Sushi in the United States, 1945–1970

Food and Foodways

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 40-62

  House, Jonas ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cuisine; new food; public acceptance; sushi; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042405312     PISSN: 07409710     EISSN: 15423484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07409710.2017.1420353     Document Type: Article

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