Sushi Restaurants Show Ukraine's Resilience Despite War
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Sushi restaurants remain open and popular across Ukraine, even in areas near the frontlines, showing the resilience of the country's consumer economy.
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The manager of an Island Sushi restaurant near the fighting says his home was destroyed but he has resettled and keeps his new restaurant running.
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A food warehouse manager in Zaporizhzhia says sushi relies on imported ingredients but supply chains have stabilized enough to allow restaurants to continue operating.
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A restaurant consultant says sushi took off after the fall of the Soviet Union as something exotic and trendy, symbolizing Ukraine's defiance of its Soviet past.
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Soldiers near the frontlines say going to sushi restaurants gives them a comforting taste of everyday life outside the war.