/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>9595522
uh...that's no secret

>>9595527
Do Americans really do this?

>>9595522
The secret is to use your ginger like a little brush to gently dab on top and not dunk your sushi like tendies

>>9595522
I unironiccally never understood the "no mixing" meme. Both taste great together on sushi. Is it just some traditional thing that people outside of japanese culture pretend actually has any bearing on the taste or is there something to it?

>>9595553
Yeah and so do japs

>>9595628
Japanese culture is essentially a cult and the Japanese mind can't comprehend when something goes against it. Weaboos of course will defend it

>>9595522
I don't really like this with my sushi, but dipping edamame in this is god tier.
I feel so trashy when I do it but I don't care.

Pro tip: put thw ginger on top of each bite of sushi. Cleanses your pallett as you eat

>>9595661
This is actually dumb.

>>9595522

i know you're being sarcastic but like >>9595631
said.

in higher end sushi shops, they give you the 'right' amount of wasabi with your your piece of sushi.

also, it's food. you're paying for it and if you like it that way, do it.

I read that it's proper etiquette to eat sushi with your fingers but every time I do it people stare. Why?

>>9595671
because you are ugly

>>9595612
You do not use the gari to brush the soy on you fool.

>>9595680
Btfo
How will redditfrog ever recover?

>>9595522
Watch out!!! You're going to trip over that bucket of BAIT.

>>9595725
It's not bait, it's sushi

>>9595522
I got banned from a local AYCE sushi place for ordering ass loads of nigiri and only eating the fish. I would wrap the rice balls in a napkin, pocket them, and throw away in the bathroom. Was I in the wrong? I tried asking for just the fish but they said "no".

I also mix my wasabi and soy but I feel like this is encouraged.

>>9595522
this is literally the only reason people eat sushi op

>>9595798
You no come back!

>>9595798
quit being poor and order sashimi you jew

>>9595522
>dipping your sushi in it instead of dumping it on the rice side and then smearing it all together with chopsticks so it can absorb all of the flavor and garnishing it with authentic crumbled Japanese fortune cookie
pleb

>>9595671
Leave your dakimura at home next time, weeb.

>sushi chef spends time adding just the right amount of sauce to nigiri or maki so it enhances the flavor of the fish
>stupid customer dunks the whole piece in an overly strong mixture of wasabi and soy sauce then plops a piece of ginger on top.
>tfw

>>9595876
>susgi chef spends time adding just the right amount of sauce to nigiri or maki so it enhances the flavor of the fish
This literally never happens in American sushi restaurants, you fucking weeb.

>>9595628
It's mostly just a pretentious foodie meme, like how some fancy restaurants do not have salt and pepper shakers on the table because the food is supposed to be seasoned correctly already.

But in theory, when you mix the soy sauce with the wasabi, you've lost control over the relative spiciness vs saltiness of the sushi. You're likely to have several different types on the table and some may taste better with relatively more wasabi flavor that soy flavor or more soy flavor than wasabi flavor. By applying one uniform flavor profile to all of it, you may slightly diminish your dining experience.

>>9595913
It does where I live, cunt. We have actual good sushi here. Too bad for you.

>>9595661
great way to overpower the savory fish flavor that you paid $5 for, for 2 pieces.

>>9595821
I think they do not offer sashimi on the AYCE menu, thus my rice disposal antics

>>9595819
This is literally what I was told. But at the time I had a ponytail and was 60 lbs lighter. I've been back a handful of times since then and they don't even recognize me! Now I just wear cargo pants and pocket all the rice and throw it away at home. I still piss all over the toilet paper rolls out of spite though

>>9595876
Fuck off. If I want sushi that I payed for to be soggy and salty as fuck, that's my own god damned business.

I make my own california rolls at home so I can pile on a fuck ton of wasabi because I love the burn.

I take it easy if I am at a legit sushi place.

>>9595913
Maybe not in flyover shitholes

>>9595934
>>9596033
I live in Socal

>>9596071
>Socal
>not a shithole

>>9595848
That's the thing though, I'm not even a weeb and I'm the furthest thing from a fedora-wearing autismo. I even ask the server if it's acceptable if I'm in a new place. They always say "sure!'

>>9595642
the japanese DO do it though
its like how hipsters say the japanese dont like cheese or mayonaisse when they love the stuff

asian here. if you're eating at a restaurant that knows its shit you don't need to add wasabi to your soy sauce as the sushi should already have the right amount of wasabi in it. if it's sashimi soya sauce alone is good enough. but of course that's just being traditional. eat your sushi however you want, but be careful not to breathe through your nose

>>9595522
>fork

>>9596071
Probably National City, or Chula Vista.
You’re fucking garbage.

>>9596402
>go to new sushi restaurant
>sit down with my dakimakura and order
>after the waitress brings my order ask her
>"I-Is it acceptable to e-eat this with my fingers? I't said so in my J-Japanese etiquette manual"
>she responds with "sure whatever" and walks away
>jokes about you with the chad bartender

>>9595661
I got some fresh young ginger from the market. What would you do with it, apart from serving it with rice?

>>9595798
Please be true.

>>9596675
Fresh ginger? Pretty much useless, my dude. You fucked up. Only pickled ginger is useful, and only with sushi. Unless you want to bother with the laborious pickling process, I'd see if the store will give you a refund

>>9595876
>caring what someone else does with your work after they gave you their money
As long as no one else gets hurt, who cares?

I seriously don't know what to do with the ginger I get at sushi restaurants. How am I supposed to use it?

So where is the good sushi at?
I live in San Francisco.

>>9596909

eat a piece and take a sip of water.

your palate is now reset for the next variety of sushi

I use a fucking ton of wasabi because fuck you sushi chef, I'm no pussy

>>9595671
because it's not actually proper etiquette.
been living in Japan 10 years and literally no-one does this.

>>9596033

flyover here. we do this in minneapolis. OP just gets his sushi from the grocery store and doesnt understand eating extra fatty tuna on red vinegar rice.

>>9595876
>chef puts what he thinks is the right amount of sauce
>he doesn't know his customers palettes
>gets highly offended they don't share his own tastes

>>9596675
peel it and put the whole thing on a piece of sushi and much away

>>9596916
ginger tastes gross as fuck though

>>9596909
>>9596916
spot on you finna cleanse that palate anon

This is one of these things were you are "not supposed to do it because its against tradition".., but seriously wtf. How stubborn can you be? What if i genuinly like to do it? What if i really really like the taste of those 2 things mixed together? Also, how does the sushi chef know how the degree of spicyness i am used to? (because the "right" amount is highly subjective to the individual) Saying stuff like this is comparable to some old Italian man ranting that we are not allowed to put the sausage we like on a pizza, because thats not how his mother used to make it.

>>9596909
>>9596916
>>9597777
Ye you're supposed to eat it between sushi. Thing is, apparently, super fresh ginger really doesnt taste sharp or strong, or so ive been told.. Never actually had it in practice though, its always kinda bordering between ok and too strong to actually really enjoy it.

>>9595661
I actually do this because I like the flavor. Fuck you and fuck eating sushi proper.

>>9595671
>hat it's proper etiquette to eat sushi with your fingers but every time I do it people stare. Why?
its only etiquette to eat sushi that has the seaweed on the outside with ur fingers. so ur half wrong

>>9595522
whay the fuck are the japanese such faggy bitches about sushi?

It's raw fish don't pay any attention to nipnog culture

>try to talk to sushi chef about Japan
>he says he's from Korea
>Tell him i sympathise with the plight of comfort women
>(oh shit why did i say that)
>He just looks at me with hatred and goes 'ok'

>>9595661
Do people not do this normally

>>9595661

>>9595671
dumb frogposter

>>9598191
That's so autistic I can see it happen in real life.

>>9596421
wtf japs pour mayo over everything. are there really people who say the chinks dont like it?

>>9595628
It's mostly because there's wasabi already in the sushi and you're adding more before tasting it. It's similar to taste the food before you add more seasoning/salt to your meal. It's an insult to the chef who add the "perfect" amount before hand.

>>9596675
Curry

>>9595522
That's how I do it :D

>guy eats pizza weird
>lol look at this dumb posh asshole

>guy eats sushi weird
>he paid for it why the fuck do you care

>>9596717
it's old pasta, but it might be.

>>9595961
>paying per piece
>not getting all-you-can-eat and only paying for the take-away
Are you brain damaged?

>be 14
>eating sushi for the first time
>"what's this wet, smelly, ham in a jar for?"
>eat some
>"mate, that's pickled ginger"
>mfw

>>9598239
Guess how I know you've never been to Japan

>>9599836

He's never been fingered by an octopus?

>>9596675
I would fuck a fresh young ginger doggy style

>>9595925
>It's mostly just a pretentious foodie meme, like how some fancy restaurants do not have salt and pepper shakers on the table because the food is supposed to be seasoned correctly already.
You summed it up exactly. Your only mistake was substituting the word "pretentious" for upscale. Here's the deal: in a place that's trying to please everyone, including picky eaters and people who expect to pour condiments all over everything they make the food so it will work either way. Kind of like Arby's, or any place where you get chicken nuggets and fries and the dipping sauce makes the meal. But in a good sushi joint the guy who chose ant cut the fish for you decided how much in the way of condiments it needed before he made the onigiri or roll. If it's a good place he does know better than you. So go with it. Or just go to less good places where no one knows what the fuck they're doing so no one cares what you do. Your choice. I generally don't trust the fish at places where they're not totally anal about it because you are eating it raw.

>>9595522
Here's the non-meme answer: it's okay to mix wasabi and soy sauce in most non-Japanese restaurants. They usually don't put wasabi in the nigiri to avoid customers complaining about it.
In Japan, lower-end and casual places are the same; you can mix wasabi and soy. High-end should not add wasabi, unless they offer to grind fresh wasabi right in front of you.

>>9595522
Don't listen to the haters in this thread OP.

If the owner of the Japanese AYCE joint is Chinese or Korean, then there is no obligation to follow any sort of protocol.

Go ahead and mix the fake wasabi with soy sauce that is offered.

On the other hand, if you ever get a chance to eat the real wasabi, then it would be a bad idea to mix real wasabi with soy sauce since Real Wasabi doesn't really affect your nose like Fake Wasabi aka Horseradish.

Real Wasabi has more of a slight sweet flavor and it expires in around 30 to 40 minutes since Real Wasabi oxidizes very fast.

That's why real wasabi is expensive. It spoils really fast when exposed to air. The plant also demands a lot of water which is why wasabi farms in Japan are located near rivers.

>>9595522
with a folk

>>9602080
>>9595798
I'm retarded, what's AYCE?

>>9596717
i've seen a note saying not to do that in several places

yes, people actually do that and it's common

>>9595612
>>9595686
You can brush with ginger, but only with sushi you cannot dab without touching the rice or falling apart, excluding rolls. One example would be the roes.

>>9595978
damn right

>>9596429
>be careful not to breathe through your nose
fuck you i want a soy sauce and sushi flavored candle

>>9602132
>without touching the rice

>>9602164

>"Nice of the Princess to invite us over for some sushi, eh, Luigi?"

>>9602164
The sauce shouldn't touch the rice; it'll soak up too much, and become soggy and salty. Put your index and middle finger beneath the rice while placing thumb over the fish. Flip over and gently dab the fish side onto the sauce; do not slather and soak, and avoid putting the rice into the sauce.

>>9602106
All You Can Eat.

>>9602378
What the fuck, I would not trust the quality of any buffet place, espcially a buffet for sushi.

>>9595553
japanese do it too. go to any kaiten sushi joint in japan. there s a different 'etiquette' the higher class restaurant you go to. typically do it the 'proper' way so they don't offend the chef more then for the taste.

>>9595821
some ayce places don't serve sashimi because the rice on nigiri fills you up.

>>9596675
insert benis

>>9596675
Make ginger coke. Can cure cold. Google for detail.

>>9596909
Ginger also helps calm your stomach if seafood makes you feel uneasy

>>9602183
what if you like salty rice?

>>9595913
Happens all the time you just need to find a quality Sushi place. I'm not saying I entirely agree with this asshole's judgement of how others eat fucking food but they're not wrong about certain chefs using the right amount of ingredients to make good food.

>>9595522
i unashamedly mix the wasabi, soy sauce and ginger together

my favorite part is drinking whats left after the meal

admittedly i only eat shit-tier sushi cos poor

>>9602068
imo the key is to try one piece of sushi without putting literally anything on it at all and if it's bland trash as is usually served at sushi places in the west then you wasabi up your soy sauce. if your fancy roll has actual fish in it and isn't mostly mayonaise and fake caviar made out of glycerin, then you dont wasabi up your soy sauce. simple.

also adulterating your soy sauce isn't weird. they even sell pre-flavored soy sauce. the asian grocer next to my house has mushroom flavored soy sauce and spicy soy sauce, among the various mundane grades from light to dark

>Sushi chef puts wasabi on sushi
>Says to dip sushi in soy sauce
>Agreeable

>Put wasabi directly into soy sauce
>Dip sushi in sauce
>Everyone freaks the fuck out

>>9598191
Hahahaha what the fuck dude

>>9595876
>being so autistic you care about how someone else enjoys their food

Not putting a perfect dab of wasabi on the side of the soy sauce dish, tasting the fish, and gently swiping in some wasabi as needed per the quality of fish while leaving some of the wasabi unadulterated in case you want heat without the saltiness.

Plebs, the lot of you.

>>9602414
Most AYCE sushi restaurants are not buffet-style. You typically place as many orders as you'd like and each order is prepared and delivered to your table

>>9604013
This. Sushi "chefs" can take their opinions and shove them, if the stick up their ass wasn't already in the way.

>>9596909
i eat some ginger between each piece

>>9596909
It's supposed to be to clear your palate between different kinds of sushi so you can appreciate them better but most people just treat it like dessert

>>9597796
fresh ginger is way more sharp and flavorful than the pickled stuff you get in restaurants. i like to cook with the stuff, just grate or chop some into whatever. its gud

>>9596221

>me? I'm from Ohio

>>9595973
My sides....

>>9595522
Needs more wasabi until it's almost a paste like consistency

Pretentious people always say to not mix wasabi with soy sauce Since no one in Japan does that but I've been watching a lot of random jap shows And people always do it so what's the problem if they want to eat it how they want to?

>>9595934
where do you live? sushi lover stuck in midwest wants to know

I had no idea you were supposed to eat ginger by itself in between sushi. I always just took the smallest piece possible and put it atop the piece of sushi, the flavor goes well with it.
>>9597867
Every aspect of their culture is asperger tier

>>9598191
lmaooooo

>>9596421
i thought they dont eat any dairy and westerners smell like rancid dairy to them

>>9604168
Then after your first reorder they start taking 45 minutes in between rounds in hopes you'll give up and leave
The Chinese really are the semites of the east

>>9607299
Hasn't happened yet at my local AYCE sushi place. They seem genuinely happy to serve you to the point that you become disgusted with yourself

>>9595671
Consider where you read this.

>>9595661
I do this, although I don't eat high end sushi. Why is ginger the one flavor that's forbidden from being used in sushi?

>>9607028
I've been told by chefs that wasabi has anti-bacterial properties to it, so it helps with the digestion and taste. Not sure if it's true or not, but eating straight wasabi really cleans up your mouth and breath fast feeling fresh.

Ive been a sushi chef for about 6 years now in a mainly rich white nieghborhood. Just today I saw a guy get a bowl of miso soup then dunked his nigiri into it. Didnt look that bad desu

It's on the same level as covering steak with ketchup or steak sauceeeeee

>>9602068
>if it's an upscale place he does know how you like your food better than you do
He doesn't though.

>this way if eating it is the best
Not for everyone. If we're getting to a point where the differences become minute and subtle, a customer who regularly partakes in food of that level will develop their own preferences. Maybe they coincide with the chef's, maybe they bend over and take whatever the chef wants to give them, or maybe they alter their food slightly in a way that they specifically enjoy.

>>9607580
not at all. you already get soy sauce and wasabi with your sushi, ketchup or A1 sauce isn't normally offered with good steaks.

>>9607566

Put a few slices in the soy sauce and let it macerate.

>>9595628
Imagine you make some sushi for people, you actually care about it so you put a lot of effort into making it perfect. Then some nigger dunks it in a bowl of soy and eats it then says sushi isnt that good. Real talk properly eaten sushi is a great retard filter.

>>9608072
>Imagine you make food to only your own tastes and expect everyone else to have the same tastes

>>9598191
I once saw a flock of ultra Orthodox Jews walking around and I told them the Pianist was my favorite film and asked them if they saw Son of Saul.

I just want to talk about movies with someone...

>>9604020
>taking multiple bites of your sushi
The chef portions them so you eat the whole thing at once, you mogoloid.

Ohhhhh such mystical and worshipped lump of swimmy animal and grain from the land of the rising sun, you must be sure to follow the most honorable sushi ritual or else bring dishonor to the sensei

>>9595522
raw fish on sushi is digusting it's literally raw fish

>>9608118
nani????

>>9608095
kek

>>9608087
>People dont see the Mona Lisa and say "man it was bad" they appreciate the art even if they dont like the content.
Yeah problem being the average NA idiot has no idea of taste or a palate to speak of, even assuming you find that it could use some soy it would take a literal drop for a piece of sushi but I routinely see people bathe theirs in soy. If we are talking about random take out sushi idgaf go wild but if you make the effort to sit down at a restaurant dont be a fucking retard.

Stop ritualizing food and just eat it you retards

>>9602425
This.

In some high class sushi restaraunts in Japan, it's considered an insult to add any kind of sauce or condiment to your sushi. The chef creates the sushi exactly how he envisions it, and to change it is a grave insult. I know this after watching an Anthony Bourdain video once.

>>9608177
Don't put out sauce if you don't want people to use sauce faggot chefs

>>9595663

>'right' amount

Bitch I might want more fucking wasabi, maybe my tastebuds work differently, maybe I want more soy sauce than the 300 year old ninja sushi man thinks I need. Fuck off with the snob elitist bullshit.

>>9608186
I bring my own sauce to restaurants.

>>9595978

I unironically love overly salty sushi with so much wasabi that it's almost painful and the ginger on top is just fantastic.

>>9608196
sorry but no, i wont let something i appreciate be violated just because you are too stupid to do it the right way

>>9608216

>too stupid to do it the right way

I've eaten thousands of dollars worth of sushi COMPED, don't tell me how to eat my sushi. I bet you work at taco bell anyway.

>>9608307
>i've done something wrong so many times that my ego would be shattered to admit i've been stupidly wrong for so long
being a pride little bitch sure is tough

>>9595631
japs find unrespectful and not in etiquette to do that

sushi is for cucks

>>9607028

It always bugs me when people say shit like that. It's like, gee, I didn't know everyone in a foreign country has the exact same tastes and likes the exact same foods the exact same ways, like they're all carbon copies of each other or something.

Fuck every single person in this thread.

i paid for it, I'll eat it how i goddamn please

>>9595973
hm???? hjjfdzd

>>9596895
Well...
ONE could argue that the way the chef prepared it is to be appetizing as is.

The other way to look at it is you first taste the food then adjust the seasoning and anything else to your liking.

Shouldn't be a big deal, you paid for it

>>9595661
This is pure autism

>>9608216

What are you the fucking sushi police