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Miya's Sushi
Restaurants in Connecticut Defunct restaurants in the United States Restaurants established in 1982 Tourist attractions in New Haven, Connecticut 1982 establishments in Connecticut Sushi restaurants in the United States Defunct Japanese restaurants in the United States
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. With a population of 135,081 as determined by the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, New Haven is List ...
, United States, credited as the first sustainable sushi restaurant in the world. The restaurant was founded by Yoshiko Lai, a Japanese nutritionist. As of 2021, they are permanently closed.
Cuisine
In 1982, Miya's was the first sushi restaurant in Connecticut, specializing in Kyushi-style recipes. With the creation of thesweet potato
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of ...
roll in 1995, Miya's began to create a plant-based sushi menu. By the late 1990s, 80% of the sushi menu had been converted into a plant-based one, and traditional sweetened white rice was replaced with a whole grain brown rice-based blend. In 2005, Miya's introduced its first invasive species
An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment. Invasive species adversely affect habitats and bioregions, causing ecological, environmental, and/or economic damage. The term can also be used for native spec ...
menu, featuring locally caught invasive species such as Asian shore crabs and European green crabs.
Reception and awards
*2018: James Beard Foundation - Finalist for Blind Sushi *2016: White House Champions of Change for sustainable seafood *2013: James Beard Foundation - Best Chef nominee *Best of New England - ''Yankee Magazine'' *Best restaurants in Connecticut - Expert's Picks *Monterey Bay Aquarium
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- Sustainable Seafood Award and 2011 Seafood Ambassador Award
*Fish2Fork - top 10 most sustainable seafood restaurants in the U.S.
*2010: Elm Ivy Award
*Key to the City of New Haven
In popular culture
*Miya's was lampooned by ''Saturday Night Live'' for its use of cicadas in sushi. *Miya's appeared on ''Good Food America''. *Miya's chef Bun Lai appeared as a contestant on ''Food Network's Chopped''.See also
*List of sushi restaurants
The following is an incomplete list of notable sushi restaurants.
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Miya's Sushi
Restaurants in Connecticut Defunct restaurants in the United States Restaurants established in 1982 Tourist attractions in New Haven, Connecticut 1982 establishments in Connecticut Sushi restaurants in the United States Defunct Japanese restaurants in the United States