Sushi! Sake! Sushi! Sake!

Went out to this local Japanese steakhouse last night with the other interns for my roommate's birthday. Always an amazing feeling when you satisfy a sushi craving! I ordered the Saginaw Roll...because I'm currently living in Saginaw and had to have the roll (sort of like how I felt this need to only drink Michigan wine while I'm out here). We got to talking about sushi etiquette, and how we were all probably doing it all wrong. Out of curiousity, I did a little of research. According to Chicago Tribune reporter Monica Eng, and the chef from a sushi restaurant in Chicago called Itto Sushi, here is the proper way:



Things I picked up from this video:

1. You could eat sushi with your hands.
2. When adding wasabi into your soy sauce, use the opposite end of your chopsticks.
3. When dipping nigiri into your soy sauce, only dip the side with the meat (when you did the rice, it will fall off).
4. You don't always have to drink sake like a shot!

Ahh, things you learn on youtube. ;)

Tangent: While in Chicago, my friend also told me I absolutely HAD to try the sushi at NoMI which is a restaurant located in the Park Hyatt Hotel off Michigan Ave. Although it will be a lot of damage, she guarantees I won't regret it.