Welcome to the Sushi Set Store

The Sushi Set Store is a specialty website offering our collection of Sushi Sets, Sake Sets, and Asian Tableware. We are owned and operated by Uncommon Treasures, located in Towson Maryland.

You can order online 24 hours a day. If you need some help, or would like to speak with us we are available Monday - Saturday from 10am to 6pm Eastern Time. Give us a call, we would love to hear from you.

When most people hear the word, “Sushi”, they immediately think of raw fish. In truth, dishes made with raw fish are called “Sashimi”. What defines Sushi is any dish made with vinegar rice, which may or may not include raw fish. Most often, Sushi will consist of various types of shellfish such as crab or lobster, or cooked fish along with other fresh ingredients wrapped tightly inside the sticky vinegar rice.

Although in today’s society you will find Sushi served most often in a Japanese restaurant, it actually dates back to 7th Century China. As a way of preserving fish, the Chinese people started making Sushi but without modern day refrigerators, they used the natural process of fermentation.

The popularity of Sushi is greater now than ever. People are much more health conscious and enjoy the fact that Sushi is low fat, loaded with nutrients, and easy and quick to make. For instance, a typical serving of Sushi consists of 8 to 10 pieces, which is around 350 to 400 calories. Because of the fish, Sushi is high in protein and an excellent source for Omega 3 fatty acid. From the seaweed used in Sushi along with the rice, this food is also rich in iodine and complex carbohydrates.

Sushi has a very interesting origin that has lasted for centuries and continues to be a very popular food source today. Sushi is made with a combination of shellfish, cooked or raw fish, vegetables, and seasoned rice. Although Sushi is most commonly linked to the Japanese heritage, it actually began in China during the 7th Century.

At that time, any fish caught had to be preserved. The only method possible was by fermentation. Raw fish was cleaned, filleted, and then pressed between layers of heavy salt and usually weighted down with some type of stone. The fish would remain this way for weeks at which the stone would be removed and then replaced with some type of light cover. The fish would stay in the salt layers for a couple of months until the fermentation process was complete.

Over time, a discovery was made that by rolling the fish in rice that had been soaked in vinegar the fish was fermented in a matter of days rather than months. The rice was then tossed out and the fish eaten. However, with drought and a food shortage, the people began consuming the rice as well as the fish and thus, Sushi as we know it today was born.

Sushi has taken the world by storm and today is a multi-billion dollar industry. Since 1970, more than 5,000 Sushi restaurants have been opened in America alone and just a few years ago, one annual sale of seaweed reached $36 million. The popularity of Sushi continues to rise in that people are looking for healthy food that is quick and easy to make.