I might eat it for several days in a row if I need to purge my body, even briefly, of the habits I've known since I was a child. Soy protein, fish both raw and cooked, and rice are digested differently from the meat and potatoes of my Southern American upbringing. Even when the Japanese fry, they fry with pure vegetable oils at temperatures that prevent the ingredients from absorbing too much fat. It feels like a clean cuisine. Sadly, Japan is becoming culinarily Westernized in many ways.
Poor quality packaged foods are only the beginning.
But McDonald's is also slowly becoming a household name, and we all know what kind of fast experience that chain offers. In the United States there is no shortage of poor imitations of Japanese food, but there's a new movement afoot to bring the traditional cuisine, ryori , to Western palates. One of the best ways that Yuki's Sushi does this is by introducing a wide range of imported sakes to Tucson. Yuki himself, the owner and head chef, is a sushi master whose first restaurant on the east side won him many fans. His new place on North Campbell Avenue is just as enticing.