VISION STATEMENT. Building on the past;Reaching for the future. We believe that low-income families should have the opportunity to improve their quality of life. We believe that all people should be provided the necessary tools to enhance their educational, economic and social status.
The origin of sushi is believed to have been during the second century A.D. in Southeast Asia because of the need to keep meat fresh without refrigeration. They would cure meat and fish and wrap it in rice to preserve its freshness.
The Japanese would ferment their cured-fish-and-rice sushi with Japanese rice wine, or sake. About ten centuries later, people started adding vinegar to their sushi to aid in the fermentation process. This way, they didn't have to wait so many months for the sushi to be ready. In the 1820's, chefs started using raw fish in their sushi, known as Edo-style sushi.