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In Japanese homes, sushi is often eaten when celebrating a special occasion. Chirashii-zushi, maki-zushi, inari-zushi are commonly cooked at home following family recipes. Sushi delivery is also commmon. Japanese people order sushi for special occasions.
In real sushi restaurants, sushi is very expensive since they select the best ingredients. It can cost nearly US$100 per person, depending on what you eat. But, there are places called kaiten-zushi, where the sushi plates circle around the eating area on a conveyor belt. This is a kind of sushi "fast-food" restaurant in Japan and is inexpensive. It's very popular in Japan, so you can find kaiten-zushi restaurants everywhere.
What to do at Sushi Restaurants
€ Clean your hands by an oshibori (hot towel) then order a drink.
€ Green tea (called agari in sushi restaurants) is the best drink with sushi.
€ You can order a set of sushi with a fixed price or order your favorite sushi pieces as you eat.
€ It's nice to ask the sushi chef for his/her recommendation of the day.
€ If you are not ordering a set of sushi, it is better to order a few kinds of sushi at a time, instead of ordering a lot.
€ Put soy sauce for dipping in the small dish provided.
€ To eat sushi, it's common to use your fingers.
€ When dipping sushi in the soy sauce, do not dip whole sushi. Just dip the end of the sushi as you eat.
€ Try not to ask the sushi chef to bring you things - like a drink or your bill.
€ It's nice to offer to buy your sushi chef a drink if he/she is doing a good job.
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