So I had my first sushi last week and again today for lunch. I absolutely love it, I mean it is incredible. I always knew I would like it, I eat fish all the time in NE so I just knew it would be good, but I was always nervous about going without someone that knew what they were doing.
So this week I went with some guys from the job site I am on right now, they ordered some stuff, I loved it, now I am hooked. Since my company pays for all my food I will be getting it at least a few more times this week while I am still here.
So I was sitting there today wondering a few things as I ate my sushi.
1) How often would it be suggested to have sushi? Can you eat it everyday, or should it only be once or twice a week?
2) Proper things to do when eating it? Like, is it proper to put the wasabi in the dish with the soy sauce? Thats what the guys told me to do, but a quick google search told me thats not what you do. So if thats the case what should you do?
Some of the other things it said made some sense, things with the chop sticks, rubbing them together, placement of them, etc.
It also said, when you dip in the soy sauce, not to dip the rice, but to dip the fish then pick up the rice. So would you pick up the whole piece and place it on the little rectangular dish, remove the fish, dip it, place it back on the rice and then eat it? I dont know all the proper names for the dishes...
So then if that is what you are supposed to do would you dab the wasabi on the fish first, then dip it in the soy sauce and place it it on the rice and eat?
I am just curious because I know japan is a very traditional county and I think its proper if you are going into "their environment" to do things at least close to the proper way per their culture.
Lastly I would love to get some suggestions on things to try, I like the raw stuff more than any of the cooked stuff so far. Yellow tail, is my favorite that i have tried thus far. So give me some things to try!
So this week I went with some guys from the job site I am on right now, they ordered some stuff, I loved it, now I am hooked. Since my company pays for all my food I will be getting it at least a few more times this week while I am still here.
So I was sitting there today wondering a few things as I ate my sushi.
1) How often would it be suggested to have sushi? Can you eat it everyday, or should it only be once or twice a week?
2) Proper things to do when eating it? Like, is it proper to put the wasabi in the dish with the soy sauce? Thats what the guys told me to do, but a quick google search told me thats not what you do. So if thats the case what should you do?
Some of the other things it said made some sense, things with the chop sticks, rubbing them together, placement of them, etc.
It also said, when you dip in the soy sauce, not to dip the rice, but to dip the fish then pick up the rice. So would you pick up the whole piece and place it on the little rectangular dish, remove the fish, dip it, place it back on the rice and then eat it? I dont know all the proper names for the dishes...
So then if that is what you are supposed to do would you dab the wasabi on the fish first, then dip it in the soy sauce and place it it on the rice and eat?
I am just curious because I know japan is a very traditional county and I think its proper if you are going into "their environment" to do things at least close to the proper way per their culture.
Lastly I would love to get some suggestions on things to try, I like the raw stuff more than any of the cooked stuff so far. Yellow tail, is my favorite that i have tried thus far. So give me some things to try!
And......on another "health" note......larger fish have higher concentrations of mercury in their flesh, so I would research that and I would limit myself to 3 times a week at most.
