Meant To Be Eaten

Eric Rath on what ancient sushi forms can teach us about sustainability

Episode Summary

"This episode of Meant to be Eaten was produced in collaboration with Gastronomica Journal. Melissa Fuster, from Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies, is in for Coral Lee. A conversation with Eric C. Rath. Many of us know about sushi, but have you heard of funazushi? Historian Eric C. Rath shares his tasting notes from trying Japan’s most ancient form of sushi. The lessons learned from his two-day tasting spree in Japan allow us to ponder about possibilities of sushi’s future, taking a view from the past, including current environmental sustainability concerns. Eric C. Rath is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Kansas. "

Episode Notes

This episode of Meant to be Eaten was produced in collaboration with Gastronomica Journal

Melissa Fuster, from Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies, is in for Coral Lee.

A conversation with Eric C. Rath


Many of us know about sushi, but have you heard of funazushi? Historian Eric C. Rath shares his tasting notes from trying Japan’s most ancient form of sushi. The lessons learned from his two-day tasting spree in Japan allow us to ponder about possibilities of sushi’s future, taking a view from the past, including current environmental sustainability concerns. Eric C. Rath is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Kansas.

Photo Courtesy of Eric C. Rath.

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