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In Duluth, Minnesota we were treated to sushi and other Japanese and Japanese-American (e.g. California rolls, Hanburugu) food decades-late in 2006 by a restaurant called "Zen House", opened by an Okinawan native after her children, my classmates, graduated high school. It was and is located in a space connected to a gas station after a gyro joint failed there several years ago. It even has a characteristic drive-through, although it has never been used as the restaurant has some pretense of elegance.
Since her opening, she opened up a second location lunch-only location downtown to serve the local office worker bee population, and two other independent operations began in Duluth by 2010, so you could say we've caught up to near average in our local sushi joint count.
Although the owner of the original restaurant's opening was often greeted by cries of "sushi is bait!", Duluthians soon came to like sushi and other Japanese food and hence the restaurant format's popularity. However, people, especially those 40-50 and over, as well as many self-proclaimed "rednecks", have the idea that sushi in particular means "raw fish" and is only suitable for bait, when in reality sushi rolls can have egg, vegetable, cooked land meat, etc. fillings. I also think this stigma extends to other items on their menus, with the exception of teriyaki steak. Does this perception and disgust towards sushi exist in your realm?
Everybody eats sushi here, old or young, educated or idiots. Probably not in the countryside though but I don't live there so what do I know. Even convenience stores have them, like 2USD a box or something. I get a box when I don't know what to eat for lunch...and recently that's like 2 or 3 times per week lmao.
Craploads of sushi places in Melbourne. Almost as common as your fast food joints like Mcd's and KFC in the city. It's obviously very popular with people, and I've seen old people eat it a few times.
Sushi is actually the name for the sticky rice that's used, not the fish and as you mentioned, it can contain many different things. I have found that people in many locations become open to sushi. I had some about a week ago in a rural town in northern Virginia, not a place one would expect to find it.
Im generally repulsed by most Asian food as a vegetarian. I mean there is meat eating and then there is Asian meat eating, and those people eat anything.
In Duluth, Minnesota we were treated to sushi and other Japanese and Japanese-American (e.g. California rolls, Hanburugu) food decades-late in 2006 by a restaurant called "Zen House", opened by an Okinawan native after her children, my classmates, graduated high school. It was and is located in a space connected to a gas station after a gyro joint failed there several years ago. It even has a characteristic drive-through, although it has never been used as the restaurant has some pretense of elegance.
Since her opening, she opened up a second location lunch-only location downtown to serve the local office worker bee population, and two other independent operations began in Duluth by 2010, so you could say we've caught up to near average in our local sushi joint count.
Although the owner of the original restaurant's opening was often greeted by cries of "sushi is bait!", Duluthians soon came to like sushi and other Japanese food and hence the restaurant format's popularity. However, people, especially those 40-50 and over, as well as many self-proclaimed "rednecks", have the idea that sushi in particular means "raw fish" and is only suitable for bait, when in reality sushi rolls can have egg, vegetable, cooked land meat, etc. fillings. I also think this stigma extends to other items on their menus, with the exception of teriyaki steak. Does this perception and disgust towards sushi exist in your realm?
Sushi is probably the most common restaurant food in Vancouver, cheaper then most fast food at the low end, and everyone eats it, young and old. It's part of the city's culture, we have unique variations and sushi traditions here that are different from both Japanese and "Japanese-American" styles, although very high quality traditional sushi is not difficult to find. British Columbian towns and cities outside the area have been influenced by the city and sushi is not an uncommon food in other areas of the province, and is enjoyed by all demographics. It's all the more surprising because while Vancouver has a Japanese community with a very long history and strong ties to Japan, the community is not particularly large, and most sushi places here are run by other peoples, often the Chinese (but that's unsurprising as a third of everyone in Vancouver is Chinese).
We have a Japanese restaurant in town but I have not seen any white trash there yet(we don't call them rednecks over here). I think those would prefer fast food and it suits there budget better too probably.
Sushi is probably the most common restaurant food in Vancouver, cheaper then most fast food at the low end, and everyone eats it, young and old. It's part of the city's culture, we have unique variations and sushi traditions here that are different from both Japanese and "Japanese-American" styles, although very high quality traditional sushi is not difficult to find. British Columbian towns and cities outside the area have been influenced by the city and sushi is not an uncommon food in other areas of the province, and is enjoyed by all demographics. It's all the more surprising because while Vancouver has a Japanese community with a very long history and strong ties to Japan, the community is not particularly large, and most sushi places here are run by other peoples, often the Chinese (but that's unsurprising as a third of everyone in Vancouver is Chinese).
The Japanese joints in the Minneapolis / St. Paul and surrounding areas are usually operated by Hmongs and perhaps Vietnamese. Same with the Thai operations!
Duluth once had three Thai restaurants up, but the only one remaining is the first one, operated by a Thai woman married to an American husband.
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