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Sushi Cravings - The Hidden Costs of a Lifestyle Trend
2025 • E14 Jul 29, 2025 45m
Sushi is everywhere. Once an expensive gourmet meal for affluent diners, it has become a global fast-food phenomenon. Whether from an Asian takeaway or a supermarket grab-and-go box, sushi is seen as trendy, low in calories, healthy, and affordable. But the enormous demand for sushi comes with consequences.
This ARD investigation follows the supply chains of salmon and tuna, the two most popular sushi ingredients. The reporters' journey takes them from contested tuna fishing grounds in the Indian Ocean and vast salmon aquaculture facilities in Northern Europe to massive industrial seafood-processing plants, uncovering the environmental and economic challenges behind one of the world's favorite foods.
This ARD investigation follows the supply chains of salmon and tuna, the two most popular sushi ingredients. The reporters' journey takes them from contested tuna fishing grounds in the Indian Ocean and vast salmon aquaculture facilities in Northern Europe to massive industrial seafood-processing plants, uncovering the environmental and economic challenges behind one of the world's favorite foods.