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Re: Minor variations (Reply to this comment)
by chirochef
BTW - here's a web site that mentions adding a bit of wasabi to the shoyu (soy sauce):
http://gojapan.about.com/library/howto/hteatsushi.htm?once=true&
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Feb 28 '04
10:12 pm PST
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Minor variations (Reply to this comment)
by chirochef
All in all not a bad introduction, but the writer may not want to be quite so snobbish.
I apprenticed to a Japanese chef for almost two years. I learned a couple of things differently.
1) Mixing wasabi into the soy sauce is fine. Sorry - it may be a regional variation. I do recommend eating one or two pieces first to see if what the chef has already put is to your liking. Another variation I've seen is adding small bits of wasabi to the topping before dipping.
2) I was taught to reach over a piece of nigiri and pick it up from behind, flipping it over to get the topping side down.
3) It is polite to order two pieces of nigiri at a time. The word for one apparently is a pun on the phrase to kill someone, and three is is a pun on the phrase to kill oneself. Since I'm not a Japanese speaker (my teacher wanted us to learn food, not Japanese)I don't know if it's true.
4) Following #3, many restaurants have two pieces of nigiri per order, so pay attention - don't wind up ordering twice or half as much as you thought you were getting.
5) If you sit at the sushi bar (always a better bet if that's all or mostly what you're having) try ordering just a little at a time. It keeps it fresher. OTOH, combination platters are usually a better bargain.
6) Ask the chef for a recommendation of what's the best today, and try it.
7) Feel free to tell the server to get a drink for the chef; he may not have it then but will appreciate it.
Enjoy!
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Jan 26 '04
11:53 pm PST
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Wow... (Reply to this comment)
by Cloud_Walker
And I thought figuring out wich fork to use was impressive.
I must be a dreamer...
Cloud Walker
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Dec 16 '00
1:14 am PST
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Re: Wow.. (Reply to this comment)
by Memento-Mori
Yes, but it's sooooo worth it.
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Jul 07 '00
11:13 am PDT
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Wow.. (Reply to this comment)
by Code_Veronica
I never knew it was so much work to eat Sushi right! Great work, now I won't be laughed at by the 'Sushi Snobs' out there!
-Derek
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Jul 03 '00
11:03 am PDT
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Thanks (Reply to this comment)
by that-guy
Though, I usually just eat down by the pond.
that-guy
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Jun 12 '00
2:09 pm PDT
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Excellent and valuable.... (Reply to this comment)
by pluckyduck
and not a Quick Meal Recipe, as you know. I HR'd it because it so darn helpful, and I can't think where else you would place it.
*The chances are good that you are going to get some NR's on this because it doesn't "belong" in this category. If that happens, please don't be discouraged about the piece or upset with the people who NR. They aren't wrong, they are just protecting the TOS guidelines for the category *
Perhaps someone will come along who has a suggestion for an appropriate place to post this -- because it is excellent and valuable.
Thanks!
Andrea
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Jun 12 '00
5:07 am PDT
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Thanks! (Reply to this comment)
by AmyLEnsor
What a great piece. I normally don't read things in the recipe section unless it is something really interesting. This caught my eye. I've only had sushi once, and my memory of it was large pieces of raw fish that had a metallic taste and interesting texture. I'm definitely going to have to try it again.
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Jun 11 '00
11:10 pm PDT
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Very cool... (Reply to this comment)
by BlonbabyDawn
thanks for the interesting piece of information! I've never had sushi before, but you make it sound yummy and now i'll know how to eat it correctly lol
Thanks again!
~Dawn~
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Jun 11 '00
10:55 pm PDT
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