5/7/2023 0 Comments Ju ni chirashiKeep in mind your lunch or dinner doesn’t have to consist exclusively of chirashi. Chefs are usually more willing to customize chirashi bowls to your needs (I’m not a whelk fan, and the kind chef at the sushi bar down the street is happy to leave it off my chirashi). Once you build a relationship with a restaurant or particular sushi chef, sit at the sushi counter, and you’ll find that the chef might be inclined to send along something rare or special in your bowl. But the chirashi bowl is even a better tool at restaurants where you want to become a regular. I love ordering the chirashi bowl to get an initial impression of a restaurant during a first visit - there’s a sense of adventure as you wait to see which fish selection will grace your plate, even though the dish itself feels comforting and familiar. And like a chef’s omakase, it also gives you a window into their particular style and talents: what garnishes they choose to use, whether they’re homemade pickles, rolled omelet, tiny vegetables and herbs, or bejeweled heaps of roe. Often costing about $18 to $30 (depending on the price range of the restaurant and what part of the country you’re in), it’s not a menu item one would describe as “cheap eats,” but it’s my go-to move, a more affordable way to experience some of the freshest fish the restaurant has to offer. Enthusiastic, open-minded sushi fans on a journalist’s salary (like me) order the chirashi bowl instead.Ĭhirashi, a collection of sliced sashimi set atop a bowl of carefully prepared sushi rice and garnished with a variety of extra touches, is a fixture of most sushi restaurant menus. Īmbitious, deep-pocketed, serious sushi fans always order the omakase experience (the chef’s tasting menu) when they go to a sushi restaurant. This post originally appeared in the Decemedition of The Move, a place for Eater’s editors to reveal their recommendations and pro dining tips - sometimes thoughtful, sometimes weird, but always someone’s go-to move.
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