I have written before about the importance of presentation, whether for sushi, sashimi, or cooked dishes.
Fortunately, each type of fish has its own distinctive color, and I have also mentioned that simply creating contrast between them makes for a beautiful presentation.
In addition, when customers are seated facing one another at a table, it is important to arrange the food so that it looks right from either side.
This time, I would like to introduce how sushi is presented in such cases.
First, the sushi on the blue plate in the photograph is arranged for right-handed customers seated opposite one another.
Rather than the “calculated irregularity” or “deliberate incompleteness” favored by Japanese people, I intentionally chose an arrangement closer to the symmetry preferred in the West.
On the other slate plate, the sushi is arranged with the right side for left-handed customers and the opposite side for right-handed customers.
Arranged this way, it looks beautiful as a result—but above all, it is easy for guests to eat.
As with sashimi, sushi in particular can be quite difficult to eat when it is arranged in the opposite direction from your dominant hand, so if you are left-handed, please let us know before we begin making your sushi.

Today, we have talked about presenting sushi.

I have written before about the importance of presentation, whether for sushi, sashimi, or cooked dishes.
Fortunately, each type of fish has its own distinctive color, and I have also mentioned that simply creating contrast between them makes for a beautiful presentation.
In addition, when customers are seated facing one another at a table, it is important to arrange the food so that it looks right from either side.
This time, I would like to introduce how sushi is presented in such cases.
First, the sushi on the blue plate in the photograph is arranged for right-handed customers seated opposite one another.
Rather than the “calculated irregularity” or “deliberate incompleteness” favored by Japanese people, I intentionally chose an arrangement closer to the symmetry preferred in the West.
On the other slate plate, the sushi is arranged with the right side for left-handed customers and the opposite side for right-handed customers.
Arranged this way, it looks beautiful as a result—but above all, it is easy for guests to eat.
As with sashimi, sushi in particular can be quite difficult to eat when it is arranged in the opposite direction from your dominant hand, so if you are left-handed, please let us know before we begin making your sushi.

Today, we have talked about presenting sushi.