Reddit mentions of Squeamish About Sushi: And other Food Adventures in Japan

> Japan was still fetishised in a popular light, and just after the turn of the century it wouldn't have been at all uncommon for the average white American of means to engage in things like sushi parties.

I know this was a tangential point, and I checked out the link you provided on it, but is there any chance that the reports about the popularity of sushi are sensationalized at all (and the second wave in the 1960s more restricted to cosmopolitan elite ranks)? I mean, fetishization of Japan is done today as well, but I feel like the mass appeal of sushi is much more recent (perhaps a "third wave" of sushi popularity in the US?), maybe from the 1990s. Like, it's the difference between "I've had sushi (one time 3 years ago, that was cool)" vs "I had sushi last week. Let's get it again today." (Anecdotally, up to the 80s and 90s, I always thought (and found that) the average white American was grossed out at the thought of sushi if it ever came up in conversation.)

I never knew about the much older history of sushi's appearances in the US and find them interesting, but is there a danger of forgetting that a book like this was perhaps par for the average American's experience (and that came out as late as 2000). Again, I'm curious what you think about the difference between, "Yeah, I had sushi once a few years ago when my socialite friend organized a party," vs. "Yeah, I eat sushi 2-4 times a month." Of course, this could be more explained by some growth of logistical capability to supply cheaper sushi en masse instead of expensive standalone restaurants, so I should concede that.