1.   At Nobu, the East Coast outpost of Japanese chef Nobu Matsuhisa, traditional Japanese fare shares billing with fusion foods influenced by his work in Peru and Argentina.

2.   But, Becker says, he had become disillusioned with Asian fusion food in the United States.

3.   Fusion food is still a national craze, but it started here as a natural evolution from the influence of an ever growing Chinese population.

4.   Hello, fusion food from purgatory.

5.   Loco moco is the original fusion food.

6.   Much of the food is just what you want fusion food to taste like.

7.   Now Tony Sala has created a new fusion food.

8.   Other main courses include a smoked pork chop with applesauce and cornbread, and a venture into fusion food with wasabi-crusted salmon with Asian noodles.

9.   The cuisines of the Pacific Islands may be the original fusion food.

10.   The fusion food is terrifyingly good-looking on the plate and packed with flavor.