Do do you like sushi? What was your first experience? What are your favorite types? And your favorite places?
Actually, I barely remember my first experience with sushi, but I thought I'd hate it. I remember this one lady hounding me about my chopsticks the first time I went to a sushi bar myself. And I remember reading an article about sushi manners.
-Do not smoke in a sushi bar.
-The waitress does not handle the food, only the drinks and money.
-Only eat sushi in one bite, unless it's that big (and Japanese sushi usually isn't).
-It's ok for foreigners to ask for forks, but do not ever ask for knives. This will imply that the food is so tough, that it can't be eaten with regular chopsticks.
-Do not make 'wasabi soup' with your soy sauce. This will make Japanese chefs cringe. The soy sauce is meant for the fish part, and the wasabi is usually in the sushi already, or not put in at all. In Japan, they almost never serve wasabi on the side.
-If you've never had sushi before, start with the shrimp nigiri or vegetable rolls, or the California roll. And then try the simple raw fish rolls like tuna and salmon. And work your way to the nigiri and huge mixed fish rolls. And if that's not daring enough for you, try the more exotic fish.
-Sushi is more about the rice than it is about the fish. It's supposed to serve the same purpose as a sandwich. There are rice-only rolls such as Inarizushi, wrapped in fried tofu.
-Most people, even in Japan don't know this, but you don't need chopsticks to eat sushi.
-The fish on nigiri isn't supposed to be that big. In fact, they do a fan test to make sure it doesn't fly off the rice.
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