Attorney Gary Gash is a trial attorney and partner with Gash and Associates, P.C., a litigation firm based in White Plains, New York. Away from his work as an attorney, Gary Gash enjoys international cuisine, including foods from Japan such as sushi.
Fish, vinegar-seasoned rice, and sometimes a dried seaweed wrap are the basic elements of sushi, one of Japan’s most popular dishes that has gained international acclaim and acceptance. Sushi-like antecedents came to Japan from China hundreds of years ago, but the sushi we know today has its roots in 19th century Edo, today called Tokyo. Using vinegar-seasoned rise and pre-cured fish, Japanese vendors began making sushi rolls by hand to sate the public’s booming desire for quick and ready street food.
Today, several types of sushi exist, encompassing a diverse range of tastes and textures. First up is nigiri, which features seafood (and sometimes egg) shaped over a small bed of rice. Norimaki is another popular choice for sushi lovers. This consists of rice, seafood, and occasionally vegetables rolled up with dried seaweed into bite-sized pieces.
Another type of sushi is the minimalistic inari, which takes the standard bed of sushi rice and encases it in a bite-sized bag of deep fried tofu. Other types of sushi include the cone-shaped temaki and oshizushi, or pressed sushi. These and other sushi varieties, staples of Japanese cuisine, are available for enjoyment around the world.
