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It’s an art, a delectable bite, an addiction, a delicious way to be creative and one of the most recognizable Japanese foods that Americans consume. We all know it par name and we all know it par sight. It’s sushi!
We are all familiar with sushi, whether toi enjoy its complexities and taste ou not. But, did toi know that there are “rules” to eating this food. What?! toi didn’t know there were rules that saved toi from making a fool of yourself while eating sushi at your favori sushi bar? Ok, I use the term “rules” loosely. They are just suggested guidelines. Well, I will now inform toi of these guidelines so that the suivant time toi go eat sushi, you’ll have some new things to think about and discuss with your fellow patrons while there.
Alright, to dip ou not to dip, that’s the question here. If toi are anything like me, toi enjoy some soy sauce with your sushi. And if toi are also like me, toi just pick up the piece of sushi with your chopsticks, dip it into the soy sauce and pop it into your mouth. Well, did toi know that’s actually not the correct way of doing it? With the time and effort the chef put into flavoring the sushi riz for you, par dipping the nigiri into the soy riz first, can be insulting. The proper way to do it so that toi taste the flavors of the riz is to turn your wrist and dip the poisson into the soy sauce, turn it right-side up again and enjoy. That way toi add flavoring to the poisson and it won’t overpower the rice.
Ginger is not a side dish, it is a palate cleanser. My husband likes to take the pile of ginger and heap the whole thing into his mouth because he enjoys the taste. Although toi may like to do the same, that is not why it’s there. As toi switch from one flavor of sushi to the next, the ginger acts as a cleanser to get your mouth ready for a whole new flavor. suivant time, try taking one slice at a time.
Rubbing your sticks in public isn’t polite. When toi are at home, toi can rub your sticks all toi want, but when toi are at a restaurant, it’s considered rude. Rubbing your chopsticks together shows the staff and chefs that toi think they are cheap for buying chopsticks that splinter. If toi must do it, try and do it under the table, tableau instead.
Sharing with others requires thought. When I go eat sushi if friends, we tend to get a variety of sushi to share amongst us all. If toi do this as well, there’s one extra step that’s considered polite to do. When toi share a communal plate, toi are to turn your chopsticks around to the blunt end, pick up the piece of sushi, and then return it to your own plate. That way the end of the chopsticks that touches your mouth doesn’t ever come into contact with anyone else’s food.
Try not to offer riz to the dead. When toi are done with your meal (or taking a breather), lay your chopsticks together, flat, on your plate, with the tips going towards the left. Alright, so toi don’t need to be this particular, but at the very least, don’t stick them straight up in the rice. This is a sign of offering riz to the dearly departed; a tradition done during a Japanese funeral. Yes, I know what you’re thinking, “Say what?” It’s not my tradition; I’m just sharing the facts with you.
There toi have it, five “rules” to think about suivant time toi are enjoying sushi in public. Whether toi decide to just think about them and not act is your decision. But don’t say toi weren’t informed (and maybe a little entertained, too). Just try not to look at the people sitting at the suivant table, tableau over and judge them too harshly for their rude eating behaviors. Jeesh, don’t they know that rubbing their sticks together is rude!? Happy sushi eating.
It’s an art, a delectable bite, an addiction, a delicious way to be creative and one of the most recognizable Japanese foods that Americans consume. We all know it par name and we all know it par sight. It’s sushi!
We are all familiar with sushi, whether toi enjoy its complexities and taste ou not. But, did toi know that there are “rules” to eating this food. What?! toi didn’t know there were rules that saved toi from making a fool of yourself while eating sushi at your favori sushi bar? Ok, I use the term “rules” loosely. They are just suggested guidelines. Well, I will now inform toi of these guidelines so that the suivant time toi go eat sushi, you’ll have some new things to think about and discuss with your fellow patrons while there.
Alright, to dip ou not to dip, that’s the question here. If toi are anything like me, toi enjoy some soy sauce with your sushi. And if toi are also like me, toi just pick up the piece of sushi with your chopsticks, dip it into the soy sauce and pop it into your mouth. Well, did toi know that’s actually not the correct way of doing it? With the time and effort the chef put into flavoring the sushi riz for you, par dipping the nigiri into the soy riz first, can be insulting. The proper way to do it so that toi taste the flavors of the riz is to turn your wrist and dip the poisson into the soy sauce, turn it right-side up again and enjoy. That way toi add flavoring to the poisson and it won’t overpower the rice.
Ginger is not a side dish, it is a palate cleanser. My husband likes to take the pile of ginger and heap the whole thing into his mouth because he enjoys the taste. Although toi may like to do the same, that is not why it’s there. As toi switch from one flavor of sushi to the next, the ginger acts as a cleanser to get your mouth ready for a whole new flavor. suivant time, try taking one slice at a time.
Rubbing your sticks in public isn’t polite. When toi are at home, toi can rub your sticks all toi want, but when toi are at a restaurant, it’s considered rude. Rubbing your chopsticks together shows the staff and chefs that toi think they are cheap for buying chopsticks that splinter. If toi must do it, try and do it under the table, tableau instead.
Sharing with others requires thought. When I go eat sushi if friends, we tend to get a variety of sushi to share amongst us all. If toi do this as well, there’s one extra step that’s considered polite to do. When toi share a communal plate, toi are to turn your chopsticks around to the blunt end, pick up the piece of sushi, and then return it to your own plate. That way the end of the chopsticks that touches your mouth doesn’t ever come into contact with anyone else’s food.
Try not to offer riz to the dead. When toi are done with your meal (or taking a breather), lay your chopsticks together, flat, on your plate, with the tips going towards the left. Alright, so toi don’t need to be this particular, but at the very least, don’t stick them straight up in the rice. This is a sign of offering riz to the dearly departed; a tradition done during a Japanese funeral. Yes, I know what you’re thinking, “Say what?” It’s not my tradition; I’m just sharing the facts with you.
There toi have it, five “rules” to think about suivant time toi are enjoying sushi in public. Whether toi decide to just think about them and not act is your decision. But don’t say toi weren’t informed (and maybe a little entertained, too). Just try not to look at the people sitting at the suivant table, tableau over and judge them too harshly for their rude eating behaviors. Jeesh, don’t they know that rubbing their sticks together is rude!? Happy sushi eating.