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※This video is part of the <World Travel Atlas - The Birth of Cuisine, Japanese Sushi> broadcast on September 15, 2014. In search of the origins of sushi, 'Sushi' means 'sour taste'. Going back in time, sushi was originally a sour, naturally fermented food made by pickling fish in salt. The sushi we eat today was perfected in the mid-Edo period, but Chef Yang Ji-hoon sets out on a journey to taste the 'original sushi' from before the Edo period. Chef Yang Ji-hoon is completely captivated by the taste of 'tekone sushi' made on the spot by the haenyeo (female divers) he meets in the sea... Leaving the strong yet sweet 'tekone sushi' behind, he goes to Harie Village in Shiga Prefecture in search of 'funa-zushi', the original sushi. Sushi is said to have started with fish pickled with rice in order to preserve it for a long time! What kind of taste does the original sushi 'funa-zushi' have? ✔ Program name: World Atlas - The Birth of Cuisine Japanese Sushi ✔ Broadcast date: 2014.09.15