"Ten Commandments of Sushi" where foreigners learned at a sushi restaurant with craftmanship

An American blogger who sends out information on Japanese cultureTom DowneyIs a long-established sushi restaurant in Shibuya as the first lunch in Tokyo "Yajima"I visited. So Mr. Downey who learned how to eat sushi in various ways such as "eating sushi with hand" and "drinking while including sushi in his mouth" from a shop owner with a distinctive craftsmanship craftsman said "Ten Commandments of SushiI am spelling the experiences of sushi which was shocking with the title of "Sushi".

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Mr. Downy, who first entered the sushi shop in Tokyo, tried to sit down at the seat of a vacant counter where Mr. Susumu Yajima of the shopkeeper told me to wait for a while at the table seat. Mr. Downy later called Yajima's counter seat, and Mr. Yajima's "attack" started from there. Mr. Downey who is a foreigner will be teaching various "sushi noises".

The first thing that was offered to Mr. Downy sitting at the counter was a hand picker. As soon as I reached out for chopsticks, it says "Use your hand!" Even then, while teaching "how to eat sushi and the origins of sushi" such as "to sushi in the mouth, bit it a bit and drink alcohol before swallowing", Downey said "Stockholm syndromeIt was said that he liked "Jajima" very much because I had an interesting experience. Not rules common to all sushi shops, Downey summarized the rules to be protected when eating sushi in "Yaji" as "Ten Commandments of Sushi" as follows.

◆ Part 1: Sushi should end at 10 minutes to 15 minutes


Mr. Downy who saw a new story coming out at the timing of swallowing sushi asked him to delay the pace of sushi offer. Then Yajima began explaining the origins of sushi, "Sushi was originally a fast food that began as a" sushi stand "in the Edo period, there is no necessity to sit down and eat. Mr. Downy understood the history of sushi, but asked, "Why do you want to quickly offer sushi when it's not a stand?" The shopkeeper squid sashimi and showed it for 3 seconds, "The freshness of the story goes down every second, which is why I want you to eat sushi soon and taste it at the highest freshness" .

◆ Part 2: Sushi is not for dinner but for lunch


One morning, Mr. Downy came to Tsukiji Market with Mr. Yajima. Because Mr. Yajima purchases sushi stuff for one day early in the morning every day, "I tell Mr. Downey that sushi is the most fresh at lunch time." Of course, "Jajima" is open at night as well, Mr. Yajima seems to make it half the amount of lunch, according to the freshness of the story put out at night.

◆ Part 3: Sushi not only tastes but also enjoy the unique scent of the shop


Mr. Downy went through a number of stylish luxury sushi shops in Tokyo and experienced sushi packed artistically. The inside of the store was neat, and there was no smell of food inside the store. On the other hand, in the "Jajima" store you can feel the scent of clam soup, scent of vinegared rice, smell of fish burning on the net. "Fragrance" of the ingredients which are felt in the shop is one of Yajima's commitment to enjoying sushi and downya seems to be suitable for the skin style of Yajima.

◆ Part 4: Sushi should be eaten in a small shop with a low ceiling


"In the big sushi restaurant, the ceiling is too high and the fragrance of the fish escapes," Yajima said. At a sushi restaurant where you can feel the fragrance of fish fairly well in a small shop, you can taste the best sushi.

◆ Part 5: Eat sushi by hand without using chopsticks


Because sushi is delicate food, sushi may collapse when using chopsticks, it is better to eat by hand. This also serves as a reason to carry quickly to the mouth before the freshness of the material falls.

◆ Part 6: The sushi that is offered is eaten as soon as Shari's warm


Depending on the sushi shop, several kinds of sushi may be offered at one time, but like many excellent sushi restaurants, "Yajima" provides sushi consistently and Shari is provided in a slightly warm state. And when sushi is served, you need to eat soon in order to taste with the highest freshness.

◆ Part 7: Sushi of Yajima comes with soy sauce and wasabi. Soy sauce and wasabi will not be added later


Yashima's sushi adds 20% of mirin and 10% of sake to 70% soy sauce and puts it on fire,Boiled downEdo-front sushi that has been painted on top of the material in advance. In order to grasp the sushi with wasabi also entered, it is not necessary to put the sushi put on soy sauce. It is due to Mr. Yajima's commitment that "raw soy sauce is too strong for sushi."

◆ Part 8: If you put sushi in your mouth, you should drink sake before swallowing


Mr. Downey tasted sake for the first time on that day after eating a handful of scallops. Yajima who saw it said, "If you eat sushi, please bit it a little bit and drink alcohol before swallowing." According to Mr. Downey, he advised that the sensation that salty scallops and crispy sake intersect in the mouth was "perfect".

◆ Part 9: Chatting while tasting sushi is prohibited


A ramen shop Ichiri has a partition in each seat and can concentrate on ramen and eat "Flavor concentration counter"Is adopted. There is no partition at "Yajima" counter, but Yajima says that while eating sushi, concentrate only on sushi without chatting and eating it.

◆ Part 10: To eat Yashima's sushi, follow the "Ten Commandments of Sushi"


Mr. Yajima who started sushi training from the age of 10 and will be 63 years old in 2015 has extraordinary commitment that has grown over many years. Therefore, in order to eat sushi until jaundice it is necessary to follow the rules of the shop owner, so if you do not follow the rules, even if you make an appointment from the next time you are saying "filling up" and declining it.

In addition, some Japanese high-class restaurants have "shops disapproved" shop, there is a case that you can not enter without a referral, but in "Yajima" anyone can eat sushi according to Mr. Yajima's rule Store possible. Also, Yoshiko's wife Yoshiko, who is shopping together with Yoshima Susumu, has been studying English for more than a year and foreign guests are welcomed.