in launching its signature restaurant San: Qi with the freshest ingredients.His decade-long stay inTokyo brings in many memorable visits on Saturday mornings to the iconic Tsukiji Fish Market, having the best sushi while bonding with sushi masters and ingredient suppliers in the world’s most amazing seafood market. How did you start your journey with sushi in India? As all journeys, it started with a single step. I think people don’t realize how deeply I love India, my home for the last 15 years, and I wanted to be part of this vibrant amazing growing nation and contribute in my own small way by providing authentic quality affordable sushi. So first step was my love of India, followed with my own wish to eat great sushi - a passion and love for sushi - that I wanted to share with a wider audience, not only me. So the first step was coming to India, falling in love with this great country and people, and venturing boldly to open a Japanese-owned business, now India’s Today, many cafes and restaurants all over the country have a separate sushi section included in their menus for all the narezushi lovers. Today, people in India, mainly the youth, have started exploring and experimenting with Japanese food and are growing a fondness towards the cuisine. You can say that we owe it all to sushi for bridging the gap between Japan and the Indian palate. To further understand sushi’s growing popularity in India, LuxeBook spoke to Harry Hakuei Kosato the Founder of Sushi & More and Brand Ambassador of Kikkoman Soy sauce. A confirmed Indophile, Harry Hakuei Kosato, is the country’s foremost sushi curator. He calls Mumbai his new home, loving his experiences in the maximum city as he divides time between Singapore and Mumbai. Harry started out as one of the first importers of fine Japanese ingredients in the country back in 2007, supporting brands including Four Seasons Mumbai Harry Hakuei Kosato, Founder of Sushi & More and Brand Ambassador of Kikkoman Soy sauce 30|L U X E B O O K|J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 3 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 3 |L U X E B O O K| 31
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