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[quote=Anonymous]It's a Japanese delicacy.  It has a long history and tradition.  Making it is a craft that people study for years.  
Being American, we've mechanized it and commodified it for our convenience.  We'd put it in drive-thrus if we could.  And hey Guy--throw some pulled pork and Sriracha in that roll for me!

That's fine.  This is America.  Let's be gluttons, and let's have it how we want.

But if you're going to enjoy the good quality stuff in a Japanese restaurant, it might be good to learn the Japanese customs that go with it.  So you don't end up standing out like the ignorant gluttonous American.  (Or like Bill Gates shaking hands slouching with a hand in his pocket.)

If you don't care what people think when you reach into the Ethiopian platter with your left hand, terrific.  If you think someone who would advise, "use your right hand" is pretentious, well, I guess that's that.  But OP asked, and so she might want to know that putting the ginger on top of the sushi, or loading up the soy sauce with wasabi and then dunking the rice in it, is rude to the chef.  Not quite like taking a crap on the counter, but close.    [/quote]

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