Stupid Americans

After much holiday celebrating, we decided a dinner out would be a nice change and went to a new sushi restaurant. This restaurant is another sushi-go-round but is a little more expensive than the restaurant we visited before. The sushi there was delicious, my favorite being a piece of salmon covered in a teriyaki sauce with a little mayo drizzle.

As you walk into the restaurant there is a small window where platters of sushi can be ordered to take home. Then continuing into the restaurant, the chefs are working in the center with the carousel moving around them and tables and bars lining the other side. There is also a large fish tank in the center, we guessed for the freshest fish.

We were seated at a booth and began our dive into the sushi. There was a chef working just opposite the carousel from where we were seated and it was entertaining watching him make the sushi. There were other items also on the carousel, a small selection of desserts and fried foods such as hashbrowns (served with ketchup) and fried octopus. I have recently decided that I am not a huge fan of octopus.

After several plates of sushi, I decided that the flan circling the restaurant looked delicious and got it off the
carousel. Only after I had gotten it did I think, how am I supposed to eat this flan with chopsticks? The party we were with joked about the nationals thinking "Stupid Americans, eating flan with chopsticks." Just then, the chef working near us looked up, saw us eating flan with chopsticks, held up one finger as if saying, "i'll be right back", and left. About a minute later, he appeared at our table presenting us with spoons. Of course! You're supposed to eat flan with a spoon in Japan too.

As we were preparing to leave, we saw a chef walk over to the fish tank with a net. At first we were stunned as we saw him pull two fish out. Then, after a minute of silence and looking at each other, one person in our party said, "That is fresh fish."