NZHerald: Chicken sushi conquered Kiwi tastebuds
Purists would be appalled, but it was a chicken sushi that helped convert New Zealanders to Japanese cuisine. It was 1993, the early days of a unique partnership between the Tokyo Mutual Trading Co's Yoshiharu Takagi and New Zealander Nick Katsoulis. The idea: to introduce sushi to a mass market in New Zealand...The initial growing pains were immense. At the time, the thought of consuming raw fish was offensive for many. So the pair had to adapt the recipe to suit local tastes, giving rise to the teriyaki chicken roll. "It was what made them try sushi. It wasn't raw fish any more," said Katsoulis...more...
Katsoulis has also begun opening Green Tea Lounges in New Zealand.
