The Consulate-General of Japan in Chennai, The Japan Foundation and ABK-AOTS Dosokai, Tamilnadu Centre presents the traveling exhibition, ‘I LoveĀ Sushi’ on 3 November between 4 pm and 7 pm and from 4 to 16 November open between 11 amĀ and 7 pmĀ at Lalit Kala Akademi, No 4, Greams Road, Chennai.
TAGA Masayuki, Consul General of Japan in Chennai will inaugurate the exhibition 3 November at 4 pm.Ā The exhibition is entry free and open to all.
A press release here said, Sushi is a refined and healthy food that looks good and tastes good, and it has already become a familiar item on menus worldwide. From its roots in Southeast Asia or Southern China, sushi reached Japan over a thousand years ago. Since then, sushi has radically changed, taking advantage of the abundance of natural resources found in and around the islands of Japan, of the application of knowledge and ideas to sushi, and of the never-ending Japanese drive to try good-tasting foods at the earliest opportunity. The type of sushi that first comes to mind for most people today is nigiri-zushi, which emerged about two hundred years ago in Edo, the city that we now know as Tokyo.’
‘Sushi has now spread outside Japanās borders and is enjoyed around the world. But although it has become a familiar food, many people have only discovered a few of its attractions. This exhibition aims to provide an in-depth visual guide to the appeal of sushi. It includes the chance to learn about how Japan took in sushi in its original form, how it modified sushi to suit the natural environment, culture, and lifestyles of individual areas.’