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  • Sharrie
  • By Sharrie on August 25, 2002
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    by Sharrie
    The most exciting thing about being in Japan is that everything & I mean, EVERYTHING, is very different from being in western countries or even China for that matter. Etiquette surrounding food, greetings & even putting on & taking off shoes are very unique! It's like visiting another planet for the first time...

    Firstly, seating arrangements & tableware are definitely different. You can clearly see this from the picture above. Do remove your shoes before entering the tatami-laid room known as Zashiki: a low wooden platform covered with tatami mats & low tables. Diners sit on cushions (zabuton) with feet tucked behind. Aha, we cheated ;-) Then, if you don't how to, you'll have to learn how to use the chopsticks (hashi). Otherwise, you'll end up hungry for the day! One thing to remember: NEVER NEVER pass food from your chopsticks to another or sticking them upright in a bowl of rice - they are associated with funerary customs & therefore taboo at dinner table!!!

    Before starting eating, Japanese will usually say this phrase 'Itadakimasu' meaning 'I humbly receive'. Before the beginning of a meal, restaurants will normally offer an oshibori which is a small damp towel to be used to wipe your hands (not face & neck)!
    As for toasting (know as kanpai), beer & whisky glasses should be clinked & sake cups are just raised in a salute.


    My personal favorites are Sushi & Sashimi:
    Here I'll introduce some Japanese terms for popular Sushi & Sashimi.

    SUSHI:
    1) Nigiri-Zushi are thin slices of RAW fish laid over molded fingers of sushi rice with a thin layer of wasabi (green horseradish, very hot!) in between. Pick one up with a chopsticks & lightly dip it in soy sauce & consume in one mouthful.

    2) Chirashi-Zushi are bowl of rice with slices of RAW fish, fish roe, omelet & other cooked food like shrimp, squid or steamed fish-paste roll on it.

    3) Maki-Zushi are 'rolled' sushi like California roll. Rice are combined with fish, pickles & rolled up in a sheet of toasted seaweed (nori).
    My favorite? Futo-maki: A rolled sushi with 3 or more ingredients, usually the shrimp, egg & gourd.
    4) Temaki-Zushi: A hand roll with large cone shape.

    SASHIMI: Slices of thin fillets of the freshest RAW FISH accompanied only with soy sauce & wasabi.
    Some common Sashimi are:
    * Maguro - Tuna.
    * Toro - Belly Flesh of a Tuna.
    * Ika - Squid.
    * Hokkigai - Type of Clam. (Love this one!)
    * Ebi - Shrimp.
    * Uni - Ovaries of Sea Urchin.
    * Ikura - Salmon Roe.
    * Hotate - Scallop.

    So, are you fascinated? :-D

    Don't forget, what's a meal without GREEN TEA?
    So, below are types of TEA:
    3 grades are found:
    1) Gyokuro: Highest grade that come out in May.
    2) Secha: Popular medium grade with tender leaves picked in May or June.
    3) Bancha: Roasted or mixed with other ingredients such as brown rice to form robust tea. Usually served at restaurants. Hojicha is roasted bancha.
    Powdered Matcha: Usually used at tea ceremony. I love this one :-).

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  • By Andrei222 on August 26, 2002
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  • Restaurant on boardwalk at Kashi-sanbashi.
    Following a great boat trip, why go farther than a very good restaurant on the pier? Our friends would not allow us to pay the check. At some point, we knew to just stop protesting the generosity because we did not wish to offend the people who wanted so much to treat us to everything.

    After the boat ride, we enjoyed a delicious meal which included yellow, spicy rice, breaded pork, green salad and great beer.

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