Etiquette around sushi..?

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I've liked sushi for a while.
Only recently did I learn that the ginger (which I just skipped) was to cleanse the taste buds in between different types of pieces.
So, I wonder what the rules are around the wasabi, soy sauce and so on.
I've just thrown it all in the mix.
 
Make sure you don't eat any conflict wasabi.
 
I put the pickled ginger right on the sushi and forgo wasabi and sauces for the most part. No clue if that's right or wrong but that's how I enjoy it.

I don't think it's morally hazardous to consume sushi if that's what you're asking.
 
kill the fish before you eat it with one swift stab to the medulla oblongata.

make sure the koji cultures used to ferment the soy are ethically grown and not within overly confined conditions.

only organic, certified fair trade, conflict free, non-gmo wasabi, grated fresh at the table.
 
Ethics, I thought we where about to talk about the rights of Tuna.
 
if you go to a quality sushi place, the wasabi should alraedy be put directly onto your fish if you are eating nigiri. you simply dip your nigiri in soy sauce, using the fish itself to touch the liquid in order to prevent the chance of your rice ball breaking apart.

that being said, most people in the western world are not eating sushi at high quality places. IMO, its perfectly fine to mix wasabi into your shoyu and then dip as said before in this case. another reason why this matters much less is because most peopel in the western world have never even tasted/seen/smelled fresh wasabi. if you go to a sushi place and are payingn less than 100$ for your meal, you're wasabi is likely coming out of a tube. this stuff is much cheaper than fresh wasabi. Wasting the fresh stuff by mixing it in soy sauce and leaving a lot of it unused would be a waste of an expensive ingredient, whereas wasting some green wasabi paste out of a tube is not as big a deal.

personally i have never even seen fresh wasabi before and ive been eating sushi for as long as i can remember. hipsters will tell you you must follow these rules... and then go on to eat a fuckin california roll from some shithole sushi place in a landlocked state
 
Charles Manson said:
I've liked sushi for a while.
Only recently did I learn that the ginger (which I just skipped) was to cleanse the taste buds in between different types of pieces.
So, I wonder what the rules are around the wasabi, soy sauce and so on.
I've just thrown it all in the mix.
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Go to a real sushi joint in Japan. You will find that Americans can be real offensive when eating sushi. I spent many years learning the trade. It's an art form.
 
Please tell me/us about some basic rules.
I've only been to restaurants with great fish and so on, but I've not got a clue if it is like the authentic thing.
Someone told me that mixing the wasabi and soy sauce was not well liked haha.
 
Put it in your mouth, and chew with your mouth closed. Beyond that, eat it how it tastes good to you.
 
BJ@LW&WW said:
if you go to a quality sushi place, the wasabi should alraedy be put directly onto your fish if you are eating nigiri. you simply dip your nigiri in soy sauce, using the fish itself to touch the liquid in order to prevent the chance of your rice ball breaking apart.

that being said, most people in the western world are not eating sushi at high quality places. IMO, its perfectly fine to mix wasabi into your shoyu and then dip as said before in this case. another reason why this matters much less is because most peopel in the western world have never even tasted/seen/smelled fresh wasabi. if you go to a sushi place and are payingn less than 100$ for your meal, you're wasabi is likely coming out of a tube. this stuff is much cheaper than fresh wasabi. Wasting the fresh stuff by mixing it in soy sauce and leaving a lot of it unused would be a waste of an expensive ingredient, whereas wasting some green wasabi paste out of a tube is not as big a deal.

personally i have never even seen fresh wasabi before and ive been eating sushi for as long as i can remember. hipsters will tell you you must follow these rules... and then go on to eat a fuckin california roll from some shithole sushi place in a landlocked state
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Your post makes me feel poor. I sound poor.
 
wonderbread said:
Go to a real sushi joint in Japan. You will find that Americans can be real offensive when eating sushi. I spent many years learning the trade. It's an art form.
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How do you "offensively" eat sushi?
 
I eat mine smothered with Ketchup.

Seriously though, I never eat the pickled ginger - while I know it is to cleanse the pallet, the taste does not appeal to me. I do however use ludicrous amounts of wasabe mixed with just a touch of soy sauce.
 
Honestly who cares about proper etiquette at the types of places we goto. I'be been told the at the very best places, adding anything is an insult. Same rules don't apply to your run of the mill restaurant
BJ@LW&WW said:
if you go to a quality sushi place, the wasabi should alraedy be put directly onto your fish if you are eating nigiri. you simply dip your nigiri in soy sauce, using the fish itself to touch the liquid in order to prevent the chance of your rice ball breaking apart.

that being said, most people in the western world are not eating sushi at high quality places. IMO, its perfectly fine to mix wasabi into your shoyu and then dip as said before in this case. another reason why this matters much less is because most peopel in the western world have never even tasted/seen/smelled fresh wasabi. if you go to a sushi place and are payingn less than 100$ for your meal, you're wasabi is likely coming out of a tube. this stuff is much cheaper than fresh wasabi. Wasting the fresh stuff by mixing it in soy sauce and leaving a lot of it unused would be a waste of an expensive ingredient, whereas wasting some green wasabi paste out of a tube is not as big a deal.

personally i have never even seen fresh wasabi before and ive been eating sushi for as long as i can remember. hipsters will tell you you must follow these rules... and then go on to eat a fuckin california roll from some shithole sushi place in a landlocked state
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yeah I was going t post something to this effect, but you said it well- the rules to eating "sushi" (using it as a catch-all term here) are vastly different if you're at some top end place where you should really be eating it as is, and the $15 all you can eat kind of place I would go to, where you gives a fuck about etiquette.
 
Brampton_Boy said:
I eat mine smothered with Ketchup.
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Whitest statement ever.

Seriously though, I never eat the pickled ginger - while I know it is to cleanse the pallet, the taste does not appeal to me. I do however use ludicrous amounts of wasabe mixed with just a touch of soy sauce.
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Exactly how I eat it.
 
Never look it directly in the eye.
 
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