Word: sushi
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...rest of the country is following suit. Half of all American adults have tried some form of Japanese food, according to the National Restaurant Association, and one in three has sampled sushi. The goddess of American homemakers, Martha Stewart, features miso and mirin in her recipes. Supermarkets from Philadelphia to Des Moines carry tofu, rice vinegar and ready-made California rolls, catering to increasingly health-conscious consumers. "You could say Japanese food has become an American food," says Hudson Riehly, a food industry expert...
...York the first sushi bar opened its doors in 1963. But it wasn't until the '90s that New Yorkers truly discovered the vast world of Japanese cuisine that lay beyond raw fish on a rice ball - and began to make it their...
Nish scoffs at traditionalists in the U.S. who object to meddling with the sacred cows of Japanese cuisine. "The Japanese are very good at borrowing things and making it their own - even in their cooking," he says. "Tempura came from the Portuguese. It's been argued that even sushi was a Korean development. So why shouldn't we borrow from the Japanese and make it ours...
...blood orange. A tea sommelier presents a lovely sencha, or Japanese green tea, to accompany the meal. "I've had a lot of skeptics give us big hugs," says Nischan, an affable father of five with a blond ponytail. "People say things like, I've got to eat sushi, I was at Peter Luger's [steak house] last night. Americans have realized Japanese food is healthful without sacrificing flavor...
...Bond Street, rail-thin servers dressed in black glide around the three-story space, carrying lacquered trays of fanciful sushi combinations no Japanese diner would recognize. The sushi chefs, young Japanese expats, add to the din by shouting orders in unison. A Hispanic chef creates the hot entrées - like soba risotto in smoked-trout butter under a mountain of shaved bonito flakes. "You see," says Moore proudly, "it's nothing like those places in midtown...