Sushi Etiquette: How To Properly Eat Sushi & Japanese Table Manners | Jamila Musayeva 

Thank you so much for your video's . I have enjoyed all of them. Really helpful to brush up on table manners and etiquette. I appreciate all of the videos I have watched. Thank you

May I ask u a question? Excuse my ignorance but why do we have to complicate our dining? We got such a complicated life and in general I wanna just pass by a restaurant, have my food and pay the bill! I don’t wanna jump from my pants caring about mental health of a chief who makes his job done which is cooking! We aren’t living somewhere like a hundred years ago to do whatever in order to be accepted by this or that group of society… Especially when the group of ppl are employees of a restaurant since a restaurant exists for consumers and not otherwise

@@jilinak I think that depends on circumstance better to know what to do if necessary. Than be ignorant. You don't have to do it all the time, but if put in a situation where you would be frowned at and not accepted better that at least we can pretent, we know as we have watched, the etiquette videos. It's up to u some people don't care and they don't want to change but just to be accepted. Sigh it gets complicated. Just do what you love 😍.

​@@jilinak It's an interesting question. Why complicate something that should be so simple? The best answer is that society is complicated. You absolutely have to play by societies rules to be accepted, If you show up naked, the restaurant wouldn't even let you in, let alone serve you. Why wouldn't they serve you if you're a paying customer, albeit naked if a restaurant exists for consumers and not otherwise? The restaurant values customers as a whole and not the individual. Thus if you scare other customers away, they'll make less money and they'll deny you entry. Whether it's by screaming randomly, shooting guns into the air, or being a general disturbance by being naked.

@@Xantosdude having morals and caring of chief sensitivity souls aren’t something similar… My question was more about having and enjoying your food but not thinking about what I should avoid in order to “respect” a guy who cooked this food for me… It doesn’t mean I can come there and insult ppl but it shouldn’t be like oh if I use soya souse now or later just to keep the cook in a mental peace, u know what I mean?

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What about talking at Omakase counter? That seems weird not to talk with the chef. I've been to 3 and 2 of them I was chatting with the chef and the people next to me the whole time. We all had a blast, chatting and trying each other's sake and whiskey. The 3rd time the guy next to me didnt seem into talking so that was much more quiet so maybe figure out the audience who is sitting next to you?

I have this problem too. I'd also like some clarification on this.

Im not an expert on high class etiquette, so cant help you there, but at least in more informal setting nigiri sushi such as salmon (oval/rectangular piece of rice with a slice of salmon on top) is ok to eat in 2 or even 3 bites, since youre not messing anything up. Just remember to not place your half-eaten nigiri down on your plate. So, pick up a nigiri sushi with your chopsticks (dont place your chopsticks right in the middle, but a little bit to the side. Say, 1/3 of the sushi on the side where your hand is, chopsticks in the middle, and 2/3 of the sushi ”hanging” out on the other side. This way youll have room to take a bite without the chopsticks getting in the way.). Take a reasonable sized bite, but keep holding on to the sushi, dont set it down! Chew and swallow without hurry, and then finish the rest. Usually 2 bites should be enough, aka eating only half at a time, but if your mouth is very small and the piece is very big, 3 should be fine too. Nigiri is easy to break, it doesnt usually have nori (seaweed) for example, which is chewy and hard to break. In maki sushi (round rolls), dividing the sushi into more than one bite you are messing it up, since not every bite will have all the ingredients etc. Its also wrapped in nori, which is designed to keep ingredients in one compact bite. So breaking it apart is not only physically difficult, it is quite inelegant :(( So I rly cant help there, sorry :/. If you go to a fancy sushi place where having good etiquette actually matters, one would imagine them to also be proficient enough to make ”correct” aka small enough sushi pieces. Only places I’ve been to where maki sushi has been too large to eat in one bite have been western buffets, where having high class etiquette would actually probably be considered gaudy. Sushi should never stand around in a buffet anyway, so not a place to be bougie either. Hope this helped at least a bit

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Hello! In a traditional setting, Omakase (お任せ) means "I'll leave the details to you." If you request this and start slathering on more wasabi, it can be quite insulting to the chef after you've just requested his expertise. However, in a traditional setting, usually wasabi isn't given to you on the side to help yourself. The simple reason is that real wasabi is extremely expensive. 95% of restaurants use a mix of horseradish, mustard powder, and green food coloring. Real wasabi comes from the rhizome root and is one of the most difficult to commercially grow root out there. 1kg or ~2lbs of real Japanese wasabi can cost anywhere between $300-400USD. Also real wasabi must be ground fresh using a shark skin or stingray leather NOT metal (as the metal graters cannot be fine enough). That being said, in most other settings, it can be seen as playing with your food to deconstruct and reconstruct your nigiri. It's far easier to take some with your chopsticks and just put it on top of the fish.

@@Xantosdude Hello! Thank you very much for your detailed answer! Since I have a deep appreciation for the japanese culture and also want to visit Japan very soon I want to gather as much information as possible. And I will keep it in mind to not de- and reconstruct my sushi anymore. 😆 Best regards!