Symmetrical Plating Is Nice Too

I have written before about how important plating is, whether for sushi, sashimi, or other dishes.

Fortunately, each type of fish has its own distinctive color, so I have also mentioned that simply arranging them with contrast can make a presentation look beautiful.

In addition, when guests are seated across from one another at a table, it is important to arrange the food so that it looks like it is facing the front from either side.

This time, I would like to introduce a sushi arrangement for such occasions.

First, the sushi arrangement on the blue plate in the photo is for when right-handed guests are seated facing each other.

Rather than the “calculated irregularity/incompleteness” favored by Japanese people, I deliberately arranged it in a style closer to the symmetry often preferred by Westerners.

The arrangement on the other slate plate has the right-hand row for a left-handed guest, while the opposite side is arranged for a right-handed guest.

Seen this way, the result is visually beautiful, but the primary consideration is making it easy for guests to eat.

The same applies to sashimi, but sushi in particular can be quite difficult to eat when it is arranged facing the opposite direction from your dominant hand. If you are left-handed, please let us know before we make the sushi.

Today’s topic was sushi plating.