Comments on: Japanese Food – Great Choices & Questions of Sustainability http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/06/12/japanese-food-great-choices-questions-of-sustainability/ Japan's Online Travel & Culture Magazine Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Shane Sakata http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/06/12/japanese-food-great-choices-questions-of-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Shane Sakata Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:58:19 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=2032#comment-1222 @Brett I agree that your are more likely to get seasonal and sustainable food options in rural areas and by staying away from the larger chain stores. That's why i frequent my local vegetable stand in Chiba. @Tokyofoodcast Your question "how about uni from Hokkaido?" really brings this point home. This sounds like a sustainable choice as it is local to Japan at least but as a foreign resident with limited language skills there is no information available to us on what is and isn't sustainable here. @amber Thanks for the link - the virtual sushi restaurant on the site is fun but again it's a resource that is primarily geared towards the North American market so is of limited help to those visiting Japan. Thanks to all for your comments. I'm probably not as environmentally conscious as I should be but this is one area that has me a bit stumped and frustrated due to the lack of available information that goes beyond a sensationalized headline. @Brett I agree that your are more likely to get seasonal and sustainable food options in rural areas and by staying away from the larger chain stores. That’s why i frequent my local vegetable stand in Chiba.

@Tokyofoodcast Your question “how about uni from Hokkaido?” really brings this point home. This sounds like a sustainable choice as it is local to Japan at least but as a foreign resident with limited language skills there is no information available to us on what is and isn’t sustainable here.

@amber Thanks for the link – the virtual sushi restaurant on the site is fun but again it’s a resource that is primarily geared towards the North American market so is of limited help to those visiting Japan.

Thanks to all for your comments. I’m probably not as environmentally conscious as I should be but this is one area that has me a bit stumped and frustrated due to the lack of available information that goes beyond a sensationalized headline.

]]> By: Amber http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/06/12/japanese-food-great-choices-questions-of-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 Amber Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:27:35 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=2032#comment-1221 Just to let you know, there is a website and a book (Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving the Oceans One Bite at a Time, by Casson Trenor) dedicated to sustainability in the sushi industry. www.sustainablesushi.net Just to let you know, there is a website and a book (Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving the Oceans One Bite at a Time, by Casson Trenor) dedicated to sustainability in the sushi industry. http://www.sustainablesushi.net

]]> By: Tokyofoodcast http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/06/12/japanese-food-great-choices-questions-of-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Tokyofoodcast Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:02:04 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=2032#comment-1219 Thank you, Shane! Thanks also for the sustainability information. But, how about uni from Hokkaido? Thank you, Shane! Thanks also for the sustainability information. But, how about uni from Hokkaido?

]]> By: Brett Fyfield http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/06/12/japanese-food-great-choices-questions-of-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Brett Fyfield Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:30:37 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=2032#comment-1217 If you're lucky enough be visiting more rural parts of Japan you can be pretty much assured, staying away from larger chain stores, that you'll be getting local produce. Often choice will be limited to the area's specialities, but that won't make any less enjoyable. In fact one of the most memorable sushi dishes I ever had was in a restaurant in a shipping village right at the tip of Ise Shima, near Goza Shirahama. There wasn't anyone around, and there was only one thing on the menu that day Tekone-zushi, the local fisherman's dish. If you’re lucky enough be visiting more rural parts of Japan you can be pretty much assured, staying away from larger chain stores, that you’ll be getting local produce. Often choice will be limited to the area’s specialities, but that won’t make any less enjoyable. In fact one of the most memorable sushi dishes I ever had was in a restaurant in a shipping village right at the tip of Ise Shima, near Goza Shirahama. There wasn’t anyone around, and there was only one thing on the menu that day Tekone-zushi, the local fisherman’s dish.

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