What Is the Difference Between Great Sushi and the Best in the World?

In the US, I think there's a correlation between a sushi restaurant's dessert menu and authenticity. The above places serve a simple slice of fruit or melon for dessert. If the dessert choices are red bean or green tea ice cream, the menu has been tempered to suit a non-Japanese palate.

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