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Step 1
Do a bit of reading on sushi. This is the best way to be prepared for a whole new dining experience. Talk with someone with a bit of knowledge on the subject. Knowing a bit about sushi will also give you some ideas of the types of sushi that you would like to try and some that you don't.
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Step 2
Understand the use of the condiments served at the bar. The condiments served at all sushi bars are soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger. Soy sauce and eel sauce are both dipping sauces used in the consumption of sushi. There is in fact no eel in the eel sauce. It is a fishy-tasting, sweet sauce that goes well with some forms of sushi. Wasabi is Japanese horseradish. It is extremely hot, similar to Chinese mustard. Finally, the pickled ginger slivers serve to cleanse the palate between pieces.
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Step 3
Eat sushi in one bite. Sushi is finger food in Japan and can be served as an appetizer to the meal or as the main dinner fare. It is already small enough to serve as one mouthful. Etiquette is not to bite off a bit of the roll and place it back on the plate. Consume it all at once. If you dip the roll in the sauce, you should pick the roll up with your chopsticks and dip the fish side in. Present the dipped side of the piece of sushi to the tongue as you eat it.
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Step 4
Eat all that you take or order. A guest shows poor etiquette or bad form if he leaves food on his plate. It is frowned upon to waste food in the Japanese culture.
