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Whether you are in for a business lunch, out for a night of fine dining, visit our fully stocked sushi bar. Our friendly skilled sushi chefs will gladly create delights to whet any palate. Ask about our Bluefin tuna. |
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What is sushi?
Beginning as a method of preserving fish centuries ago, sushi has evolved into an artful,
unique dining experience. In its earliest form, dried fish was placed between two pieces
of vinegared rice as a way of making it last. The nori (seaweed) was added later as a
way to keep one's fingers from getting sticky.
Technically, the word "sushi" means sour in Japanese, but colloquially, the term is
used to describe a finger-size piece of raw fish or shellfish on a bed of vinegared rice.
This can be eaten as is, or is often dipped into shoyu (Japanese soy sauce) and then eaten.
Often, much care is put into the creation of the dish and the many methods of preparing the
food indicate the importance of appearance to the educated consumer.
Sushi Bar Ettiquette
The only rule at a sushi bar is to eat what you like, how you like it, and as much as you like.
Traditionally, sake is not drunk with sushi. One drinks beer, wine, or tea (or water of course)
with sushi, while sake "may" be drunk with sashimi. The concept is that the rice wine does not
go with the rice. One does not pour one's own sake, either. Ginger is used to
cleanse the palate, between types of fish, and not eaten with it.
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The most important thing at our bar is to enjoy yourself and your meal |
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While Sushi can be eaten with
the fingers, sashimi may not. When dipping in shoyu, always dip the fish side in, not the rice.
That way the rice does not soak up all the shoyu, which can overpower the fish. Also, you won't
have a dish filled with little rice particles. Little things like that. But remember, where
you are, few non-Japanese have probably heard of all these things and no one is really watching
you to see if you "break the rules." The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and your meal
and as long as you are not throwing little balls of rice at your neighbouring tables, no one
really cares what you do.
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