Sushi is a cult, for real

by Sarah J. Gim, Posted Apr 28th 2006 @ 7:34PM

If ever you found yourself craving, eating, and worshiping sushi as if in some strange cult-like manor, you might not be far off.

Many may know about Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed Messiah who claimed he was destined to be the savior of humanity. Reverend Moon founded the controversial Unification Church, popularly known as a religious group called the "Moonies." Don't recall? Then remember his large-scale mass weddings in Madison Square Garden and other locations in Asia? That was the Moonies. Many have called it a cult.

Well, those who have alleged that Reverend Moon and his "Moonies" are a cult have been indirectly supporting the movement if Moon and his followers every time they indulge in sushi. That's right. Reverend Moon, unbeknownst most people, has created an empire of seafood, integrating themselves into almost every facet of the seafood industry from fishing to putting those two pieces of fatty, buttery, melt-in-you-mouth toro on you plate.

The True World Group comprises fleets of boats, operates distribution centers and supplies fish and seafood to most of the 9,000 sushi restaurants around the US. The True World Group is controlled by a non-profit company called Unification Church International Inc., or UCI.

The Chicago Tribune did a full investigative story, even going so far as to listing restaurants in the Chicago area that are supplied by True World.

The question is, does this bother people enough to change their sushi eating habits? Does it even matter?

[photo: The Delicious Life]

Filed Under: Newspapers, Ingredients, Chefs & Restaurants, Restaurants
Tags: america, appetizers, chicago, chicago tribune, dinner, fish, hors doeuvres, lunch, midwest cities, moonies, reverend moon, reverend sun myung moon, sashimi, seafood, sushi, unification church

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4-29-2006 @11:59AM Nicole Fitzhugh said... "la la la, I'm not listening, la la la, don't tell me anything I don't want to know, la la la" as she puts her fingers in her ears and runs away...
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4-29-2006 @2:48PM Finished.Law.School said... The Moonies are a cult. The Scientologists are a cult as well.

Sushi, unfortunately, is the victim here.
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