetic acid, 15, 17, 29, 31, 145

  Advanced Fresh Concepts, 133

  akami (red meat tuna), 246, 248, 255, 256

  albacore, 148, 151–52

  algae, 144, 182

  nori and, 83–84

  smell of sushi and, 87

  toxic (red tides), 242

  ama-ebi (sweet shrimp), 136–37

  amino acids, 23, 31, 39

  enzymes in mold and, 15, 22

  in fish and seafood, 117–18, 138, 144, 145, 195, 242, 250

  amylase, 39

  anago (saltwater eels), 225, 228–31

  anisakis, 143–44, 179, 198

  Aoki, Rocky, 295

  appetizers, kaiseki-style, 76, 77, 79–81

  Arai, Taro, 297, 298, 299, 300

  Aristotle, 226

  aromas, 87, 117, 118

  fishy, 144–45

  ascending fish, 198

  atama (fish heads), 190, 192, 193

  ATP (adenosine triphosphate), 21–22, 117

  avocados, 82, 88

  B

  bacteria, 29, 116, 226

  fishy aromas and, 145

  inhibiting growth of, 31, 40, 78, 79, 144, 146, 150, 151, 161, 248, 264

  in miso production, 14, 16

  Baggett, Marisa, 57

  bamboo leaves, nigiri separated by, 78–79

  bamboo rolling mats, 85, 86

  beef:

  aging, 250

  Kobe-style, 122

  raw, 149–50

  Belushi, John, 46

  beriberi, 35

  bloodline, 115, 190, 254, 256

  blowfish, 86

  bluefin tuna, 28, 245, 246–53, 320.

  See also tuna

  bone pulling, 155, 184

  bonito, 28, 187

  bonito flakes, 21–22, 23

  botan-ebi (sweet shrimp), 136–37

  boxes of nigiri, for takeout or gifts, 65, 78–79

  box sushi (hako-zushi), 156

  bromophenols, 87, 144

  brown rice, 34, 35

  Buddhism, 16, 23, 36

  buri, 197, 198. See also yellowtail

  C

  California Rice Center, 27, 31, 33

  California Rice Commission, 294

  California rolls, 85–86, 95