CAPE TOWN FISH MARKET RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR
Fish in Durban

South Africans love seafood, which is why we’re fortunate enough to have restaurants across the country, from Cape Town to Joburg and. Cape Town Fish Market is the perfect destination for a meal with family or friends. Whether you’re in the mood for a quick sushi lunch, a romantic lobster dinner or drinks with the crew, we’ll provide a memorable experience. In order to really understand the development and spread of sushi, you need to remember one thing: modern refrigeration wasn’t invented until the 1930s. Sushi has come a long way since fish was first wrapped in fermenting rice somewhere in Southeast Asia. If you’re ready, let’s dive into the wonderful and fascinating history of one of the Cape Town Fish Market’s best-loved menu options. Modern sushi is sufficiently different that it’s safe to say it was invented in Japan. Early sushi was invented as a way to preserve fish, the method here being to wrap cured (i.e. salted) fish in fermented rice, as the fermentation going on in the rice was found to preserve the fish even longer. The process took a while as it was designed to preserve the fish for several months. The Japanese found that adding rice vinegar to the recipe greatly reduced the time it took the fish to ferment, and allowed the rice to be eaten along with the fish. However, this also did not smell amazing, but according to some sources, still tasted good. The smell was a bit of an issue and helped drive the development of the process until fermentation was abandoned and only vinegar was used to marinate the sushi. This still took some time, so while sushi could be eaten faster, it was by no means the fast food we know and love today. In the Early Modern period, around 1750, the sheet form of nori seaweed was invented, giving rise to the first forms of rolled sushi, which included various ingredients in addition to the rice. Back in the day, soy sauce (itself actually made from a fermented bean paste) was used to help preserve fresh fish. In addition to the things he did to preserve the fish, his portions were huge by modern standards, so not exactly bite-size, as with most modern sushi. This was also the period in which sushi stopped becoming slow food and started becoming fast food, with little sushi stalls springing up all over Tokyo. From there, sushi has exploded onto the world stage as a delicious, healthy meal, and is now eaten across the globe. This, of course, has resulted in lots of experimentation and adaptation as local chefs have taken the sushi concept and invented new forms to cater to local tastes. One of the best examples of this is the California Roll, which, as its name suggests, was invented in California and replaced the fish component with avocado or cucumber to help introduce sushi to a Western audience. Since then, sushi has been eaten and served in many different ways. And we’ve been serving up delicious sushi made from fresh fish, in both traditional Japanese and Western styles, ever since. Today, Cape Town Fish Market is on the cutting edge of sushi fusion with our Signature Sushi range. Eating local is much easier (and more delicious) than you think.