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Sushi Vocabulary

Sushi Vocabulary

"Today, conveyor belt sushi is quite common, but in the old days, sushi restaurants predominantly provided service face-to-face. The sushi chefs ended up using a lot of special terms to avoid unlucky phrases or to speak cryptically of certain things. These sushi-specific terms are also used between chefs to communicate effectively and succinctly express ingredients and techniques.
Learn these words to become a sushi pro!"

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Basic Sushi Vocabulary

Niche sushi vocabulary that even Japanese people don't know!