The size of sushi became smaller around this time.

Customers brought in rice to exchange it for nigiri sushi. During that time, some sushi restaurants survived the situation as rice and fish processing factories. Sushi was about three times as large as it is now, so it could satisfy and gave energy to working men.Īfter WWII, due to a ban on eating out, it was extremely difficult for sushi restaurants to operate their business. At that time, nigiri sushi was mainly popular among men in the workplace. Later, the Hako Sushi changed its look into how sushi looks today, and spread throughout the whole country, from Tokyo. It was called “Hako Sushi (in English, Boxed Sushi),” and was served as a square piece of cuts. The rice was tightly pressed in the wooden rectangular mold with the fish’s overlaying on the top. In the early time, sushi was popular in Osaka but looked differently. However, Japanese people do love sushi as people from the world expect! In Los Angeles, there are many sushi shops or Japanese restaurants that serve authentic and fresh sushi!!! It was in the mid-eighth century that sushi, which is now loved all over the world, was introduced from Southeast Asia to Japan. The answer to this question is “No.” There might be few sushi fanatics who eat sushi every day, but not all Japanese people do, unfortunately. “Do Japanese people eat sushi every day?”

Chirashi sushi history