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寿司的起源故事

一提到寿司就会联想到日本?其实寿司的起源是在中国!寿司中含有丰富的维生素和微量元素，是风靡世界的健康食品。整块寿司要一口吃下，那饭香与生鱼片的香味完全相融，将齿颊间填得满满，不留一丝缝隙，那浓香的滋味无处可逃，在口中久久徘徊;寿司不仅仅是食物，它更是精妙的艺术。鱼生的美丽、色彩的和谐以及充满创造力的拼盘组合，使你光看到它们就已胃口大开!

Sushi has a very interesting origin that has lasted for centuries and continues to be a very popular food today. Sushi is made with a combination of shellfish, cooked or raw fish, vegetables, and seasoned rice. Although Sushi is most commonly linked to the Japanese heritage, it actually began in China during the 7th Century.

At that time, any fish caught had to be preserved. The only method possible was by fermentation. Raw fish was cleaned, filleted, and then pressed between layers of heavy salt and usually weighted down with some type of stone. The fish would remain this way for weeks at which the stone would be removed and then replaced with some type of light cover. The fish would stay in the salt layers for a couple of months until the fermentation process was complete.

Over time, a discovery was made that by rolling the fish in rice that had been soaked in vinegar the fish was fermented in a matter of days rather than months. The rice was then tossed out and the fish eaten. However, with drought and a food shortage, people began consuming the rice as well as the fish and thus, Sushi as we know it today was born.