This time, I was able to try out sushi in different places, such as a sushi-making workshop, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, and a sushi omakase restaurant. At the sushi-making workshop that was hosted by my university, I was able to make and eat my own sushi using the ingredients they provided with the help of a sushi chef! A conveyor belt sushi restaurant features a rotating conveyor belt that runs around the restaurant and moves past the customer's tables and seats, serving the sushi on plates that people can either grab off of the conveyor belt itself, or order directly from a chef, server, or via a digital tablet! Conveyor belt sushi restaurants are quite common here in Japan, providing a quick and easy way to eat good sushi. Omakase translates to "I'll leave it up to you," and at sushi omakase restaurants, the customers leave it up to the chef to serve different types of sushi based on the chef's experience and knowledge of what types of sushi they want to serve!
Did you also know that there are different types and forms of sushi? Nigiri sushi (握り寿司, "hand-pressed sushi") is a hand-pressed sushi that features a slice of cooked or raw fish on top of Japanese sushi rice (shari)(舎利). Maki sushi (巻き寿司, "rolled sushi") is a rolled sushi where rice and inside fillings are wrapped and surrounded by seaweed (nori). There are so many different types of maki sushi rolls that can be filled with different types of ingredients and that come with different variations, such as a tuna roll, tamago (egg) maki sushi, the California roll, and many more!
