Taboo When Eating Sushi
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5 Things You DON'T Want to Do When Eating SUSHI in Japan
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Sushi has a long history in Japan and because of it, there are actually many rules on how to eat them properly. I personally think that you don’t have to follow everything perfectly, but there is one thing that I most certainly recommend you to avoid to simply enjoy the taste of sushi more.
It is… “Putting soy sauce on the rice.” Why?
1. You could accidentally put too much soy sauce
2. The rice will fall apart
3. Some rice might fall into the soy sauce plate and it will look dirty
Putting too much soy sauce on will change the original taste of the sushi. Just a little bit on the tip of the topping is usually recommended. The best way to do so is to first tilt the sushi sideways and then pick it up.
By the way, there are some sushi called 軍艦 Gunkan that has 海苔 nori seaweed wrapped around it. But these kinds are impossible to tilt because the toppings will fall off. In this case, you should use the がり Gari sliced vinegared ginger that always comes together with sushi as a brush to apply soy sauce on the top.
By the way, Gari are originally meant for refreshing your mouth in between eating different kinds of sushi.
*The content is based on personal studies and experience
There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects
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Sushi has a long history in Japan and because of it, there are actually many rules on how to eat them properly. I personally think that you don’t have to follow everything perfectly, but there is one thing that I most certainly recommend you to avoid to simply enjoy the taste of sushi more.
It is… “Putting soy sauce on the rice.” Why?
1. You could accidentally put too much soy sauce
2. The rice will fall apart
3. Some rice might fall into the soy sauce plate and it will look dirty
Putting too much soy sauce on will change the original taste of the sushi. Just a little bit on the tip of the topping is usually recommended. The best way to do so is to first tilt the sushi sideways and then pick it up.
By the way, there are some sushi called 軍艦 Gunkan that has 海苔 nori seaweed wrapped around it. But these kinds are impossible to tilt because the toppings will fall off. In this case, you should use the がり Gari sliced vinegared ginger that always comes together with sushi as a brush to apply soy sauce on the top.
By the way, Gari are originally meant for refreshing your mouth in between eating different kinds of sushi.
*The content is based on personal studies and experience
There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects
What about maki that has rice on the outside?
I got a question.
What happens if a butch woman/ masculine presenting wiman wants to use the female only car in Japanese train?
Is it possible to cover the topic of female samurai? Please? Arigato!
Me : literally spill soy sauce into the sushi
"Sometimes my genius scares me"
Sorry Shogo but i'm dunking it in shrimp sauce.
The tip with using the ginger as a brush is actually extremely helpful! I had never thought of doing that before
I use mustard instead
@@cisarovnajosefina4525 what
I just throw it ontop, dip it in soy sauce and a little wasabi, then eat it all together. Sushi wrapped in ginger is quite yum.
@@cisarovnajosefina4525 maybe you’re thinking of wasabi. I don’t think you usually get mustard with sushi
I thought it was a pallet cleaner
this is such a japanese thing
"theres a grain of rice in your soysauce! YOU FAILURE"
**EMOTIONAL DAMAGE**
You have to commit sudoku
@@ditahayu4315 pretty sure that was intentional now excuse me while I commit suzuki
@@ditahayu4315 r/woooosh
@@ditahayu4315 I think that was the joke Einstein
Alien: "how do humans eat sushi again?"
Other alien: "uhh... Well.. Its kinda complicated."
Alien 1: you use these sticks and somehow use them to pick the sushi up for consumption.
Alien 2: wack
Literally
Useless rules for fools. It's ordinary food, u can eat it how u like.
@@atomicsamurai8967 Fork is better for eating sushi xd
@@yarikyaryi LIES!!
Brazilians making own interpretation of sushi (and every other food):
The rule is... There are no rules.
Last week I brought my dad some nigiri from a high end Japanese place, and the mf spread cream cheese on top of the fish 😭
@@angellopez5315 Brazilians put cream cheese all over the japanese food.
@@carlospc223 so you saying you guys put cream cheese on raw fish..
@@carlospc223
😏📸
@@Sil_Of_Sol Yep.
There's one we call joy.
Is raw fish and cream cheese.
Brazilians Always make their own interpretation of the foods.
Hahaha
Not the first not the last.
Thanks Shogo, now I can indirectly insult my Japanese friend when he brings me to a sushi restaurant
What?
Based
Based
Snatch the sushi off your friend's plate, slather the rice in soy sauce, and then eat it with your fingers to assert dominance.
@@Drekromancer you need to stopped ✋
I feel like it's for the best that I never vacation in Japan. Knowing me I'll probably offend someone just by existing.
It is a pretty xenohobic nation. Doubtless there are already some Japanese you've offended with your existence without even going there.
Seconded 👍
Yeah. So just forget about all this foolish rules. U can eat food just how you like. No need for making anything so complicating and uncomfortable.
I just dip it in right side up, throw it in my mouth and call it a day
Japanese: 👺
@Kaguyaa, I feel the same.
My sushi is always swimming in soy sauce like a big chunky seal in the Antarctic Ocean before I eat it, so thanks for the heads-up if I'm ever in an authentic sushi restaurant
Hehe, little fat sushi seal
It’s definitely worth it to have proper sushi that you don’t need to drown in soy sauce.
I'm not a big fan of plain white rice. I need the soy sauce to liven it up.
I literally dunk them and give them a bath in soy sauce before eating them
you all drowned a sushi, remember that 😢
I actually love your accent, it gives your English a subtle refinement, and sometimes makes for clearer pronunciations. It's so relaxing to listen to your commentary.
“Use the ginger as a brush.”
Me: *Has been dipping the ginger slices and eating them with the sushi.* 😳
yeah you can eat those, no problem with that. It's just smart to do what he said if you want nothing to spill.
Me too bro 😂😅
I believe the ginger is also meant to be eaten between different rolls as a palette cleanser but just enough to chew
Omg same 😂😂😂
Omg same 😂😂😂
Yesterday I was at my local grocery store and found a “Cheetos Roll” at their sushi section and idk how to take this information
It ain't eazy...being cheezy
I find it important to understand that food is always changing, and that tradition isn't always important. Until the 1500s, tomatoes did not exist at all in Italian cuisine. The word 'sushi' actually refers the the rice, which was originally only used to preserve the fish, and was discarded rather than eaten. And salmon wasn't used in sushi until the 1980s, when Norway, yes, Norway, pushed salmon sushi in order to boost exports.
@@westondickinson5309 Mom's spagheety
@@100nitrog yes, it's better to be just rational, no need for pointless taboos.
what the- huh??
I love the way shogo uses the word "taboo". I dunno it just feels nice.
Oh my goodness! I thought I was the only one.. 🥺
it happens
holy i never knew 98 people love that word too-
Pron has warped your mind beyond repair.
This actually did genuinely enhance my sushi eating experience
Wa's somebody looking over your shoulder Making sure you weren't f****** up.Cause that doesn't sound like an enjoyable eating experience to me
The pickled ginger is primarily meant as a palate cleanser to be eaten between different kinds of sushi (basically to 'reset' your taste buds), he is just giving a tip how to apply soy sauce to the gunkan in an elegant way. If you're not getting high end sushi where the chef prepares it in front of you, you can just eat it as you like IMHO. Otherwise it's really very disrespectful or at least it's just a pity if you drown out the more delicate and complex flavors with too much soy sauce. But if you like it that way, you do you.
If someone complains about me not respecting the sushi because I put on too much soy sauce I usually pull an uno reverse card on them by saying that they're disrespecting the soy sauce maker by putting on too little.
you can eat the ginger with the sushi as well
@@tropingreenhorn Pickled Ginger on sushi is amazing I dont get why they only use it as a "Pallette Cleanser"
@@OriginalGamerPr0some ppl like me have sensitive or different palate and ginger have a rather strong flavor so it tend to overpower the taste of meat and the sushi as a whole. I mean u do u but i personally don't enjoy it as much due to too strong taste of it.
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It’s a palette cleanser because it has a pretty strong, yet pleasant flavor that helps to eliminate other flavors in your mouth and replace them with the ginger flavor. It works well when you’re trying many different kinds of Sushi and you don’t want the flavors to mesh together.
I drench my sushi in soy sauce before eating it, it's just a must😂
I love the footage of the sooshi being tilted
Its just a lil "bloop"
Wow, thanks! That was actually really helpful!
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I just learned so much in such a short period of time. Thank you Shogo!
I feel attacked….
*needs to find the cameras that are watching me when I eat my sushi*
😂😂
We're all watching you.
@@brianmccarthy5557 what if I can't walk
The ginger brush literally blew my mind. Also now it’s 9AM and I’m deeply craving sushi
I Actually can't stand ginger, I don't care if it cleans his palet.I just don't like the taste and texture I never touch it and if I was offered it I'd be like no thank you give me my next piece of sushi
This is really cool and interesting, thank you!
Ohhhhhh, so that's why I always get loose rice grains all over my soy sauce plate 🤣
Thanks for letting us know!
Best sushi eating tips I got in my entire life 😭😭❤️
Personally, I think regular soy sauce is too salty even to dab on lightly. I really like the taste and mouth feel of the raw fish, especially tuna and salmon. They don't need anything extra
I use the chopstick to dip into the soy sauce, to get some of that salt in
I agree. I like sushi for the delicate balance of flavors, and soy sauce is very overpowering. If I use it, it's all I can taste. I do like soy sauce and I use it frequently when cooking, but never for sushi.
I feel the same about wasabi, too overpowering.
I'm in the pursuit to getting the perfect soy sauce.. idk how they did it but East Asians coming up with soy sauce is a bomb condiment!
Hear hear!
Same but my reason is just that I dont like soy sauce at all
This is amazing. Thank you so much!
This has been blown out of proportion for Americans, the vast majority of Japanese people (in my experience) could care less about how you eat sushi as long as you're not throwing it across the restaurant.
Could they care less or not?
@@drmprod no cos they already dont care probably
I watch NHK world all the time and they show people dipping their sushi in soy sauce all the time.
"could care less" 🤣😂
Yeah. This kind of things, while nice as "Did you know that.." conversation, should really have a disclaimer that says "No one actually gives a cent about any of these rules". In this particular case, this is only ever going to matter if the person is in a super, extremely high end restaurant with really, really important people, like, the CEO of Sony, as an example, and thus they need to behave in their best because thy are about to seal a deal or something. For 99.9% of people, it wont ever matter to them nor anyone around them.
I learned so many new things in less than a minute. Thanks for making this short!
This has made me reassess my whole life.
Sushi is the best thing. It makes me so happy. Every time. Just thinking about it now I smile.
Meanwhile there’s me with my gallon of eel sauce
Heathen! It's spicy mayo or nothing
Thank you, Shogo!! This helps a lot!!
me: *eats the ginger*
Well you are supposed to between the different types of fish so you can taste it easier
Sushi in the art of eating it and enjoying it is truly an art.
Pfft last night I was thinking this question and today I saw this, Thank you
This is really great and I will use this next time I eat sushi, the brushing looks quite elegant!
Personally, I like to eat sushi without adding soy sauce, I like to taste the original flavors but if I really think it needs it, I put just a dash on it.
These are very smart tips. Thank you!
I gotta have a little puddle of soy sauce mixed with a ton of wasabi. I love the spice. I remember eating at Sugar fish for my brothers birthday and the chef refused to give us any (respectfully he explained why) and honesty the sushi was amazing and didn’t need it. I think it depends on the quality !
If you like the spicy kick of a lot of wasabi, you can insert some between the fish and rice with your chopsticks in a little sushi surgery, and then dip in unmixed soy sauce. Both flavors will pop more and with more clarity! Watch out for your sinuses though!
i’ve just been eating the ginger slices thats rlly helpful
"You can accidentally put too much soy sauce"
Bitch, ain't no such thing!
I've learned something useful today, thank you.
I can't follow this rule T-T. I tried eating with the recommended method, and it taste too bland for me. I guess I love the soy sauce with sushi, not sushi with soy sauce XD.
what
Same
Same :P
😂
@@Rose_Emp it's soy sauce with sushi, not sushi with soy sauce. what do you not understand on that
I didn't know this, thank you.
I understand it's a very very old culture and They are trying to preserve their history, but a lot of these Japanese taboo things just seem silly. A few grains of rice in the soy sauce shouldn't show disrespect to a cook imo.
nah it just makes you look messy af
i just find the brush so hilarious to me XD
"A man chooses. A slave obeys"
You're so cool, I love your videos and I learn so much
There's no such a thing as "too much" soy sauce
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Thank you Mr. Shogo for your explaination on how to eat sushi properly
I've been eating the ginger by itself this whole time. Now I shall use it as a brush instead
As a sushi lover I appreciate learning about the origins. I love soaking the ginger in the soy and adding a bit of wasabi then dipping the roles in it. Sometimes I'll put the soy ginger on the sushi too. It's all frocking delicious and I thank Japan for inventing one of my absolute favorites
me when soy sauce
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The brush method with the ginger piece is mind blowing to me right now. 🤯nice tip
Huh, cool...
*keeps dunking the whole thing like I'm Steph Curry*
You're blowing my mind with this right now
The ginger is meantto be a brush? I always eat that!
I was told a long time ago that it was meant to cleanse your pallet between eating different types of fish. So, like you just ate some tuna, you eat a sliver of the ginger so you can eat the salmon.
@@sagedill5993 That answers my question!
I don't like leaving food on a plate so knowing it's a cleanser is a relief. Also do they do this with other food, or just ginger?
Because I love the idea of a pallet cleanser, since sometimes certain food tastes overpower the others and ruins the experience.
@@WakoDoodle I agree, more food should include pallet cleansers! Never heard of it being done besides with sushi though
Why you eat clean brush?
My mom puts it ON TOP of the sushi..
Yes! The ginger brushing I'm for sure using, genious
Unless the sushi man can submit me in a grapple in duel I don't see why I'd need to follow other's rules
Thanks for this info!!
NAH. I LOVE SALTYNESS the extra taste of soy sauce with the fat of the fish. I refuse to eat how others want me to.
Even on soups I always have to put extra salt compared to everyone else.
Me swallowing the soya sauce bowl, with ginger and every sushi piece whole:
*My goals are beyond your understanding*
*No Disrespect* but i can't process this much thought while just eating my food... The almighty gave you the chance to eat...So i prefer to just be thankful and eat it..
I appreciate learning about what you share, big and small, Shogo. :)
This was actually facinating.
ooo I actually already do this! I used to only eat plain sushi, but lately I wanted to try to eat it with a bit of soy sauce and I only dip it a little bit because otherwise I feel like the taste is too overwhelming. I freaking love the taste of sushi on it's own, it's one of my favorite foods 😋
Great tips!
I like how he presents the rule with logical reasons behind it, rather than strict rules just cause
Bro you know some stuff. I appreciate the advice and lessons you put out. 💯 keep doing what your doing man
Hello Shogo, thank you for providing such useful sushi etiquette 🕵️♂️
Unlike other customs, this seems like an understandable thing!
Thank you so much!
A genius and beautiful method
This is so helpful!
I didn't know the correct way to eat gunkan maki even though I am Japanese! XD
Joking aside, I feel like if the soy sauce bottle on the table, you don't have to dip sushi into the soy source on the plate every time.
If you don't like dipping, just put soy source on sushi as you like.
At famous sushi restaurant, there are 3,4 type soy sauce.
We sometimes just grab a bottle, and put on it every plate XD
I will try that tilt trick next time I eat sushi. This is my favorite food so I always look forward to eating it.
Came to agree that the ginger brush tech is super useful to know thank you
Thank you! I always like to prepare each piece before I start to eat any of it. But you’re right about the rice holding too much soy sauce and the sushi getting overpowered.
Many foreigners might be too afraid to eat sushi in public for fear of offending others. Thank you for tempering your lesson with an re-assertion of the primary goal of etiquette--to help all feel comfortable. People of any nationality will understand the difference between unwitting mistakes and flagrant indifference.
Neat! I’ll try this when I get the chance.
The ginger sauce-brush is a legit life hack
That's so clever! Using the ginger-soy brush technique from now on :D
Thank you for teaching me :D
Totally agree about not putting too much sauce
*my entire Japanese family*: JUST DUNK IT, LIFE'S TOO SHORT
Wait that ginger brush is so smart omg
Not my dad drowning sushi in soy sauce until you can’t even tell it was originally sushi
Well honestly, I have learnt how to eat sushi properly by committing the taboo introduced by Shogo 😅😂
Thank you so much! I never knew what the ginger was for!
thanks for the warning!
i will definitely use this every time i eat sushi.
That ginger soy sauce brush blew my mind
Thank you ❣️
Wow! I had no idea. There’s an Asian restaurant where I live that has a Japanese aesthetic (literally, the name is called Sakura), although the cuisine is more general Asian fare. However, they offer sushi and rolls.
My family usually gets one called the Volcano Roll, which has fried crabmeat and avocado, topped with spicy tuna, and wrapped in some sort of crunch (tempura, I believe, but it could also be panko). On the side of the platter is some wasabi and fresh ginger.
We always have a problem with dipping the pieces into soy sauce or pouring it on, because it falls apart. But now that I know that you can use the ginger to brush the soy sauce on, I’ll make sure to do that next time we go there!
Thanks, Shogo-senpai!
I tried that ginger-brush trick and it is amazing
I learned the ginger brush and the tip dip on my own over the years! 🙏
Thats actually really cool
Sooo elegant!😍🌸
As a sushi lover, this is actually very helpful. Thank you! One of the reasons that Japan is unique in the world is because of its money bizarre rules. But they all serve a greater function.
No they don't.
Not me drowning my sushi rolls in soy sauce
Ginger brush! Love it!