More news for the app! Today we get an interesting compilation related to one of the most outstanding games on the mobile market. We are talking in this case about Pikmin Bloom.
Pikmin Bloom
Specifically, it concerns information about the arrival of new Pikmin disguised as sushi. This is what it includes:
Starting today, you’ll be able to find new types of Pikmin disguised as sushi near sushi restaurants. With all the new varieties, this is going to be a sushi party!
Well, do you want to discover the second batch of fun facts about sushi? (You can see the first here).
1. The first gunkan maki sushi was a makeshift invention for a customer!
Gunkan maki is a type of sushi, usually made from salmon or sea urchin roe, that is wrapped with seaweed horizontally instead of vertically. It may sound weird to you, and in fact, so did the Japanese chef who reluctantly invented it in 1941. Or so the story goes. A regular at a Ginza sushi restaurant reportedly ordered sushi with salmon roe on top. Some say that it was not salmon roe, but sea urchins from Hokkaidō that he brought back himself. In any case, the chef didn’t know how to put that ingredient on top of the sushi without spilling it all over the plate… until inspiration struck and he decided to wrap the sushi on the side to keep the ingredients in place. This experiment ended up creating one of the most popular types of sushi that people still eat today! (Here’s an extra fun fact as a bonus: Gunkan maki means “battleship roll” in Japanese, because of the ship-like appearance of this sushi.)
2. Where does the name “negitoro” come from?
Do you know the “negitoro” sushi? It is a very popular type of sushi with a delicious combination of tuna and spring onion. But where does the name come from? The simplest explanation is that it is a combination of the Japanese words “negi” (“spring onion”) and “toro” (the name of the fatty parts of tuna). That’s not too surprising though, is it? Well, some say that the name actually comes from the Japanese word “negitoru”, which means “to dig up” or “to dig”, since chefs have to dig deep into the tuna bones to get all the meat out. Interesting that such a seemingly simple name can have a second, hidden meaning, don’t you think?
3. Do sushi restaurants use larger teacups?
Sushi is said to have been invented during Japan’s Edo period (1603-1867), after which it spread rapidly to become one of the most popular fast food options of the time. Back then, sushi restaurants were more like food stalls. This meant that the owners had to do everything themselves, from taking orders and preparing food to serving customers. They were so busy that they couldn’t keep up with all the people asking for more tea, so they started using much bigger cups to avoid the problem. However, there was so much tea in the cups that customers began to use the excess to wash their hands after eating, which led to them using the stall curtains to dry their hands. Soon the dirt on the curtains became an indication of the restaurant’s popularity; the dirtier, the tastier the sushi!
Have you learned something new? Now that you know a lot about sushi, I’m sure you’ll have even more fun finding and collecting Pikmin seedlings disguised as sushi!
Note: For the new Sushi Pikmin to appear correctly, you must have updated the app to the latest version available (v63).
Fuentes:
https://sushitimes.co/2018/04/26/20180426_1/
https://www.japantuna.net/know/dictionary/?id=1497960845-358964
https://gendai.media/articles/-/53642
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%82%AE%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD
https://agatajapan.com/tokyo/dictionary/%E8%BB%8D%E8%89%A6%E5%B7%BB%E3%81%8D/When you play Pikmin Bloom, play it safe; pay attention to where you are and follow the laws and policies of the local and national government. Please note that upcoming events may be delayed or canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. You can follow all the Pikmin Bloom news on the internet through social networks or in-game messages.
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