On: Up to the 1990s, raw salmon sushi was not eaten in...

[groffee]

Salmon. Not raw fish.

Proper source: https://www.npr.org/2015/09/18/441530790/how-the-desperate-n...

TL:DR "Traditionally Japanese do not eat salmon sushi and it was invented in the 80's by the Norwegians to to try to sell more of their over abundance of Salmon."

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31148527

[froh → groffee]

they didn't eat raw salmon because unfrozen salmon has parasites.

aquaculture salmon doesn't have these parasites, likewise deep freezing (as in -20°C for a week or -35°C for a day) makes it safe to eat.

so they knew why they didn't eat raw salmon.

[Cyberdog → groffee]

This page specifically suggests using salmon for sashimi, and doesn't present the idea as particularly novel: https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaoffi0000mccl/page/26...

[agos → Cyberdog]

that's not a japanese source, and tells us nothing about the consumption habit of japan before the 90s

[ipsum2 → Cyberdog]

This is a book about US cuisine?