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   Everything you never knew about sushiits surprising  origins, the colorful lives of its chefs, and the bizarre behavior of  the creatures that compose itTrevor Corson  takes us behind the scenes at America’s first sushi-chef training  academy, as eager novices strive to master the elusive art of cooking  without cooking. He delves into the biology and natural history of the  edible creatures of the sea, and tells the fascinating story of an  Indo-Chinese meal reinvented in nineteenth-century Tokyo as a cheap fast  food. He reveals the pioneers who brought sushi to the United States  and explores how this unlikely meal is exploding into the American  heartland just as the long-term future of sushi may be unraveling.The Story of Sushi is at once a compelling tale of human determination and a delectable  smorgasbord of surprising food science, intrepid reporting, and  provocative cultural history.