Vinegar plus rice plus fish equals sushi. Sounds simple enough; right? Originating in Japan, sushi has a long line of history and it definitely shows with the styles and varieties that exist today. Nigiri, Gunkan, Maki, and Temaki. So what does all these terms actually mean and how many types of sushi are there? This [...]
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Chashu is basically the Japanese version of Chinese Cha siu.(Marinated pork in special sauce) To try one of the best, I visited Daikokuya (Hacienda Heights, Ca.) They also have locations in Little Tokyo, Monterey Park, and Costa Mesa but those locations are known to have hellish waiting times.
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// // California Rolls as its name implies originated in the beautiful sunny state of California. In the 1960s, a chef in Los Angeles was disappointed by the availability of fresh sushi quality fish. He thought that there must be some way to recreate that buttery taste of fresh fish with ingredients indigenous to California. [...] 
