Have you ever tried Sushi, and how was your first experience? Some of you may have also have been intimidated by the appearance and presentation of Sushi, and it’s a natural thing. You may not want to try eating raw fish, but Sushi is an amazing Japanese cuisine which you must try. The first experience of eating Sushi depends on how you eat it, how it is prepared, and with whom you will be eating it.  

We have come up with an amazing guide to easting sushi for beginners. Keep scrolling to have the most delicious and best sushi experience.

 

How to eat Sushi 

 

Sushi is delicious, but if you don’t know what you are doing and how to eat sushi, you will end up upsetting the staff of a restaurant. The technique of enjoying Sushi can be a considerable challenge for the first time, and the methods of eating Sushi are quite simple if you will not let the entire thing catch you. 

 

Sushi is normally presented with 3 condiments on one side – soy sauce, gari, and wasabi dollop.

Interestingly, it is challenging to procure genuine wasabi, a plant in reality, outside Japan. Many restaurants substitute it with horseradish that obviously has the same pungency as the wasabi, mustard, starch, and green vegetables. Natural wasabi is much pungent than normal.

 

Finding the Right Restaurant 

 

No one wants to spoil the first experience of eating Sushi by selecting a restaurant with poor service and taste. Your first experience is directly dependent on the right restaurant. You won’t be eating Sushi again if the staff serves you a fish that is poorly prepared. The best way to select the right restaurant is by asking for suggestions from your friends who eat Sushi. You can also ask the locals to help you with finding a great restaurant.



Common types of Sushi 

 

The sushi restaurants have several kinds of Sushi, and after finding an amazing restaurant, you also need to try the right kind of sushi platter. Each of these is different in taste and presentation.

 

 

  • Sashimi

 

 

A raw fish is prepared without the rice on a plate. These are the slices of raw fish served with soy sauce for dipping. Sashimi is commonly served in restaurants, and it is actually nigiri without the rice. This is the best option to try if you are a beginner.



 

  • Maki Roll

 

If you are the one who is not comfortable eating the raw fish, this one is perfect for you. It is a sushi roll that is prepared with more than one kind of fish. It has rice, seaweed, and vegetables, and after rolling all the items, the cooks cut it into small parts to enjoy these in one bite.     

 

 

  • Nigiri 

 

 

These are the oval balls of sushi rice with slices of freshly prepared fish served with soy sauce and wasabi. You will get two pieces of Sushi in one order, and if you are not fully prepared to eat the raw fish, take a start with Ebi Nigiri or Tamago.

 

Enjoy Sushi with Soy Sauce

 

Sushi is presented in restaurants with small shallow soy sauce dipping bowls, and you need to go easy on these bowls. Do not drop the sushi morsel into the bowl because the soy sauce can spoil the original taste of Sushi, and by doing so, you will not enjoy the vinegar of sushi rice.

 

You just need a light touch of saltiness, so enjoy the taste of raw fish by dunking one side of the fish in soy sauce. You can also add the touch of sweet by ponzu sauce. But this sauce tastes perfect with the low oil fish.



Sushi with Chopsticks 

 

Enjoy the best taste of Sushi by trying it with chopsticks, and if you are using the chopsticks for first time, go for the slices of sushi rolls. These slices are best to make a start with chopsticks. You are not supposed to shift the first stick in your hand. Just grip it on your forefinger and thumb, move it upward, and strap it on the ring finger. 

 

Now squeeze the other stick tightly in both the tips of the first two fingers and thumb, put on your full knuckle like a pencil. The best way of clamping the two sticks together is by bending your hand. Enjoy the slices of Sushi.