Australia-Japan Relations Essay: Sushi roll VS The Meat Pie

mixed with vinegar. The Japanese students then briefly described the different types of sushi after explaining what haya-sushi was.

Nigiri-zushi are small rice balls with different types of seafood on top of the rice. Some of the type of seafood that are placed on the rice are: tuna, shrimp, eel, squid, and octopus. Gunkan Gunkan-zushi is type of sushi where fish or fish eggs are placed on top of wrapped in dry seaweed and sushi rice. Other types of seafood are also used. Norimaki Norimaki sushi is the more popular type of sushi in Japan. It is simply seafood and/or vegetables rolled up with rice and dry seaweed in different thicknesses. Norimaki wrapped inside out is popular outside of Japan.

Temaki-zushi is seafood and/or vegetable rolled up in dry seaweed and rice. It practically is sushi cones. The Japanese, to conclude their say in what makes them proud; they gave some basic facts and knowledge upon sushi. Tuna which is a fish ranked high in the food chain has a greater chance of mercury levels. This means that if a large quantity of tuna is consumed, there is a possibility that you can be mercury poisoned. Also, in the raw fish, there is a risk that you can be affected by parasites. Such things like tapeworm can be produced inside your body, although less than 40 victims in the US each year are harmed.

Other than its harmful side, sushi is basically healthy food. It is low in fat, high in protein and Omega-3. Many of the toppings implemented in the sushi are also healthy for you. Salmon for example has Vitamin-D

and shrimp rich in calcium. Australian Perspective: The Australian people started off by explaining what the meat pie was and then the history of it. The meat pie is a hand-sized meat pastry which is filled with large diced meat or minced meat with gravy. It sometimes contains onions, mushrooms or cheese. It is usually consumed as a take away food but yet it is iconic to Australia.

Meat pies can be found everywhere in Australia, in fact, there is no place in Australia where you cannot find meat pies. The places vary from the local shops to any sporting event. Apparently the first meat pastry was invented by the Greeks in the 2nd Century. The pies at this time were made by a flour and water paste which was the wrapped around meat. This technique was used to serve to cook the meat and keep the juices inside the pastry. At that time, the pastry was called “Artocreas” and it was practically a pastry crust with meat spooned inside it. When the Romans took over Greece, they took this recipe back home and spread it all over.

The recipe was spread all over Europe rapidly. Pies eventually arrived when the English had migrated to Australia. The English brought they’re cooking habits and recipes with them. At that that time, the only people who sold pies were ‘Pie men’ or ‘Pie makers’. Pies became very popular as this type of food was simple and the ingredients were gladly available. L. T McLure commenced baking pies in Bendigo in 1947 which is now the famous ‘Four’n’Twenty’ pies. As his fame increased he moved to

Melbourne for production where he has been creating around 50 pies (past) a day to 50,000 an hour (present).

It is now the leading pie factory in the world. The Australian students did not have much more to say to the Japanese about the meat pie but to finish their part in this exchange of information they told the Japanese people about the Great Aussie Pie Contest. The Great Aussie Pie contest began in 1990 and has been an annual competition in Australia. It was created to locate the best everyday meat pie which was produced in Australia. It also promoted higher quality pie production and increase media attention on the iconic meat pie. This contest attracts pie makers from all over Australia.

Reference

1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9178039/A-brief-history-of-the-humble-pie.html
2. http://www.motherboards.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=46648;postdays=0;postorder=asc;start=20
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russia
5. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2038.html