Ah, Sushi!

Cute sushi art

As the world watched in anticipation and fear of another nuclear meltdown, I was thinking of sushi. Yes, sushi. The japanese food of cooked vinegared rice which is topped with ingredients, such as fish or other seafood. I was worried... what if, those delectable sushi too, is gone with the tsunami. The Tsukiji fish market in Japan, the largest wholesale fish market in the world was affected by the twin disasters. Sales of fish plummeted as people were worried of radioactive contaminants in the seafood. "Fears of radioactive contamination hurt sales at the Tsukiji market, a vast maze of aisles where merchants at hundreds of stalls sell tuna, octopus and other fish fresh off the boat. The market was unusually quiet over the weekend, a time when it is normally packed with shoppers and tourists."~ associated press
http://howtofixblogs.com/discovery-of-radiation-in-spinach-milk-fan-fears-about-safety-of-japan%E2%80%99s-food-supply/

Another issue is the low fuel supply making transportation a problem and buyers and sellers unable to reach the fish market. One if  BBC reporter went to fish market to have a look at situation. Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12790078

While we pray and hope Japan would recover from this twin disaster, lets take a break and look at some delicious sushi art. Link: http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2008/05/30/incredible-sushi-art/

 

Van Gogh's sunflower with sushi.