The Sushi Thread

[punkass]

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I've also heard you should use the back-end of the chopsticks for picking things up from communal platters. ?

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I've heard this as well.
Don't dip rice in soy sauce.
Don't use the wasabi on the plate.
Don't put the wasabi in the soy sauce.
You can use your fingers to eat sushi.

These are all things I've learn from Alton Brown on Good Eats.

[kokiri]

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I've also heard you should use the back-end of the chopsticks for picking things up from communal platters. ?

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yup it's the proper way to do it, but probably a little formal i.e. might get you laughed at if you do it with Japanese friends.

There are lots more anal chopstick rules, pretty much none of which should really be given a second thought.

Top 3 Sushi standards:

#1 Hotate (Scallops?)
#2 Squid (if good, taste like chewy soap if not)
#3 Tuna

The fish market, Tsukiji, is a top Tokyo tourist site, although it involves getting up pretty early in the morning to catch the action. In a Tokyo sushi restaurant a large part of what you're paying for is the chef's ability to pick the best fish on offer that day, so the number one best thing to do in a Sushi restaurant is to ask for the 'o-susume', or chef's recommendation. For this reason, Chirashi-sushi, a bowl of sushi rice with fish piled on top is best, imo, as you get a plate full of the chef's best pick.

Other meats you can get sashimi-style in tokyo: Horse and Chicken, both of which are pretty good...

[2461Badugi]

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#2 Squid (if good, taste like chewy soap if not)


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Thus the bane of my existence. It's far too difficult to find quality ika. It's almost as if there's some (extremely popular) school of sushi chefs who actually think it should be dull and mealy.