This photo taken on Nov. 19, 2024, in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, shows a sandwich with "funazushi" fermented sushi and cheese. (Kyodo) ...

An ancient type of sushi called funazushi, considered by many to be the original form of the raw fish dish, is seeing a renaissance aimed at making it more palatable to younger generations and food ...

people have accidentally died eating pufferfish sashimi (like sushi, but without any rice). You can get fermented sushi, called funazushi, in Japan. Fermenting gives the fish a very sour taste.

She handles everything from planning to editing to sales on her own, while making miso, pickles and funazushi (fermented crucian carp sushi, one of the most famous delicacies of Shiga, known as ...