Japan Unveils Plan for ‘Sushi Police’
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 03.19.07 | 7:26 AM ET
Japan’s agricultural ministry will fight the “gastronomic indignities” of bad sushi, but to the relief of some, surprise raids won’t be part of the plan. Instead, restaurants around the world will be able to request an authenticity test of their menu. “The test would centre on food staples, such as miso soybean paste and rice, cooking techniques and seasoning,” according to a Reuters report. Restaurants that pass the test will get official government recommendation. Japan, as we’ve noted, takes the creeping bastardization of its cuisine seriously.
Related on World Hum:
* Hide the California Rolls! Here Comes Japan’s ‘Sushi Police’
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Photo by rubyran, via Flickr (Creative Commons)
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
Marilyn Terrell 03.19.07 | 3:43 PM ET
Ironically, that much maligned faux sushi might be better than the real thing, at least as far as the environment is concerned. The April issue of National Geographic focuses on the fate of the magnificent wild bluefin tuna, whose tender belly meat makes the best sushi. Our insatiable appetite for sushi has led to overfishing of this once plentiful species, whose days appear now to be numbered: http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0704/feature1/index.html
RubyRan 07.06.07 | 1:44 AM ET
this is my photo..
why is yhis here?