🍱 Oshi zushi (Morobuta zushi)

"Morobuta zushi" is a type of pressed sushi with a long tradition in the northern region of Nagasaki Prefecture. It is said to have originated in the Muromachi period (1336-1573), when Sumikore Omura, who was defeated in battle and had his territory taken from him, made oshizushi and served it to the people of his domain to celebrate his return. It is said that the sushi was made in shallow wooden boxes called “Morobuta" at that time, and this tradition has been handed down to the present. However, Sasa-cho still has its own legend that "the Morobuta zushi is made by sandwiching the ingredients between the rice, which is in keeping with the spirit that samurai warriors should not show the inside without hesitation.