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Sushi Matsuri owner Taka Sueyoshi was a studio musician in Japan who played sessions with Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. Taka was offered a position representing his company in the States and told to pick “someplace inspiring”. His wife, Yumi Sueyoshi, was a foreign exchange student at Cherry Creek High as a teenager and had always wanted to return to Colorado.
When the Japanese economy turned down Taka’s position here was eliminated and he was ordered back to Japan. Having developed a love for Colorado he managed to secure a position working for the next 10 years in a sushi restaurant in Boulder.
Now an accomplished sushi chef, he creates both traditional sushi and sushi fusion dishes. Sushi Matsuri’s version of fusion adds butter to the rice and bakes it before adding the raw fish you’re used to seeing. Fusion is popular here and becoming accepted in Japan.
Executive Chef, Koichi Iwai, gave my guest and me a short lesson on the history of sushi. It is actually has international roots, with many contributions from all over the world, which is now being influenced yet again by American permutations. For example, Tempura is originally from Spain, known as “tempera”.
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