Doylestown, PA’s Peasant--a folkie who pens pretty bedroom ballads on his latest effort, On the Ground--has uncovered some sushi secrets. Peasant (ne Damien Derose) visited Manhattan’s Soy, one of his favorite spots in the Lower East Side, where the restaurant’s owner revealed that sushi is hardly about the rice. “When we put vinegar into the rice it becomes sushi rice,” she said. “It’s not actually about the grain, it’s about the vinegar.” Derose’s favorite choice at Soy is the spicy tuna bowl, and he’s learned what’s in that dish’s secret sauce. You’ll have to watch the video to find out!

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