The Invention of Salmon Sushi
Traditionally, the Japanese did not eat salmon sushi. In fact, many purist sushi shops still do not serve salmon. It wasn't until the 1980s that um empresário norueguês introduziu o salmão como ingredientea Norwegian businessman introduced salmon as an ingredient in sushi, in order to sell their surplus salmon to Japan.
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Tradicionalmente, os japoneses não comiam sushi de salmão. Na realidade, muitas das lojas de sushi puristas ainda não servem salmão. Só nos anos oitenta é que um empresário norueguês introduziu o salmão como ingrediente do sushi, a fim de vender o seu excedente de salmão ao Japão.Traditionally, the Japanese did not eat salmon sushi. In fact, many of the purist sushi shops still do not serve salmon. It wasn't until the 1980s that a Norwegian businessman introduced salmon as an ingredient in sushi, in order to sell their surplus salmon to Japan.
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🏯 Japonês [masc. sing. noun]: Japanese 🐟 Salmão [masc. noun]: Salmon🧐 Realidade [femin. noun]: Reality💼 Empresário [masc. noun]: Businessman🗳️ Introduzir: To introduce, to insert📈 Excedente: Surplus🎌 Japão [noun]: Japan
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