subject: Genuine Imitation Crab [print this page] Whereas most European immigrants several decades earlier typically entered the country though New York, Japanese immigrants landed in Los Angeles, and they brought with them Sushi, sowing the seeds of its popularity in the US. Being freshly arrived immigrants in the United States, many of them unable to even speak English, it goes without saying that they were not terribly well-to-do in terms of money. As they further developed their cuisine in their new country, again, financial limitations necessitated the use of imitation crab in what rapidly became their signature dish.
