Sushi o tabetai desu ka? (Do you want to eat sushi?)

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Dione

Sushi is considered a distinct food in Japan. This food has been a great business in the entire country, sold in several kinds of outlets like sushi houses, sushi trains, authentic Japanese restaurants and even in the department stores and convenient stores. It is usually made with vinegared rice with toppings on it, usually uncooked seafood. It tastes good with wasabi and sushi soy sauce. Regular housewives prepare this food too.

Sushi comes in several varities like “maki” (roles), usually roled with nori, sushi bowl, nigiri (sushi dumplings). We'll tackle more about nigiri-sushi is the most common type sold anywhere in Japan. It comes in several flavors, ebi (shrimp), tako(octopus), white squid, sea urchin, maguro (tuna), salmon, tamago (egg) and many more. In restaurants, a platter of 6 flavors cost around ¥1000+, in department stores around ¥600+ and in sushi train the cheapest is ¥105 a pair. It’s an affordable healthy food. You just can’t keep it long since it gets spoiled easily. But many people will assure you this food is magnetic and magnificently delicious; my favorites are maguro and sea urchin.

I tell you 5 pairs could stuff you along with hot green tea and sweet ginger.

Sushi is presented with art and freshness; each sushi chef has different ways of presentation and taste. A sushi chef in Tokyo puts more salt on the sushi and in Osaka puts more sugar. Wherever and whatever is the ways of sushi chefs, it is still a great and health food for everyone. Seafood is known to be lower in fat, that is why it is a good food for those people on diet. So if you're minimizing your food, shift to sushi instead for pork meat.

I enjoy eating sushi in Sushi Train restaurants. I like how the idea of a conveyor and you just choose what kind of sushi you wanna eat and comes with different colored plate corresponding to different ranges of price. There are several countries who are trying to put up this kind of business. I saw one in Sydney and also in Hongkong. Sushi is a famous food, it can be sold in the Middle East too.