raw salmon sushi not eaten in japan

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context shard

A thread noted that raw salmon sushi was not common in Japan until relatively recently, tied to trade and marketing history (source). It reframed a cultural assumption as a distribution story.

signal stack

  • Food traditions can be shaped by trade incentives.
  • Marketing can become cultural memory.
  • Myths persist when distribution hides origins.
  • The lens echoes Markets of Narrative.

take line

Culture is often a supply chain story in disguise.

This connects to Markets of Narrative and Supply Chains as Policy and Port Congestion Squeeze.

open loop

Which other “traditions” are actually recent logistics wins?