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How Come Almost Everyone Likes Sushi?

Mold clumps of vinegared rice in your hands, top them with slices of fresh seafood, and you have an instant meal of delicious sushi. Or is it that simple? Actually, there are a number of secrets behind that delicious taste, and when you discover them you have entered the intricate world of sushi.

Written by Miyashita Yuji, food essayist   Photos by Ito Chiharu

A sampling of sushi for one, at Kizushi in central Tokyo. Top left: Nori-maki with tuna. Others: Nigiri-zushi with toppings of tuna, sea bass, cuttlefish, ark shell, small sea bream, prawn, anago eel, and omelet.