Like some cuisines in Japan, the sushi incorporated many foreign influences. Most of these dishes don’t even have a hint of the original influential cuisine since they have evolved into entirely different recipes through hundreds of years. The Edomae sushi (Edo style sushi; Edo is the old name of Tokyo), or plain “sushi” known to the world today, is a combination of vinegar flavored rice and the Japanese sashimi.
Sushi is often confused with raw fish and rice. This is correct if referring to the Edo style sushi, but originally, sushi was a term for fermented meat or fish, which was prepared for the sole purpose of preservation