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The servers bring steaming hot towels when we first sit down at the sushi bar, and though I am for some reason, always tempted to lean back in my chair and lay the towel over my face to relax just a little, I don’t. This isn’t Burke-Williams.
I do what normal people do and wipe my hands, fold the towel back neatly and leave it there, just below my water glass for easy access. That’s right, easy access. Because if you’re sushi-smooth, then you know that you can eat the nigiri sushi (the mounds of rice with sliced fish on top, as opposed to sashimi) with your fingers, wiping them every once in a while on your towel. Just look at what the September issue of Food and Wine magazine sketches out.
Don’t be afraid to do it. You might get some horror-stricken looks from the noobs sitting near you, but you and the sushi chef can just share a knowing smile. Licking your fingers clean, though? I’m not so sure about that.
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11-22-2005 @12:07AM umetaro said... "hashi" or "ohashi" (the super polite form) is the japanese word for chopsticks. leaving the chopsticks sticking upright in a bowl of rice isn't considered insulting, it's just really bad manners as well as bad luck if you're superstitious. the superstition stems from the tradition of leaving offerings for the dead... you'd stick the chopsticks upright in the bowl of rice and leave it at the altar or gravemarker.
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9-20-2005 @10:54PM Mr. Shiney said... Thank you for clarifying the difference between nigiri sushi and sashimi. This has never been at all clear to me. Another tip, for total sushi nubes, is to never place ohashi poked up from your bowl of rice after a meal. Such an insult!
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9-21-2005 @12:55AM alps said... also never dip the rice in the soy, only the fish!
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9-21-2005 @1:03PM sarah said... ah, yes, the soy sauce problem, that is coming up next!
and question...is "ohashi" a pair of chipsticks? i did that ONCE when i was really little at home and when mym mom saw it, she jumped up from her seat in total panic, grabbed my bowl and pulled the chopsticks out. i think iwas in first or second grade - scarred me for life, LOL!
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9-25-2005 @9:52AM marisa said... That's funny about the wet naps! I always enjoy the steam on my face when cutting the rice in the hangiri. I tell people that that combined with the sake I drink, it is the source of my smooth skin. Here's a little tip on how to dip gunkan maki, or little battle ship sushi (like salmon roe or uni) in soy without making a mess: Simply grab a bit of pickled ginger with your chopsticks and dip it into your soy. Then, use it like a little wet mop and dap on top of your sushi. Delicious and mess free! Ita daki masu!
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