Originally Posted by
mntblue
Thanks. By the way, on the subject of blue fin tuna there is a recent (March) Scientific American article describing how blue fin is quite endangered due to the popularity of sushi. According to that article, sushi eating in Japan only became popular after WWII with the widespread availability of refrigerators
OTOH my wife, who grew up in Maui in the 1950's, says that sushi was popular there at that time. Bought as rolls or cones from the mom-and-pop stores