How to eat Sushi

And hello again everyone,

I have so much to tell you and so will write a second post today. Its about Sushi. If you think you know everything there is to know about it, think again. I went to a real sushi place in Osaka yesterday. It was actually my first time, before I have always been to running sushi places (compared to German Sushi they are great, but compared to what I had yesterday they are lame).

So we entered a small Sushi shop in Osaka called Kame Sushi (亀寿司) Turtle Sushi, but don't worry, they don't serve turtles. While sitting at the counter it is really great to watch the Sushi masters do their job. If you ever tried to make sushi you know how hard it is to form those Maki and Nigiri so they look nice. Those guys don't even need 2 seconds to create really tasty looking Sushi.
Before eating Sushi I was told it is normal to have some Sashimi (just raw fish with soy sauce and Wasabi). It is actually OK to mix the Wasabi with the soy sauce. Because Sushi and Sashimi are cold it is customary to drink something warm with it, like green tea or warm Sake. I don't know if it was the atmosphere in the shop or the Sashimi but the warm Sake tasted really good.
After the Sashimi you start ordering Sushi, whatever you like. We started with Prawn, because it's my favorite.

Here are some important points for eating Sushi:
Don't use the soy sauce and Wasabi mix that you used for the Sashimi, you get a new one (don't put Wasabi in it). if you don't like Wasabi tell the Sushi master, then he won't use it, but normally there is always Wasabi already on the Sushi.
Use your hands for eating Sushi, you don't need chopsticks. Its actually way easier to eat Sushi with your hands.
Dip the Sushi into the soy sauce, but only a little bit, and only the side with the fish.
Next: Eat the Sushi in one bite and just enjoy the incredible taste!
Order new Sushi and repeat!!!

 Kame Sushi in Osaka

 Sashimi

 Unfortunately you can't see how big they were, but trust me they were gigantic

 This was actually very interesting, living Prawn. They just took off the head before it was served, the tail still moved a little bit.

 This is the menu, I didn't know half of the fish and other things they served but it was all delicious.

 This is spring onion buds Sushi

Unfortunately it is also hard to see how big these nigiri are, but they are much bigger than in Germany and there is plenty of fish inside

I didn't take a picture of everything I ate, but I think you can get a good idea of what it looks like. And it was just the best Sushi i have ever had in my life.