How To Eat Sushi

Sushi is a Japanese food which consists of rice with other ingredients on top of it. There are a few tricks to eat sushi and many rules of sushi etiquette. This page is a guide on how to eat sushi.

Sushi is a Japanese food which has become popular internationally. While you can eat sushi in any way you choose, some tips can make it easier and more enjoyable to eat it. It can also be helpful to learn some sushi etiquette.

There are several types of sushi and many local variations. Some common types are:

1. Nigirizushi: Sushi rice that has been hand pressed and has a topping on it.
2. Makizushi: Sushi that has been formed with a bambi mat and is wrapped, often in nori (seaweed). It can come in several shapes, including cylinders, rolls and cones.
3. Inarizushi: Fried tofu filled with sushi rice.
4. Chirashizushi is sushi rice which is served in a bowl with different toppings

Before you start eating sushi, learn some sushi basics.

1. Sushi is typically eaten together with soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger.
2. You can dip the sushi in soy sauce before eating it.
3. To add some spice to your sushi, dip it in wasabi.
4. Wasabi is often mixed with soy sauce.
5. Eat pickled ginger between sushi pieces to refresh your taste buds.
6. Smaller pieces of sushi are eaten in one piece, while larger pieces are eaten in several bites.
7. It's best to eat spicy sushi or sushi with cooked seafood last because the stronger flavor can overpower the taste of sushi with milder taste.

If you are going to eat sushi in Japan or in a traditional setting outside of Japan, it can be useful to learn some sushi etiquette.

1. In a traditional sushi restaurant, sushi is ordered from the sushi chef (itamae) and drinks are ordered from the waitress.
2. If you are given a hot towel, it's meant to be used to wash your hands.
3. Due to symbolism associated with it, do not leave your chopsticks standing up in the middle of the food and do not pass food from your plate to another person's place with chopsticks. Instead, place the food on a plate and pass it this way.
4. Sushi can be eaten with hands or with chopsticks.

If you have not eaten sushi before, learn some sushi basics and sushi etiquette first. Sushi is typically eaten with soy, sauce, wasabi and picked ginger. It can be eaten with hands or with chopsticks. Eat smaller sushi pieces in one bite and larger pieces in several bites.