In Japan, tataki is a type of salad made with either meat or seafood that is seared and marinated in mirin or rice vinegar before being cut into thin slices. Japanese chefs will traditionally serve it alongside scallions and pounded ginger. It is this ginger that gives the salad its name, as “tataki” translates to […]
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Don’t Waste Your Soy Sauce!
It’s common for people in the United States to see soy sauce as just another condiment, like ketchup or salsa. However, if you go to an authentic sushi restaurant in Japan, you’re going to find that there’s a bit more respect attached to this sauce. Indeed, the country attaches a number of etiquette rules to […]
How Nori is Farmed
Nori, the species of edible seaweed native to the waters of Japan, is one of the most important parts of any sushi experience. It may be second only to the sushi rice as the most common aspect of a sushi roll or a nigiri. So, how do we produce all of this nori? Most of […]
Getting a Gluten-Free Sushi Meal
It can often be difficult for people with a gluten intolerance to know where gluten may be hiding in their food. This can even be a problem at most sushi restaurants. Indeed, though sushi consists largely of rice and fish, there are several places where you can commonly find gluten in a sushi meal. These […]
The Namesake of Inari Sushi
If you’re an avid sushi fan, you may know inari as an unusual type of sushi coming in the form of a lump of sushi rice wrapped up in a sack of fried tofu. In Japan, the word also refers to one of the country’s traditional deities. According to legend, Inari was the god or […]