The US media popularized sushi in the United States as "the late Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Church" ... telling that it was not originally Japanese food = Korean news

The article that Koreans are the reason why sushi, which is known as a typical Japanese food in the world, was popularized in the United States is attracting attention.

The late Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church (Unification Church of the World Peace), launched a large-scale marine product distributor "True World Foods" in the United States to popularize sushi.

The American media "New York Times" published an article in a magazine published as an appendix on the 5th (local time) with the title "The secret story of sushi in the United States - How the Korean religion built the sashimi empire."

In the article, "Few Americans knew 'Fatty Tuna' or 'Omakase' in the 1980s" they said, and introduced that the person who popularized sushi in the United States was Mr Moon.

In addition, Mr. Moon explained that he embodied the marine products distribution business through his speech "Tuna Road" in 1980.

This is how the marine product distributor "True World Foods" was born. The company has branches in 17 states in the United States and in the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Spain.

Mr. Moon emphasized that through the company, he distributed almost all the ingredients needed by sushi chefs.

According to True World Foods, it delivers ingredients to more than 8,300 customers in the United States and Canada, and its Japanese subsidiary has grown to export over 1 million kg of live fish to the United States, with annual imports. Is said to reach 500 million dollars.

“Sushi is a dish that can be 'take out' if it is properly managed. Sales have increased despite the spread of the COVID-19 virus infection” said a person familiar with the matter.

Meanwhile, the media pointed out that sushi is not Japanese food. It claims to have moved to Japan about 1000 years after it was first eaten in China and Southeast Asia.