I will introduce some minute details which will help you understand sushi much better.
If you go to a sushi restaurant, these various points may be very important and helpful.
Please check it out and try to remember them.
But, one thing I should point out, it is not good that you insist on them or show off too much.
There is some sushi shop jargon which is known and used in conversation nowadays,
On the other hand, there is some which you had better not use in an ill-timed way. For example, some words are used only by sushi chefs.
I hope that all of my guests have a good time and enjoy wonderful sushi in the restaurant.
I would be very glad for guests to enjoy meals with other guests, as is the custom.
Jargon of sushi restaurants
Agari
Green Tea is served at the end of the meal.
Ichimai-zuke
Garnishing a cut-open fish with sushi.
otemoto
It’s chopsticks.
Oaiso
It’s a bill., but you should not use it very often.
Odori
Live shrimp. It was like they were dancing when alive.
Katami-zuke
Garnishing one side of fish with sushi.
Kappa
It’s cucumber. it is said that Kappa which is a well- known mythological creature from Japan.
Garage
Mantis shrimp
Gari
Pickled ginger in sweetened vinegar.
It comes from the sounds when you bite it and when ginger is shaved by a machine.
Kizu
Kanpyou dried yuugao flesh.
It comes from the town of Kizu in Shiga-prefecture.
It is a well-known product of Kizu.
Gyoku
Rolled omelet
Kurakake
Putting a sushi item (neta) on rice shaped like a saddle
Geso
Squid legs, it comes from gesoku (footwear)
Sagaya
Minced boiled fish meat. It comes from an old song.
Sabi
Short for Wasabi
Syari
Vinegared rice, it comes from the word for Buddhist teachings.
Tama
Bloody clam. It comes from the round ball (tama) pattern on its body.
Tamawari
Diluting with water. Water was called Tama a long time ago. During the Edo period, water was drawn from the Tamagawa River.
Zuke
A part of red flesh
When we didn’t have refrigerators a long time ago, we soaked such parts in soy sauce to preserve it from spoiling.
Tume
Sweet sauce for Anago or Tako
Teppou
Nori-roll, it comes from the shape looking like a teppou (gun)
Toro
Fatty tuna. There are different types and names: Ootoro, Chuutoro
Nama
Sushi item which is served uncooked..
Namino-hana
Salt
Nimai-Zuke
Garnishing two cut-open fish with sushi.
Himo
A coating of bloody clam
Hikari-mono
A fish which has glittering skin–served with its skin.
Murasaki
Soy sauce
Yama
A bamboo grass garnish (from Yama mountain)
Jargon of the number
１
Pin / Soku
２
Ryann / Nonoji
３
Geta / Kiri
４
Dari
５
Menoji / Garen
６
Ronji
７
Seinann / Se-na
８
Bando
９
Kiwa
１０
Pin / Yorozu
１１
Pinpin / Pinsoku
１２
Tyanbori
１３
Sokkiri
１５
Ano / Aano
２２
Nonarabi
２５
Otumo
３５
Getame
４５
Darime
５５
Menoji / Zorome / Menara