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World Sushi Day: When This Writer Was Asked “Is Veg Sushi Even Sushi?” by Image: Shutterstock It was a warm summer night an eclectic group of friends was seated in an Asian restaurant in New York, each trying to make the perfect dinner choice. I was trying to settle on my favourite maki roll with an order of tempura, when my lovely Japanese-origin Us-born friend went, “Is vegetarian sushi even sushi?”
While he did not mean it in a derogatory way, he was just aghast at the idea that anyone could enjoy the quintessential Japanese dish without the presence of its main ingredient: raw fish! A hard-core meat and fish eater who would not opt for vegetables even if his life was at stake, my dear friend, who was always immediate to settle for his favourite California roll, was complete oblivious to the modifications, additions, alterations and evolutions the food from his country had gone through over the years. ....