What was Yohei Hanaya's contribution to sushi?

1 Answer
Jan 29, 2018

Hanaya Yoshi is generally credited as the inventor of today's Tokyo-style nigiri sushi at the end of Japan's Edo period.

Explanation:

His early start was in making the currently unpopular but plentiful tuna a desired dish.
He then finally made his version of sushi which is the nigiri sushi or what is commonly called the squeezed sushi.
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