Do you like sushi?  I don't eat meat but DO love sushi (only fish I'll eat)
Sushi seems better prepared with white rice to me.
I like Shashimi which I think is just the fish, and do love sushi rolls with seaweed and fish and rice
Rice is a popular part of sushi, no doubt. I hope the farmers continue to make profit growing it.
make a profit from growing rice?  haven't they always made a profit?
Japanese cuisine
Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes. The traditional cuisine of Japan, (or ), is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes; there is an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. Side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables, and vegetables cooked in broth. Seafood is common, often grilled, but also served raw as sashimi or in sushi. Seafood and vegetables are also deep-fried in a
many different varieties, and therefore there is a certain dining etiquette to follow. It is allowed to eat "sushi" with bare hands, however, "sashimi" is eaten with chopsticks. When "shoyu" (lit. soy sauce) is served together with "nigiri-sushi" (lit. sushi with a fish topping), pick up the sushi and dip the part of the fish topping into the "shoyu," not the part of rice. Having rice to absorb "shoyu" too much would