When was hanaya yohei born

In this Japanese name, the family name is Hanaya.

Hanaya Yohei (華屋 与兵衛 or 花屋 與兵衛; 1799–1858) was a Japanese restaurateur and chef who is generally credited as the inventor of Tokyo-style (Edomae-zushi; 江戸前寿司) nigiri sushi at the end of the Edo period.

He is also regarded as the inventor of modern sushi that is widely recognized around the world. He was the founder of the Hanaya sushi restaurant in Edo.

Life

Hanaya was born in Reiganjima, Edo (present-day Shinkawa, Tokyo).

In 1810, Hanaya established a sushi restaurant, Hanaya, in Honjo, Edo (present-day Honjo, Tokyo).

He developed a new type of sushi, nigirizushi, which was different from the already existing oshizushi, in the early Bunsei era (1818-1830).

Sushi at his time was made from freshly captured fish from the nearby Tokyo Bay.

This ruled out many of today's popular materials such as salmonroe (ikura; イクラ). Even though Tokyo is a coastal city, food safety was still a concern