For Greji, Jiji, SJ, GuyJean,GomiGirl,AO, all the old hands...

[Tengu Kid]

Hi guys, been a while huh?!
I left Japan late last year and moved back to England where I got a job working for a TV company...blah blah blah...theyre now looking into making a show about Japanese food especially sushi...basically a cookery show for Brits.
I was keen to get involved for obvious reasons...
Its in research stages at the minute and I just wondered if any of you off the top of your heads knew any good films/books/webpages that give interesting facts or history about sushi.
At the moment its going from a food angle but Id like to focus more on cultural aspects too, what the Japanese think about sushi becoming more westernised (the infamous california role). I have my own opinions of course but you guys have been in Japan a lot longer than I was and hopefully your ancient years have borne wisdom...
The thing I most want to avoid is exactley what was happening in the first meeting where people were saying 'Look this is Japanese food isnt it?' and showing pictures of 'Japanese' cuising designed by Chinese people in England.
'Authentic Japanese food' and then soba noodles in a pork sauce with battered fish and chips on top. Yeah nice one.

Sorry I know requests like this dont always get looked on favourably but Im not Canadian nor playing guitar.

[Taro Toporific]

.... interesting facts or history about sushi...

Soko Gakkai controls the wholesale sushi/fish market in the US, but what role does it play in the UK?

Sushi is toxic waste, if you apply Swedish health standards for dioxin and heavy metals.
Sushi Shortcomings



Sushi Singularity

Do You Like Rectal Leakage?

[Tengu Kid]

Thanks Taro thats exactly the sort of stuff im looking for.
Nice one.

[gomichild]

The issue about women sushi chefs is an interesting one : example



(Found in Atami)

[Tengu Kid]

Good stuff that was interesting. I like the reasons why woman cant make sushi...clammy warm hands!

[Samurai_Jerk]

Good stuff that was interesting. I like the reasons why woman cant make sushi...clammy warm hands!

I've always thought that explanation was weird because I've generally found that women have colder hands.

[Dragonette]

Good stuff that was interesting. I like the reasons why woman cant make sushi...clammy warm hands!

I've been told that it's the perfume/makeup/skin cream thing, which makes more sense to me, as long as male sushi chefs don't use anything scented, including hand soap but that thinking is SO obsessive... (personally, I think my man should do all the food preparation while I spend that time applying fragrant oils, etc. to my supple bod...)

[Tengu Kid]

while I spend that time applying fragrant oils, etc. to my supple bod

I come for the info on sushi, I stay for the raging boners...