Editing Sushi (section)

==Etiquette==
{{see also|Customs and etiquette in Japanese dining}}
Unlike sashimi, which is almost always eaten with chopsticks, {{transliteration|ja|nigirizushi}} is traditionally eaten with the fingers, even in formal settings.<ref>Issenberg, Sasha. ''The Sushi Economy''. Gotham Books: 2007</ref> Although it is commonly served on a small platter with a side dish for dipping, sushi can also be served in a [[bento]], a box with small compartments that hold the various dishes of the meal.

Soy sauce is the usual condiment, and sushi is normally served with a small sauce dish or a compartment in the bento. Traditional etiquette suggests that the sushi is turned over so that only the topping is dipped to flavor it; the rice—which has already been seasoned with rice wine vinegar, sugar, salt, mirin, and kombu—would otherwise absorb too much soy sauce and would fall apart.<ref name=honey>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/603883 |title=Are you sushi savvy? |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |access-date=2009-11-09 |first=Kim |last=Honey |date=March 18, 2009 |archive-date=2009-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323041355/http://www.thestar.com/article/603883 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Traditionally, the sushi chef will add an appropriate amount of wasabi to the sushi while preparing it, and the diner should not add more.<ref name=honey/> However, today, wasabi is more a matter of personal taste, and even restaurants in Japan may serve wasabi on the side for customers to use at their discretion, even when there is wasabi already in the dish.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Lowry
| first = Dave
| title = The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi
| publisher = [[Harvard Common Press]]
| year = 2005
| page = [https://archive.org/details/connoisseursguid00lowr/page/273 273]
| isbn = 978-1-55832-307-0
| url = https://archive.org/details/connoisseursguid00lowr
| url-access = registration
}}</ref>