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🍱 Matsuyama zushi

In 1892, Soseki Natsume visited Matsuyama for the first time and stopped by Shiki Masaoka's house. During his visit, he was treated by Yae, Shiki's mother, to Matsuyama zushi. Soseki was delighted with the dish and consumed it without spilling a single morsel. Shiki also loved Matsuyama zushi and even wrote a haiku titled "I love Matsuyama sushi." Later, in the spring of 1895, Soseki returned to Matsuyama as a teacher at Matsuyama Junior High School and ordered Matsuyama zushi as soon as he arrived. This indicates that it was one of his favorite dishes in Matsuyama. Matsuyama zushi is also known as "moburi-zushi", which is derived from the Matsuyama dialect word "mobusu" or "moburu", which means "to mix together."