In article >, Dan Logcher
> wrote:

> So they don't get a diploma or certificate for completing and
> training in Japan? Also, aren't Fugu chefs certified?

Fugu chefs are indeed certified.

To my knowledge sushi/other chefs are not, but your bona fide resume is
the certification. Either you worked in a well-known downtown sushi
shop or didn't, and you have letters of recommendation and introduction
or don't.

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A Dictionary of Japanese Food, Ingredients & Culture by Richard Hosking
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food; a cuisine far more vast than sushi.