I read that in the early days of sushi, people ate the fish but threw away the rice. At the time, the vinegared rice was used merely as a preservative for the fish and no one thought to eat it. Funny how things are unheard of in one century and commonplace in another. Change – it often takes time to accept it, but mostly, it takes time just to see it.
believe it or not, i just heard from a friend today that this leave-the-rice-just-eat-the-fish-and-seaweed method is in practice even today. they do it when to wolf down more at the sushi belt even though they’re already damn full.. ack