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Useful
Sushi Bar Vocabulary
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Agari |
Slang for green tea
(standard meaning = completed) |
Daikon |
Japanese
radish served shredded as a garnish |
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Gari |
Slang for ginger, eaten to cleanse
palate |
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Gyoku |
Slang
for egg, or tamago (standard meaning = jewel) |
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Itamae-san |
Sushi
Chef |
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Kappa |
Cucumber |
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Katamoi |
Sea
Urchin |
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Kusa |
Slang
for seaweed (standard meaning = grass) |
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Murasaki |
Slang
for soy sauce (standard meaning = purple) |
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Namida |
Slang
for wasabi (standard meaning = tears) |
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Odori-ebi |
Live,
or "dancing shrimp", a delicacy |
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Ote-moto |
Chopsticks |
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Sabi |
Slang
for wasabi |
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Sabi-nuki |
Slang
for "no wasabi" on the sushi |
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Shari |
Vinegared
rice used for sushi |
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Temaki |
Hand
roll, looks like an ice cream cone |
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Yunomi |
Extra
large tea cups |
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Useful
Expressions |
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Omakase
shimasu |
Said
to the chef meaning "Please choose for me" |
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Itadakimasu |
Said
before eating any meal |
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Kampai |
Cheers! |
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Gochisoo
sama deshita |
Said
at the end of any mean, meaning "It was a feast" |
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Oaiso
kudasai |
Please
give me the check |
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